Referee for Donny game announced

Last updated : 26 October 2011 By Covsupport News Service/RD

The referee currently selected to take charge of Coventry City's next game, the trip to Doncaster Rovers, will be Colin Webster.

His assistants will be Steven Copeland from Merseyside and Sebastian Stockbridge from Tyne & Wear. The fourth official will be Michael Denton from Lancashire.

Mr Webster is married with two children and has interests in property development and learning to fly. He is a Chartered Surveyor who took up refereeing in the North East in 1988. He was promoted to the Referees' List in 2000 and He was in charge of the League One Play-Off Final which saw Millwall beat Swindon 1-0.

Mr Webster has been in charge of 10 games so far this season and has shown 23 yellow cards and two red.

Last season he was in charge of 32 games and produced 94 yellow and 3 red cards.

The last game he was in charge of Doncaster was at the end of last season in the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace at The Keepmoat.

The last time he was in charge of a Coventry game that also ended in 0-0 draw when Sheffield United visited The Ricoh last January.

Previous City matches are the 1-0 defeat at West Brom back in March 2010, the 2-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday in October 2009, the 2-0 home win over Norwich in August 2008, the 5-1 win at Colchester in April 2008, the 1-0 home defeat to Sheffield United in December 2007, the 3-0 defeat at Leicester in February 2007, the 3-1 defeat at Leeds in December 2005, the 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United in August 2005, the 1-0 home win over Watford in December 2004 and the 1-0 home win over West Ham in August 2004.


Referee: Colin Webster (Tyne & Wear)
Assistants: Steven Copeland & Sebastian Stockbridge
Fourth official: Michael Denton