Meet The Ref - Doncaster Rovers
Meet The Ref - Doncaster Rovers |
Saturday's match referee is Anthony Bates from Staffordshire; he became a Football League ref in 1996. His claim to fame is he once was the assistant referee in the EURO 96 Final between Germany and the Czech Republic and also the 1996 FA Cup Final between Man Utd and Liverpool. Last season he averaged 2.7 Yellows per game, he refereed two Swansea games last season, the 7-1 win over Bristol City and the 1-0 loss away to Blackpool.. Stats for 05/06 Season: 36 Games, 100 Yellows, 7 Reds. Games refereed vs Swansea: Vs Exeter (away) 97/98 Lost 1-0 Vs Hartlepool (away) 97/98 Lost 4-2 Vs Cambridge (away) 98/99 Lost 2-1 Vs Derby (away LC) 99/00 Lost 3-1 Vs Colchester (home - FLT) 99/00 Won 3-1 Vs Rotherham (away) 00/01 Lost 4-2 Vs Luton (away) 00/01 Lost 5-3 Vs Bristol R (away) 02/03 Lost 3-1 Vs Cheltenham (away) 03/04 Won 4-3 Vs Stevenage (home - FA) 03/04 Won 2-1 Vs Yeovil (home) 04/05 Lost 2-0 Vs Bristol C (home) 05/06 Won 7-1 Vs Blackpool (away) 05/06 Lost 1-0 |