Woolmer The Referee For City's Trip To Burnley

Last updated : 12 April 2012 By Covsupport News Service

The referee currently appointed to take charge of Coventry City's next game, the trip to Burnley is Andy Woolmer from Northamptonshire.

A postman by trade, he has started refereeing at sixteen and worked his way through the United Counties League and the Southern league before becoming a National List referee in 2004. He had been an assistant referee for ten years including four on the Select Group.

His last City game was the 2-2 draw with Blackpool at the Ricoh Arena earlier this season and other City games he has officiated at are the 1-0 pre-season win at Northampton on July 21st 2010 and before that the 3-0 defeat at Reading on April 5th 2010, the 1-1 draw at Palace on Sept 18th 2007 and the 2-1 win at Hull City in Jan 2006.

This season he has had 34 matches and shown 116 yellow cards and 6 red.

His assistants will be Michael Salisbury from Lancashire and Seb Stockbridge from Tyne & Wear . The fourth official will be Iain Siddell from Lancashire.