The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game against Shrewsbury Town is Chris Sarginson from Staffordshire.
Chris took up refereeing sixteen years ago after he had played and been a secretary of a Sunday League club. He was appointed to the Select Group of Assistant Referees in 2005 and was appointed to the National List of Referees in 2008. He cites the Sunderland v Newcastle game in 2005 as the best game he has officiated at due to the atmosphere.
His last City game was the 3-1 home defeat by Crewe at the Ricoh Arena in April 2015 and the three other City games he has been in charge of are: the 2-1 defeat to Swindon Town at Sixfields on April 18th 2014. The other two games he has been in charge of are the 2-1 win at Sheffield United on February 1st 2013 and the 2-1 defeat to Norwich City at the Ricoh Arena on December 18th 2010.
His assistants are: Andrew Bennett and Adam Bromley and the Fourth Official is Amy Fearn.