Match Officials | Accrington Stanley (H)

Match Officials | Accrington Stanley (H)

The Valiants will look to kick-start a run in this seasons FA Cup when we welcome League One Accrington Stanley to Vale Park this weekend. The match officials for the fixture have been confirmed and can be found below:

Benjamin Speedie will take charge of the fixture, having refereed 29 games last season and 15 games so far this season.

Competition 2020/21 Season 2021/22 Season
Sky Bet League Two 15 5
Sky Bet League One 9 5
FA Cup 2 0
Carabao Cup 0 2
Papa John's Trophy 3 2
National League 0 1

Speedie last officiated the Vale in a 2-1 win at home to Bradford City in April 2021, thanks to goals from Theo Robinson and Tom Conlon. In the 29 games he officiated last season, he has issued 76 yellow cards and five red cards, and has given 42 bookings and one red card so far this season.

 

His assistants will be Bradley Hall and Simon Shaw, with Andrew Henley on the role as fourth official.