The Match Officials

Saturday 20^th of December, Notts County travel to the Spotland Stadium to face Rochdale AFC. Notts will have to put aside their recent defeats at the hands of Swindon Town in the league and Preston more recently in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

Rochdale come into the game having beaten Aldershot 4-1 in the F.A Cup on Tuesday night, in the Dale's last league game, they enjoyed 4-1 away win over Colchester United.

The Match Officials for Saturdays game against Rochdale AFC will be Scott Mathieson, with his two assistants Nicholas Hopton and Gareth Mellor. The fourth official will be Neil Sharp.

Match Officials

Referee; Scott Mathieson

From – Cheshire

His matches involving Notts County and Rochdale AFC in the last four seasons.

League Cup – Tuesday 9^th August 2011 – Rochdale 3 Chesterfield 2 – 1 Yellow Card

League One – Saturday 28^th January 2012 – Rochdale 3 Bury 0 – 2 Yellow Cards

League One – Saturday 5^th May 2012 – Notts County 4 Colchester 1 – No Cards

League One – Saturday 26^th October 2013 – Notts County 0 Preston 1 – 5 Yellow Cards

JPT – Tuesday 8^th October 2013 – Port Vale 0 Rochdale 1 – 5 Yellow Cards

League One – Saturday 14^th September 2013 – MK Dons 3 Notts County 1 – 4 Yellow Cards

Run down of his last four games.

F.A Cup – Saturday 8^th November 2014 – Peterborough 2 Carlisle 1 – 1 Yellow Card

League Two – Sunday 16^th November 2014 – Newport 2 Exeter 2 – 1 Yellow Card

League One – Saturday 29^th November 2014 – MK Dons 6 Colchester 0 – 2 Yellow Cards and 1 Red Card.

F.A Cup – Saturday 6^th December 2014 – Wrexham 3 Maidstone 1 – 2 Yellow Cards and 1 Red Card.

In his last four games 6 yellow cards have been shown and 2 red cards.

So far this season in a total of 13 games he has shown 25 yellow cards and 5 red cards.

That's roughly 1.9 yellow cards per game.

Assistant Referee; Nicholas Hopton

From – Derbyshire

Last 3 officiated games.

Saturday 29^th November 2014 – MK Dons 6 Colchester United 0

Saturday 13^th December 2014 – Oxford United 2 Bury 1

Tuesday 16^th December 2014 – Chester 0 Barnsley 3

Assistant Referee; Gareth Mellor

From – West Yorkshire

Last 3 officiated games.

Saturday 15^th November 2014 – Carlisle United 1 Accrington Stanley 0

Tuesday 18^th November 2014 – Gainsborough Town 1 Boston United 1

Monday 1^st December 2014 – Hyde 0 Worchester City 3

Fourth Official; Neil Sharp

From – Cleveland

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