Ward is among the referees who primarily officiate in Leagues One and Two — between which he has regularly alternated this season — and has often been chosen to take charge of live TV matches in the league and cup competitions. He has also been the fourth official for a small number of Premier League games during his decade in the Football League.
The year-old, from Northamptonshire, will take charge of his first game at the national stadium when League Two Oxford lock horns with the League One Tykes in the Football League showpiece. Woolmer, who has been a postman in his hometown for two decades, is one of the longest-serving referees currently on the National List. Woolmer progressed through the United Counties League, Southern League and Conference before arriving on the Football League list of assistants in In the same month, Woolmer received a prestigious appointment as one of the assistant referees for the Community Shield, where Manchester United beat Arsenal on penalties at the Millenium Stadium.
He was promoted to the Football League after spending a decade running the line, with the last three years spent in the Premier League. Around 65, supporters will be in attendance for the 32nd Football League Trophy Final as both Oxford and Barnsley bid to win the competition for the first time.
Jesus christ. Worst combination of officials…ever? Top bloke and many congrats!! Take Our Poll. Philip Dermott — the Lancastrian who regularly officiates as a referee in the Evo-Stik divisions — will act as the reserve official.
This particular showpiece is often awarded to experienced National Group referees towards the end of the career and this could be considered a final swansong for Russell, who is in his 11th season in the Football League and could retire at the end of the current campaign. He made his debut in as Scunthorpe took on Rochdale in League Two and has since handled over matches across all three divisions.
So far in , Russell has overseen 22 games in all competitions — brandishing 59 yellow cards, sending off three players and awarding no penalties. His last Walsall match came in their win over Wolves at Molineux in September , while he last encountered Bristol City in a draw at Gillingham a few weeks earlier. Russell — who is often selected for Championship games — is regarded as a card-happy official but looks to keep matches flowing as much as possible and manages the players well. He was the man in black for the League One play-off semi-final second leg between Leyton Orient and Peterborough last May and has overseen two other such matches in his career.
Nevertheless, Russell — as one of the most experienced referees — has served the Football League well over the past decade and has earned the day-out at Wembley for a final which is often incident-free. But, 30 years on from winning the FA Cup on their first-ever trip to Wembley, at a time when they were still an established top-flight side, their long-suffering supporters were able to celebrate a day almost to match that May afternoon in Roared on by their noisy 43, following, the Sky Blues were ahead after 11 minutes when, from a right-wing Jordan Willis cross, Stuart Beavon's attempted volley was blocked invitingly into Bigirimana's path for him to slot home.
The goal marked a memorable couple of days for the Burundi-born midfielder, who became a father to a baby girl in the hours leading up to the final. Oxford, for all of their apparent superiority and hard running in a floating system, always looked threatening but struggled to create meaningful chances, while referee Chris Sarginson ruled that Kane Hemmings had made the most of it when he went down in the box following a nudge in the back from Ryan Haynes.
Coventry wide man Thomas had already twice served notice of another goal before he struck 10 minutes into the second half. After going almost clean through without getting the ball under control, allowing Chey Dunkley to intercede, Thomas then had a well-struck right-footed volley tipped over by goalkeeper Simon Eastwood. But Thomas' goal, when it came, was one to match anything Wembley has seen before as he controlled Kyel Reid's left-wing cross with one superb touch before drilling his powerful shot with pinpoint accuracy just inside the post.
Coventry goalkeeper Lee Burge came to his side's rescue on three occasions, first tipping over Chris Maguire's free-kick before saving with his legs from Rob Hall either side of Oxford's 75th-minute reply. Burge's superb one-handed stop from Josh Ruffels led to a last-ditch goalmouth scramble, which City somehow survived, and meant Oxford were beaten at Wembley for the second year running having lost to Barnsley in the same competition last season.
Coventry City manager Mark Robins: "This was all for the fans. We needed to find a way and we found a way. And I was dreading extra time, but Lee Burge making that save for us at the end was terrific. It's then that you start to think your name is on the cup. They played some good stuff. Michael Appleton's done a good job there.
But to witness our performance with and without the ball in front of 70,, of which 43, were our fans, made me very proud. Oxford United head coach Michael Appleton: "Coventry maybe had a hunger and desire to keep the ball out of the net more than we did. They had it in abundance. They made sure they were hard to beat and weren't going to concede. Formation Everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a moment. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football.
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