Sky Bet Championship

Saturday 5 September 2026

Lincoln City v Southampton
12:30
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Assistant Referees: Darren Williams & Callum Gough
Fourth Official: Ben Toner
Performance Developer: Richard Beeby

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers
12:30
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Assistant Referees: Sam Lewis & Hugh Gilroy
Fourth Official: Scott Oldham
Performance Developer: Mike Pike

Stoke City v Charlton Athletic
12:30
Referee: Bobby Madley
Assistant Referees: Jacob Lehane & David Harrison
Fourth Official: Carl Brook
Performance Developer: Dave Allison

Burnley v Bristol City
15:00
Referee: Gavin Ward
Assistant Referees: Alex James & Dan Leach
Fourth Official: Richard Eley
Performance Developer: Jim Devine

Millwall v Bolton Wanderers
15:00
Referee: Will Finnie
Assistant Referees: Alan Cresswell & Michael Webb
Fourth Official: Aaron Farmer
Pro Ref Coach: Kevin Friend

Portsmouth v Cardiff City
15:00
Referee: Ben Speedie
Assistant Referees: Paul Hodgkinson & Thomas Cooke
Fourth Official: Rob Massey-Ellis
Pro Ref Coach: Steve Child

Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough
15:00
Referee: Andy Madley
Assistant Referees: Shaun Hudson & Carl Fitch-Jackson
Fourth Official: James Durkin
Pro Ref Coach: Phil Crossley

Sheffield United v Norwich City
15:00
Referee: Josh Smith
Assistant Referees: Andrew Fox & John Bickerdike
Fourth Official: Martin Coy
Performance Developer: TBC

West Bromwich Albion v Watford
15:00
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Assistant Referees: Jacob Graham & Ross Murphy
Fourth Official: Alan Dale
Pro Ref Coach: Phil Sharp

West Ham United v Derby County
15:00
Referee: Oli Langford
Assistant Referees: Mark Stevens & Nigel Lugg
Fourth Official: Lewis Sandoe
Pro Ref Coach: Phil Knight

Swansea City v Wrexham
20:00
Referee: Elliot Bell
Assistant Referees: George Byrne & Conor Brown
Fourth Official: Sam Allison
Pro Ref Coach: Lee Evans

Sunday 6 September 2026

Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
12:00
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Assistant Referees: Bhups Singh Gill & Richard Woodward
Fourth Official: Tim Robinson
Pro Ref Coach: Mike Mullarkey

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United
19:45
Referee: Matt Donohue
Assistant Referees: Conor Brown & Jacob Graham
Fourth Official: Adam Herczeg
Pro Ref Coach: Phil Dermott

Cardiff City v Stoke City
19:45
Referee: Sam Allison
Assistant Referees: John Bickerdike & Matt Jones
Fourth Official: Steve Parkinson
Performance Developer: Brian Baker

Southampton v Swansea City
19:45
Referee: Lewis Smith
Assistant Referees: Alex James & Matthew Smith
Fourth Official: Rueben Ricardo
Pro Ref Coach: Rob Shoebridge

Watford v Preston North End
19:45
Referee: Farai Hallam
Assistant Referees: Alistair Nelson & Rob Smith
Fourth Official: Tom Kirk
Pro Ref Coach: Phil Sharp

Wrexham v Burnley
19:45
Referee: Tim Robinson
Assistant Referees: Shaun Hudson & Sam Lewis
Fourth Official: Anthony Backhouse
Pro Ref Coach: Richard Wild

Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United
20:00
Referee: David Webb
Assistant Referees: Richard Woodward & Jacob Lehane
Fourth Official: Ollie Yates
Pro Ref Coach: Ian Smedley

Wednesday 9 September 2026

Derby County v West Bromwich Albion
19:45
Referee: James Bell
Assistant Referees: George Byrne & Michael Webb
Fourth Official: Leigh Doughty
Performance Developer: Dave Babski

Norwich City v Birmingham City
19:45
Referee: Tom Reeves
Assistant Referees: Dan Leach & Callum Gough
Fourth Official: Alex Chilowicz
Pro Ref Coach: Keith Hill

Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers
20:00
Referee: Tom Nield
Assistant Referees: Bhups Singh Gill & Alan Cresswell
Fourth Official: Josh Smith
Pro Ref Coach: Kevin Friend

