Mick
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Matches against Halifax commenced in 1958/59 with the abolition of Third Divisions North and South. Since then we have met 47 times, all in the league, with us having won nearly half of them, 23 games, with Halifax having won 13, the other 11 finishing level. Their last visit to Roots Hall was twenty years ago – a season when we took 4 points off them to help condemn them to 24th place and relegation from the Football League. I know it’s not the same corporate identity, having been wound up and re-formed, but they’re called Halifax and play at the Shay so that’s good enough for me.
I hesitate to write this now as most of the recent matches have had the referee changed at very short notice but anyway, as it stands, it will be Robert Massey-Ellis from Coventry, the husband (and Ellis part) of Sian Massey-Ellis who has regularly featured on televised Premier League matches proving to be one of the more reliable Assistant Referees.
In his late 30s, he is an Executive Director of a Medical Centre. Indeed, whilst his wife has been travelling the world officiating in all the top women’s tournaments, he has been engaged in all sorts of worthy activities. These include Operations Manager for the RSPCA, Management in the British Red Cross and Medical Manager for the British Army.
In his spare time, he has been working his way up through the ranks of non-league refereeing and is now in his second season as a National League referee. Last season his 13 matches saw 52 yellow cards and 4 reds, 3 of which were in the same match. This season he has done 18 games with a high-ish 71 yellows and a low-ish 1 red.
Not included in those National League stats is our home match against Dorking in the FA Trophy when I don’t think he impressed greatly nor was he particularly bad. I don’t recall any cards.
He was also appointed to do the postponed home match against Maidenhead and then appointed for the Yeovil away match recently but changed and sent to Woking instead at the last minute.
He hasn’t refereed Halifax since his, and their, National League North days.
Assisting will be Jeffrey Aldous from Bedford who is Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology - University of Bedfordshire, and Robert Evans from Northampton. The former performed a similar role in our home league matches against Eastleigh and Yeovil and the latter makes his Roots Hall debut having lined at Bromley and also refereed our FA Youth Cup tie at Barton Rovers 6 years ago.
Standing by as Fourth Official will be Craig Green from Aldershot who assisted at home to Altrincham recently.
I hesitate to write this now as most of the recent matches have had the referee changed at very short notice but anyway, as it stands, it will be Robert Massey-Ellis from Coventry, the husband (and Ellis part) of Sian Massey-Ellis who has regularly featured on televised Premier League matches proving to be one of the more reliable Assistant Referees.
In his late 30s, he is an Executive Director of a Medical Centre. Indeed, whilst his wife has been travelling the world officiating in all the top women’s tournaments, he has been engaged in all sorts of worthy activities. These include Operations Manager for the RSPCA, Management in the British Red Cross and Medical Manager for the British Army.
In his spare time, he has been working his way up through the ranks of non-league refereeing and is now in his second season as a National League referee. Last season his 13 matches saw 52 yellow cards and 4 reds, 3 of which were in the same match. This season he has done 18 games with a high-ish 71 yellows and a low-ish 1 red.
Not included in those National League stats is our home match against Dorking in the FA Trophy when I don’t think he impressed greatly nor was he particularly bad. I don’t recall any cards.
He was also appointed to do the postponed home match against Maidenhead and then appointed for the Yeovil away match recently but changed and sent to Woking instead at the last minute.
He hasn’t refereed Halifax since his, and their, National League North days.
Assisting will be Jeffrey Aldous from Bedford who is Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology - University of Bedfordshire, and Robert Evans from Northampton. The former performed a similar role in our home league matches against Eastleigh and Yeovil and the latter makes his Roots Hall debut having lined at Bromley and also refereed our FA Youth Cup tie at Barton Rovers 6 years ago.
Standing by as Fourth Official will be Craig Green from Aldershot who assisted at home to Altrincham recently.
