His first match as a referee was a 3-0 win for Morecambe at Exeter on 18 August 2012. His last match was a 4-1 win for Southend at Torquay on 17 November. So far in 10 matches he has produced 29 yellow and one red card. This will be his third League One match in charge.
His assitants are Nicholas Cooper from Suffolk and Wayne Porter from Lincolnshire. The fourth official is Michael Blackledge from Cambridgeshire.