Woolmer The Ref For MK Dons Trip

Last updated : 23 December 2012 By Covsupport News Service

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's trip to MK Dons on Saturday is Andy Woolmer from Northamptonshire.

A postman by trade, he has started refereeing at sixteen and worked his way through the United Counties League and the Southern league before becoming a National List referee in 2004. He had been an assistant referee for ten years including four on the Select Group.

His last City game was the 1-0 defeat at Crewe earlier in the season.

Other games that he has been in charge of are: the 1-1 draw at Burnley on April 14th 2012 and he also was in charge of the 2-2 draw with Blackpool at the Ricoh Arena on September 27th 2011.

Other City games he has officiated at are the 1-0 pre-season win at Northampton on July 21st 2010 and before that the 3-0 defeat at Reading on April 5th 2010, the 1-1 draw at Palace on Sept 18th 2007 and the 2-1 win at Hull City in Jan 2006.

This season, he has had 17 matches and shown 43 yellow cards and three red.

His assistants are; Jake Hillier and Declan Ford and the Fourth Official is Geoffrey Russell.