This Match Is Not About Me – Lincoln City v Blackpool

The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Lincoln City and Blackpool in League One.

Lincoln City host Blackpool on Saturday, January 18 for the match at Sincil Bank and the match carries a 3.00pm kick-off.

Referee: Ollie Yates.
Assistants Refs: Oliver Mackey and David Hunt.
Fourth Official: Richard Wigglesworth.

Ollie Yates has been the man in the middle for 4 matches involving Lincoln City:

22/09/15: Lincoln City 1-1 Altrincham (Conference) – 2 yellow cards
28/03/16: Lincoln City 1-1 Gateshead (Conference) – 4 yellow cards
22/01/19: Yeovil Town 0-2 Lincoln City (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
27/09/19: Blackpool 2-1 Lincoln City (League One) – 6 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 4 | Yellow Cards: 17 | Red Cards: 0

He received an average rating of 7.40 following the 2-1 defeat away at Blackpool in September. Some of the comments can be found below:

Jamesimp: “Thought he had a decent game, stamped down on the time-wasting, yellowed the cynical challenges. Not convinced by our penalty shout.

7/10.”

YarmImp: “I thought he was good. Booked most of their backline when they deserved it. Didn’t affect the result and only noticed him when he was needed.

8/10.”

Woodis: “7. Let the game flow and cautions were correct. Didn’t pick up Walker being fouled enough for me. Harry clearly barged to the ground in the first half and gave nothing.”

Ollie Yates: 2019/20 Stats:

03/08/19: Bradford City 0-0 Cambridge United (League Two) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card
13/08/19: Oxford United 1-0 Peterborough United (EFL Cup) – 4 yellow cards
20/08/19: Fleetwood Town 1-1 Wycombe Wanderers (League One) – 2 yellow cards
24/08/19: Colchester United 1-0 Northampton Town (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
03/09/19: Macclesfield Town 2-1 Newcastle United U21s (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
14/09/19: Ipswich Town 0-0 Doncaster Rovers (League One) – 6 yellow cards
21/09/19: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Sunderland (League One) – 6 yellow cards
27/09/19: Blackpool 2-1 Lincoln City (League One) – 6 yellow cards
05/10/19: Milton Keynes 0-3 Burton Albion (League One) – no cards shown
08/10/19: Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Aston Villa U21s (EFL Trophy) – no cards shown
19/10/19: Forest Green Rovers 2-2 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 7 yellow cards
22/10/19: Oldham Athletic 2-0 Walsall (League Two) – 1 yellow card and 1 red card
02/11/19: Coventry City 0-0 Accrington Stanley (League One) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
09/11/19: Maidenhead United 1-3 Rotherham United (FA Cup) – 1 yellow card and 1 red card
13/11/19: Bristol Rovers 1-0 Swindon Town (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards
19/11/19: Peterborough United 2-0 Stevenage (FA Cup) – 2 yellow cards
23/11/19: Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Bradford City (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
04/12/19: Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Leicester City U21s (EFL Trophy) – no cards shown
14/12/19: Sunderland 1-1 Blackpool (League One) – 6 yellow cards and 1 red card
16/12/19: Boston United 1-2 Rochdale (FA Cup) – 5 yellow cards
26/12/19: Burton Albion 4-2 Tranmere Rovers (League One) – 4 yellow cards
29/12/19: Grimsby Town 1-1 Crawley Town (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
04/01/20: Stevenage 0-0 Colchester United (League Two) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card

TOTALS: Matches: 23 | Yellow Cards:74 | Red Cards: 6

Ollie Yates was the man in the middle for 37 matches last season. In those matches, he showed a total of 140 yellow cards and 5 red cards.

Yates showed 7 yellow cards on four occasions during the 2018/19 season: Northampton Town 2-1 Forest Green in Sky Bet League Two and Peterborough United 0-2 Scunthorpe United, Southend United 1-2 Bristol Rovers and Bradford City 0-1 Fleetwood Town in Sky Bet League One.

During the 2017/18 season, Yates oversaw 7 matches, showing a total of 24 yellow cards and no red cards.

He showed 5 cards on two occasions, of which both matches were in League One: Blackpool 1-2 Doncaster Rovers (5 yellow cards) and Rochdale 1-1 Bradford City (5 yellow cards).

Match Day referee Yates took in 12 matches in 2016/17, showing 36 yellows cards and 4 red cards.

He showed 6 cards on two occasions. Both matches were in League Two: Stevenage 0-2 Exeter City (5 yellow cards and 1 red card) and Cambridge United 2-1 Accrington Stanley (4 yellow cards and 2 red cards).

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.

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