Check the match official appointments for the first round of the 2020/21 Emirates FA Cup

Written by Nathan Mattick

Previous matchday

Premier League Match Official Appointments- Matchweek 8

Friday 6th November

Harrogate Town v Skelmersdale United

Referee: Robert Madley
Assistant Referees: Joe Simpson and Paul Graham
Fourth Official: Darren Drysdale

Saturday 7th November

Banbury United v Canvey Island

Referee: Lewis Smith
Assistant Referees: Shelby Elson and Declan O'Shea
Fourth Official: Ruebyn Ricardo

Barrow AFC v AFC Wimbledon

Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Assistant Referees: Alan Clayton and Paul Newhouse
Fourth Official: Andrew Miller

Bolton Wanderers v Crewe Alexandra 

Referee: Robert Lewis
Assistant Referees: Graeme Fyvie and Hristo Karaivanov
Fourth Official: Peter Gibbons

Boreham Wood v Southend United 

Referee: Ben Toner
Assistant Referees: Andrew Hendley and Bradley Hall
Fourth Official: Michael Chard

Brackley Town v Bishop's Stortford

Referee: Adrian Quelch
Assistant Referees: Mark Stevens and Jonathon Block
Fourth Official: Alan Cresswell

Bromley v Yeovil Town 

Referee: Antony Coggins
Assistant Referees: Cooper, Nicholas and Aaron Farmer
Fourth Official: Robert Whitton

Cambridge United v Shrewsbury Town 

Referee: Peter Wright
Assistant Referees: Ian Smedley and David Hunt
Fourth Official: Oliver Mackey

Charlton Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

Referee: Neil Hair
Assistant Referees: Christopher Kidd and Andy Bennett
Fourth Official: Isacc Searle

Cheltenham Town v South Shields 

Referee: Martin Woods
Assistant Referees: Gareth Viccars and Christopher Husband
Fourth Official: Marvyn Amphlett

Colchester United v Marine FC

Referee: Sam Allison
Assistant Referees: Stuart Butler and Paul Kelly
Fourth Official: Aji Ajibola

Dagenham & Redbridge v Grimsby Town 

Referee: Craig Hicks
Assistant Referees: Michael Webb and Paul Lister
Fourth Official: Lee Collins

Exeter City v AFC Fylde   

Referee: Tom Reeves
Assistant Referees: Adam Ricketts and Dean Treleaven
Fourth Official: Marc Whaley

FC United Of Manchester v Doncaster Rovers

Referee: Thomas Bramall
Assistant Referees: Robert Atkin and Darren Wilding
Fourth Official: Michael Salisbury

Gillingham v Woking   

Referee: Christopher Sarginson
Assistant Referees: Ryan Whitaker and Andrew Aylott
Fourth Official: Michael Ryan

Hull City v Fleetwood Town   

Referee: Marc Edwards
Assistant Referees: Richard Wigglesworth and Christopher Ward
Fourth Official: Declan Ford

Ipswich Town v Portsmouth

Referee: Andy Haines
Assistant Referees: Anthony Da Costa and Abbas Khan
Fourth Official: Tom Bishop

Leyton Orient v Newport County    

Referee: Carl Brook
Assistant Referees: Paul Yates and Damith Bandara
Fourth Official: Ben Atkinson

Lincoln City v Forest Green Rovers  

Referee: Samuel Barrott
Assistant Referees: Wayne Grunnill and Conor Brown
Fourth Official: Daniel Middleton

Oxford United v Peterborough United

Referee: Benjamin Speedie
Assistant Referees: Oliver Bickle and Steven Rushton
 Fourth Official: Jacob Miles

Port Vale v Kings Lynn Town 

Referee: David Richardson
Assistant Referees: Kevin Morris and Peter Gooch
Fourth Official: Steven Copeland

Rochdale AFC v Stockport County

Referee: Scott Oldham
Assistant Referees: Barry Gordon and David Avent
Fourth Official: Paul Stonier,

Salford City v Hartlepool United 

Referee: Carl Boyeson
Assistant Referees: Gary Hilton and Gareth Mellor
Fourth Official: Richard Woodward

Stevenage v Concord Rangers

Referee: John Busby
Assistant Referees: Grant Taylor and Matthew Smith
Fourth Official: Martyn Holmes

Sunderland v Mansfield Town 

Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Assistant Referees: Geoffrey Liddle and Matthew Parry
Fourth Official: Matthew Dicicco

Swindon Town v Darlington FC 

Referee: Declan Bourne
Assistant Referee: Joe Clark and Lisa Rashid
Fourth Official: Savvas Yianni

Tonbridge Angels v Bradford City 

Referee: James Oldham
Assistant Referees: Connor Farrell and Scott Williams
Fourth Official: Steven Hughes

Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley 

Referee: Graham Salisbury
Assistant Referees: Billy Smallwood and Matthew Bristow
Fourth Official: Chris Isherwood

Walsall v Bristol Rovers

Referee: Ross Joyce
Assistant Referees: Leigh Crowhurst and Steven Plane
Fourth Official: Richie Watkins

Sunday 8th November

Barnet v Burton Albion 

Referee: Trevor Kettle
Assistant Referees: Gregory Read and Daniel Cook
Fourth Official: Andrew Humphries

Eastbourne Borough v Blackpool 

Referee: David Rock
Assistant Referees: Samuel Ogles and Alasdair Ross
Fourth Official: Gavin Ward

Eastleigh v Milton Keynes Dons  

Referee: Alan Young
Assistant Referees: Mark Derrien and Justin Amey
Fourth Official: John Flynn

Hampton & Richmond Borough FC v Oldham Athletic 

Referee: Sam Purkiss
Assistant Referees: Mike Desborough and Joseph Stokes
Fourth Official: Matthew Russell

Havant & Waterlooville v Cray Valley 

 Referee: James Durkin
Assistant Referees: Daniel Todd and Conall Bartlett
Fourth Official: John Pike

Hayes & Yeading United v Carlisle United

Referee: Ollie Yates
Assistant Referees: Louis Marks and Geoffrey Russell
Fourth Official: Daniel Lamport

Maldon & Tiptree v Morecambe 

Referee: Will Finnie
Assistant Referees: Darren Blunden and Paul Evans
Fourth Official: Alan Dale

Scunthorpe United v Solihull Moors 

Referee: James Bell
Assistant Referees: Stephen Wade and Anthony Moore
Fourth Official: Kenwyn Hughes

Torquay United v Crawley Town 

Referee: Charles Breakspear
Assistant Referees: Daniel Flynn and Matthew Lee
Fourth Official: Robert Dabbs

Wigan Athletic v Chorley FC 

Referee: Martin Coy
Assistant Referees: Kevin Mulraine and Daniel Woodward
Fourth Official: John Mulligan

Monday  9th November

Oxford City v Northampton Town 

Referee: Paul Howard
Assistant Referees: Ollie Williams and Ravel Cheosiaua
Fourth Official: Stephen Martin

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