Stephen Martin is in his first year as a football league referee after coming from the Blue Square Premier. His first football league match came whilst he was a non-league referee with a 1-1 draw between Morecambe and Cheltenham on 5 February 2011.
His first match in 2012/13 was a 1-0 win for Gillingham at Wycombe on 12 August 2012 this was is only match he has produced a red card when the Gills were reduced to ten men.
This will be his first Lilywhite match, but it will be his third Leyton Orient match of the season, his last was a 1-1 draw at home to Crewe on 12 January 2013.
He has produced 50 yellow and 1 red cards in 23 matches this season. His last match was a 2-2 draw between Coventry and Colchester on 12 March.
His assistants are Martin Coy from Durham and Neil Sharp from Cleveland. The fourth official is Anthony Backhouse from Cumbria.