Man in the Middle
Man in the Middle: Brentford (H)
Published by Chris Head on December 24, 2009
Brentford are the visitors to Priestfield for the Boxing Day game.
Refereeing the 12:30 kick-off will be Essex based official Fred Graham.
Mr Graham decided to take up refereeing in 1988 at the age of 24, following a bad injury that curtailed his playing career.
He refereed the Gills’ Boxing Day fixture in 2007, when he sent off Stuart Thurgood in the game against Southend.
| MATCH OFFICIALS | |
| Referee | Fred Graham (Essex) |
| Assistant Referees | Ian Crouch (Kent) Barry Holderness (Essex) |
| Fourth Official | Michael McCoy (West Sussex) |
| REFEREE CV | |
| 1988 | Embarked on his refereeing career |
| 2000 | Appointed to the National Group of Assistant Referees |
| 2004 | Promoted to the National Group of Referees |
| 2005 | Demoted to the Panel Group of Referees for 05/06 season |
| 2006 | Reinstated to the National Group of Referees |
| CARD COUNT | |||
| Season | Games | Yellow | Red |
| 09/10 | 12 | 25 | 2 |
| 08/09 | 25 | 74 | 3 |
| 07/08 | 31 | 42 | 2 |
| RECENT RECORD OFFICIATING GILLINGHAM | ||
| Date | Match | Cautions |
| 28/03/09 | Brentford 1 – 1 Gillingham | Brentford 2Y Gills 2Y |
| 07/10/08 | Gillingham 0 – 1 Colchester | Brentford 2Y Gills 2Y |
| 26/12/07 | Gillingham 1 – 1 Southend | Gills 2Y, 1R |
| 18/08/07 | Gillingham 0 – 2 Tranmere | Tranmere 2Y |