Halsey In Charge For Final City Game

Last updated : 28 April 2010 By Covsupport News Service

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's final Championship game of the season against Watford on Sunday (1pm kick off) is Mark Halsey from Bolton.

Mr Halsey is making a welcome return this season to refereeing after beating cancer. He took charge of Everton's 6-1 home defeat to Arsenal on the opening day of the Premier League season, a day before being diagnosed with throat cancer. After chemo and radiotherapy, he came back and his first game back was a reserve game between Leicester and Scunthorpe at Hinckley, before taking charge of Port Vale's 2-1 win at Rotherham United.

He has had three further Football League games this season and has shown seven yellow cards and no reds.

Mr Halsey's last City game was the 5-0 home FA Cup defeat to West Brom in February 2008.

Previous games include the 2-0 victory at Manchester United in the League Cup in September 2007, the 1-0 win at Barnsley in October 2006, the 1-0 home defeat to Plymouth in September 2006, the 2-2 home draw with Charlton in February 2001, the 1-0 home win against Everton in March 2000 and the 1-1 away draw at Wimbledon in Aug 1999.

His assistants are Stephen Artis from Norfolk and Rob Pollock from Merseyside. The fourth Official is A. Bates from Staffordshire.