The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Wigan Athletic and Lincoln City in League One.
Wigan Athletic host Lincoln City on Tuesday, 26 October for the game at the DW Stadium, and the match carries a 19:45 kick-off.
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge.
Assistants Referees: Conor Brown and Anthony Moore.
Fourth Official: Christopher Ward.
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Sebastian Stockbridge has been the man in the middle for 10 matches involving Lincoln City:
05/11/11: Lincoln City 2-1 Barrow (Conference) – 4 yellow cards
01/01/12: Grimsby Town 3-1 Lincoln City (Conference) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card
15/09/12: Lincoln City 3-2 Hyde (Conference) – 1 yellow card
08/08/17: Rotherham United 2-1 Lincoln City (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
23/09/17: Notts County 4-1 Lincoln City (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
16/12/17: Lincoln City 2-0 Accrington Stanley (League Two) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
13/02/18: Lincoln City 1-0 Cheltenham Town (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
21/08/18: Lincoln City 2-1 Bury (League Two) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card
15/12/18: Lincoln City 3-1 Morecambe (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
09/02/21: Hull City 0-0 Lincoln City (League One) – 5 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 10 — Yellow Cards: 30 — Red Cards: 4
He received an average rating of 6.56 following the 0-0 draw away at Hull City in League One last season. Some of the comments can be found below:
berksimps: “Should have booked Docherty for his first rugby-style tackle. Otherwise, let things go on a difficult pitch. 7”
WellingtonImp: “Fairly inconsistent. No match-altering bad decisions, but a game littered with poor ones awarded to both sides. 5.”
Chesterimp: “6. Average, no more, some moments of fussiness, soft FK/yellow for Grant, and the following FK on the edge of the box. Call Steve Evans!”
Sebastian Stockbridge: 2021/22 Stats:
07/08/21: Rotherham United 2-0 Plymouth Argyle (League One) – 1 yellow card
11/08/21: Burton Albion 1-1 Oxford United (EFL Cup) – 1 yellow card
17/08/21: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Fleetwood Town (League One) – 9 yellow cards
24/08/21: Oldham Athletic 0-0 Accrington Stanley (EFL Cup) – 2 yellow cards
28/08/21: Harrogate Town 1-1 Exeter City (League Two) – 2 yellow cards and 1 red card
31/08/21: Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Crewe Alexandra (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
11/09/21: Morecambe 3-4 AFC Wimbledon (League One) – 6 yellow cards
25/09/21: Walsall 1-2 Bristol Rovers (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
28/09/21: Carlisle United 2-0 Everton U21s (EFL Trophy) – 1 yellow card
02/10/21: Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Crawley Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
16/10/21: Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers (League One) – 3 yellow cards
19/10/21: Salford City 0-0 Rochdale (League Two) – 5 yellow cards
23/10/21: Port Vale 3-0 Colchester United (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 13 — Yellow Cards: 43 — Red Cards: 1
Sebastian Stockbridge was the man in the middle for 31 matches last season. In those matches, he showed 100 yellow cards and 4 red cards.
He brandished the yellow card on 8 occasions during the League Two match between Morecambe and Leyton Orient, which finished 2-1 to the hosts, with former Imps loanee Lee Angol booked for the visitors.
Stockbridge to in 28 matches during the 2019/20 season, showing a total of 89 yellow cards and 6 red cards.
He was most card happy in the League One encounter between Accrington Stanley and Ipswich Town, which finished 2-0 to the hosts. In this match, he showed 6 yellow cards and 2 red cards, including a booking for former Lincoln City player Jon Nolan.
During the 2018/19 season, Stockbridge oversaw 36 matches, showing 108 yellow cards and 3 red cards.
In the 2018/19 season, he showed 6 yellow cards in the match between Notts County and Colchester United (0-0) in League Two.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
Have a go at our Lincoln City versus Wigan Athletic Quizzes, published last season (they were all correct at the time they were published):
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— Vital Lincoln City (@VitalLincoln) October 26, 2021
