Dale’s first-ever home game against Maidenhead United will be refereed on Saturday by DALE BAINES.
That’s right, Dale will be refereed by Dale!
The Liverpool official is in his first full season refereeing in the National League, but he does have significant footballing pedigree in that he is the brother of former Wigan and Everton defender Leighton Baines, who made 582 appearances at club level before retiring in 2020.
Dale has taken charge of 12 games in the National League so far this term, including our 3-2 win at Hartlepool United at the end of October.
He has also refereed three League Two fixtures as trial matches to assess his suitability for promotion, in addition to Maidenhead’s FA Cup first round tie at Oxford United in November.