The match officials have now been confirmed for the League One tie between Lincoln City and Wigan Athletic at Sincil Bank on Saturday 13th April (15:00).
Referee: Martin Coy.
Assistant Referee: Hugh Gilroy.
Assistant Referee: Alistair Nelson.
Fourth Official: Lee Freeman.
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His most recent match involving City was the 2-1 defeat at home to Morecambe in the First Round of the FA Cup back in November when he showed 7 yellow cards, including bookings for TJ Eyoma, Ethan Hamilton and Lasse Sørensen.
His most recent match involving the visitors was their 2-0 win at home versus Fleetwood Town in League One back in March 2022 when he showed 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards, including bookings for Max Power, Tendayi Darikwa and Graeme Shinnie, and a red card for James McClean. Former Wigan Athletic striker Joe Garner was sent off for Fleetwood.
Martin Coy oversaw a total of 17 matches last season, showing 47 yellow cards (2.76) and 3 red cards. He was most card-happy in the League Two match between Barrow and Leyton Orient (0-2) when he showed 5 yellow cards and 1 red card, including a booking for former City player Theo Archibald.
Coy has been the man with the whistle on 21 occasions so far this season, showing 86 yellow cards (4.10) and 3 red cards. He brandished the yellow card on 10 occasions during his first match of the season between Morecambe and Walsall (2-1) in League Two, including a booking for former Wigan Athletic loanee Donald Love.
Sources: English Football League and Soccerbase.
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