The Match Officials for the Scunthorpe United fixture have been announced.
Making his debut at the Memorial Stadium is Cambridgeshire based Darren Deadman.
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Darren Deadman is a very experienced football league referee who has taken charge of over 400 EFL league and cup matches in total. He has never previously been the referee for a Bristol Rovers Home match at The Memorial Stadium.
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Bristol Rovers v Scunthorpe United.
Saturday 25th February 2017.
Match Referee: DARREN DEADMAN.
Assistant Referees: Justin Amey and Mark Derrien.
Fourth Official: Ravel Cheosiaua.
Darren Deadman has been the referee for the following matches involving Bristol Rovers in the past.
MATCH 6 – Monday 2nd January 2017 – CHARLTON ATHLETIC 4 v 1 BRISTOL ROVERS.
MATCH 5 – Saturday 5th November 2016 – CRAWLEY TOWN 1 v 1 BRISTOL ROVERS.
MATCH 4 – Saturday 27th April 2013 – TORQUAY UNITED 3 v 3 BRISTOL ROVERS.
MATCH 3 – Tuesday 18th September 2012 – PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 1 v 1 BRISTOL ROVERS.
MATCH 2 – Tuesday 29th September 2009 – SOUTHAMPTON 2 v 3 BRISTOL ROVERS.
MATCH 1 – Saturday 1st November 2008 – LEICESTER CITY 2 v 1 BRISTOL ROVERS.
Darren Deadman has been the referee for 13 previous Iron fixtures. They won 2 of those 13 games.
He has officiated in 36 matches this season and awarded 3 penalties, (all in League One).
In total he has given 126 Yellow and 7 Red cards this season.
One of those Red Cards was to Andre Blackman, shown below, when BRFC last played Crawley Town.
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Andre Blackman of Crawley Town was shown a second yellow card in the 69th minute of the 1-1 drawn FA Cup match between Crawley Town and Bristol Rovers on Saturday 5th November 2016.