Gary Sutton is now in his second spell as a Football League referee having made his debut on 6 August 2005 as Stockport drew 2-2 with Mansfield. He was on the National List between 2005-07 and again since 2009 as Aldershot beat Darlington 3-1 on 8 August 2009.
This will be his first PNE match whilst he took charge of Cherries’ 2-0 defeat at Exeter on 8 March 2011. His last match on 25 October saw Port Vale win 3-0 at Bristol Rovers.
Past seasons:
Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
2011/12 |
14 |
37 |
4 |
2010/11 |
26 |
73 |
3 |
2009/10 |
24 |
58 |
5 |
2008/09 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2007/08 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2006/07 |
32 |
79 |
1 |
2005/06 |
27 |
68 |
6 |
His assistants are Simon Clayton (County Durham) and Rob Jones (Merseyside). The fourth official is Michael Salisbury (Lancashire).