The match referee is Robert Madley from Ossett, nr Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Robert Madley turned to refereeing when his playing career was curtailed by a recurring wrist injury when he was just 16. He played for Leeds United and Barnsley academies before being released after he broke his right wrist for the eighth time.
He was one of the first officials to appear at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium when he was an Assistant Referee at the England U16-Spain U16 match in 2007 at the age of 21
He also ran the line at the 2009 FA Vase Final and was the fourth official at the Blue Square Premier League Play-Off final in 2010. Both matches were played at Wembley Stadium.
He did officiate the Northampton-Fleetwood Town FA Cup tie in November 2009, but the 2010/11 season was his first as a referee with his debut coming in the League Two match at Gigg Lane on 7 August 2010 with Port Vale beating Bury 1-0 . The PNE v Derby match was his first in the Championship.
In 2012 he was added to the FIFA fifth officials' list.
In April 2013 he took charge of his first Premier League fixture, between Southampton and West Brom and sent off three players during the game, one from each team for violent conduct, and later a second Southampton player for serious foul play."All three red cards were correct," the West Brom manager Steve Clarke said after the game, which his team won 3-0
In June 2013 Madley was promoted to the panel of Select Group Referees and has covered nine Premier League matches this season
His last Bristol City match was a 2-1 defeat at Derby on 10 December 2011. His last match was a 1-1 draw between Ipswich and Bournemouth on 3rd April.
Robert Madley’s Referee record:
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Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
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2014/15 |
25 |
75 |
5 |
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2013/14 |
26 |
90 |
10 |
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2012/13 |
40 |
109 |
5 |
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2011/12 |
35 |
71 |
4 |
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2010/11 |
27 |
53 |
5 |
Robert Madley and PNE:
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Date: |
Match: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Cards: |
PNE cards: |
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25/08/13 |
Coventry 4 PNE 4 |
Clarke; Wright; Byrom; Humphrey |
2 Y |
Wright |
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10/01/13 |
Coventry 3 PNE 2 |
Foster; Beavon |
2 Y |
Garner |
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02/09/12 |
PNE 4 Swindon 1 |
Sodje; Wroe; Beavon; Welsh |
3 Y |
Keane |
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27/08/11 |
PNE 2 Notts Co 0 |
McLean; Turner |
Nil |
Nil |
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01/01/11 |
PNE 1 Derby 2 |
Davidson (pen) |
2 Y |
Coutts |
His assistants are Wade Norcott from Essex and Jon Hunt from Liverpool. The fourth official is Carl Boyeson from East Yorkshire whose last PNE match was a 2-0 defeat at Peterborough on 5 October 2013