Sky Bet League One

Saturday 5 September 2026

Barnsley v Stevenage
15:00
Referee: Neil Hair
Assistant Referees: Matthew Jones & Oliver Nolan
Fourth Official: Garreth Rhodes

Bradford City v Mansfield Town
15:00
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
Assistant Referees: Samuel Clayton & Matthew McGrath
Fourth Official: Conor Ledgeway

Burton Albion v Cambridge United
15:00
Referee: Elliott Swallow
Assistant Referees: Steve Durnall & Keiran Forrest
Fourth Official: Scott Chalkley

Doncaster Rovers v Plymouth Argyle
15:00
Referee: Matt Corlett
Assistant Referees: Graeme Fyvie & Mark Dwyer
Fourth Official: Daniel Robinson

Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town
12:30
Referee: Edward Duckworth
Assistant Referees: Jake Topp & James Wilson
Fourth Official: Paul Marsden

Huddersfield Town v Notts County
15:00
Referee: Ross Martin
Assistant Referees: Danny Jarvis & Daniel Smith
Fourth Official: Jordan Brooks

Leicester City v Oxford United
15:00
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Assistant Referees: Joseph Larkin & Joe Simpson
Fourth Official: Richie Watkins

Luton Town v Leyton Orient
15:00
Referee: Ollie Yates
Assistant Referees: Scott Williams & Andrew Ellis
Fourth Official: Alex Bradley

Peterborough United v Sheffield Wednesday
12:30
Referee: Andrew Humphries
Assistant Referees: Jonathon Block & Grant Taylor
Fourth Official: Craig Hicks

Reading v Blackpool
15:00
Referee: David Rock
Assistant Referees: Declan O'Shea & Marc Wilson
Fourth Official: Matthew Norton

Wigan Athletic v Stockport County
12:30
Referee: Thomas Parsons
Assistant Referees: Adam Nichol & Michael Robinson
Fourth Official: Andrew Miller

Wycombe Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons
15:00
Referee: Stephen Martin
Assistant Referees: Matthew Gunn-Smith & Jack Clench
Fourth Official: Dan Blades

Monday 7 September 2026

Bromley v AFC Wimbledon
20:00
Referee: Lewis Sandoe
Assistant Referees: Marc Wilson & Ross Murphy
Fourth Official: Alan Dale

Thursday 10 September 2026

Stevenage v Luton Town
20:00
Referee: Ben Toner
Assistant Referees: Daniel D'Urso & Steve Durnall
Fourth Official: Robert Massey-Ellis

Sky Bet League Two

Saturday 5 September 2026

Accrington Stanley v Crawley Town
15:00
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Assistant Referees: William Cavanagh & Alex Gray
Fourth Official: Benjamin Tomlinson

Bristol Rovers v Rotherham United
15:00
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Assistant Referees: Kevin Howick & Thomas Harty
Fourth Official: Andy Bennett

Cheltenham Town v Grimsby Town
15:00
Referee: Dale Baines
Assistant Referees: Stuart Kane & Darren Wilding
Fourth Official: Jason Roberts

Chesterfield v Barnet
15:00
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Assistant Referees: Matthew Sowerby & Timothy Walker
Fourth Official: Marvyn Amphlett

Crewe Alexandra v York City
15:00
Referee: Simon Mather
Assistant Referees: Harley McKittrick & Drew Dutton
Fourth Official: Dean Watson

Exeter City v Walsall
15:00
Referee: Harrison Blair
Assistant Referees: Ciaran Barlow & Thomas Staten
Fourth Official: Steven Swan

Northampton Town v Newport County
15:00
Referee: Alan Young
Assistant Referees: Lee Venamore & Ian Cooper
Fourth Official: Matthew Scholes

Rochdale v Gillingham
15:00
Referee: Jamie Robinson
Assistant Referees: Daniel Woodward & Aaron Hallam
Fourth Official: Steven Copeland

Salford City v Port Vale
12:30
Referee: Ben Atkinson
Assistant Referees: Stephen Wade & Wayne Grunnill
Fourth Official: Michael Barlow

Swindon Town v Colchester United
15:00
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Assistant Referees: Ollie Williams & Marcus Carmichael
Fourth Official: Rob Smith

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic
15:00
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Assistant Referees: Oliver Bickle & Danny Guest
Fourth Official: Ryan McIlravey

Referee Appointments: 5-10 September

Referee Appointments: 5-10 September