The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's League One game at Brentford on Saturday is Gavin Ward from Surrey.
Twenty eight year old Mr Ward started refereeing at the age of thirteen in Kent and worked his way through the Kent and Isthmian Leagues. He has officiated at the FA Trophy Final and Championship Play Off Final, and for the 2007 Carling Cup Final, he was the first match official to be appointed as ‘ reserve assistant ‘ in a major domestic Cup Final.
This season, he has had 27 games and shown 82 yellow cards and six reds.
His last City game was 2-1 defeat at Swindon Town on December 21st 2013 and other City matches he has refereed are the 1-0 win at Walsall on October 26th 2013, the 1-0 win over Tranmere on January 16th 2013, the 2-1 defeat at Brighton in November 2011, the 2-1 defeat at Middlesbrough in April 2011, the 1-4 home defeat to Bristol City in March 2011 and the 1-1 home draw against Preston in April 2010.
His assistants are Mark Russell and Wayne Porter and the Fourth Official is Adrian Gillett.