Match Officials | Port Vale vs Barnsley [Emirates FA Cup]

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Attention turns to the Emirates FA Cup this weekend as we welcome Sky Bet League One's Barnsley to Vale Park for First Round football. 

Charles Breakspear has been selected to take charge of the match with the support of his assistants Daniel Robinson and Adam Burgess. 

Matthew Scholes will be on hand on the touchline as fourth official. 

Breakspear has taken charge of 428 matches since the 2011/12 season with more than 300 of those appearances taking place in League's One and Two. 

The last time he took charge of a Vale game was during the 2023/24 season, where he officiated our 2-0 away loss to Bolton Wanderers in April.