RUFC - Ref Watch v York City

ROBERT MADLEY from West Yorkshire

Robert began refereeing in 2002 having progressed through the West Yorkshire League and Contributory League System. He was promoted to Panel Referee in 2008 and spent a season in the Premier League as as Assistant Referee before being promoted to the Football League Referee's List in 2010.

The only time Robert has been in the charge of a Millers game was in January last year at Don Valley when Bradford City were the visitors. Lewis Grabban opened the scoring on sixty-three minutes and made it two-nil five minutes later from the penalty spot after Jon McLaughlan rushed out of his area and bowled Sam Wood over when he was clean through on goal. On seventy-one minutes Brett Williams replaced Chris Holroyd and three minutes later he unleashed a shot that McLaughlan didn't know how to deal with, first thinking he would punch then deciding to try and catch it while back-peddling, did neither and the ball went into the back of the net to make it a three-nil victory to the Millers.



This season Robert has been in charge of twenty-five games, showing sixty-nine yellow cards and four red cards



Running the line at the New York Stadium on Tuesday night will be …

Mark Howes from Birmingham

and

Matt McGrath from East Yorkshire


The Fourth Official will be

Ian Dudley from Nottinghamshire