Dowd In Charge For Cup Game

Last updated : 31 December 2009 By Covsupport News Service

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's FA Cup Third Round tie at Portsmouth on Saturday is Phil Dowd from Staffordshire.

Registered with the Staffordshire FA, A former coal miner, who took up refereeing in 1984 and was appointed to the Select Group of Referees in 2001.

He has had 20 matches so far this season and his last game was Tuesday night's game between Bolton Wanderers and Hull City.

Assistants are Simon Long from Suffolk & Tony Mason from Kent. The Fourth Official is Simon Hooper from Wiltshire.