RUFC - Ref Watch v Southend

Graham Salisbury from Lancashire

Graham started refereeing n 1985 and progressed through the West Lancashire and Northern Premier Leagues to reach National List status in 1998, being promoted to the referees` list in 2001.

He was in charge of our game, last season at Don Valley against Burton Albion which ended three-three. Kevin Ellison opened the scoring for the Millers in the first minute with Ryan Cresswell and Adam Le Fondre making it three-nil before the break. Mr Salisbury gave the visitors a penalty in the opening minute of the second half which Shaun Harrard put away and then scored two more to make it three-all. Yellow cards were shown to Johnny Mullins, Adam Le Fondre and Dean Holden of the Millers and Shaun Harrard, Ryan Austin and Russell Penn of Albion.

So far this season Graham has been in charge of ten games, showing thirty-three yellow and one red card.

Running the line at Don Valley on Saturday will be

Adrian Holmes from West Yorkshire
and
Billy Khatib from Sunderland

The Fourth Official will be

Paul Davison from Cleveland