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Bates Bags the Baggies Televised Match

Last updated : 30 September 2009 By @pnemad

Tony Bates has been a qualified referee since 1983 and joined the National List assistant referee in 1993. In 1996 he became a FIFA assistant referee and was also appointed to Euro 1996. Having also joined the National List of Referees in 1996 Tony Bates is now one of the longest serving in the football league. He was an Assistant Referee at the Charity Shield in 1995 and also in the FA Cup Final of 1996. He also refereed the FA Women's Cup Final in 2007.

He has refereed three Championship matches this season, producing four cards in total. His last game was on Tuesday when Oldham beat MK Dons 2-1 His last West Brom game was in their promotion season of 2007/08, although the Baggies lost the match 2-1 at Barnsley on 09/02/08.

Referring Record (since 1997/98):

Season:

Matches:

Yellow Cards:

Red Cards:

2009/10

9

24

0

2008/09

38

64

3

2007/08

36

85

2

2006/07

40

116

4

2005/06

36

100

7

2004/05

33

94

3

2003/04

32

92

5

2002/03

40

105

2

2001/02

38

78

4

2000/01

33

100

2

1999/2000

37

121

8

1998/99

41

160

6

1997/98

38

140

8

Tony Bates and PNE (since 1997/98):

Date:

Teams:

PNE Goalscorers:

Cards

PNE Yellow / Red cards:

04/04/09

Bristol City 1 PNE 1

Mawene

1Y

Mawene

23/02/08

Watford 0 PNE 0

None

2 Y

Davidson / Mellor

22/04/06

Hull 1 PNE 1

Whaley

2 Y

Dichio / Mawene

22/08/05

PNE 0 Brighton 0

None

2 Y

None

23/10/04

PNE 3 Nottm Forest 2

McKenna / Lucketti / Etuhu

4 Y / 1 R

Davis

23/08/03

PNE 0 Sunderland 2

None

6 Y

Cresswell / Keane

14/12/02

PNE 3 Grimsby 0

Alexander (P) / Cresswell / Healy

5 Y / 1 R

Healy / Lewis

11/09/02

PNE 2 Scunthorpe 1

Alexander (P) / Fuller

3 Y

None

10/02/02

Man.City 3 PNE 2

Macken / Anderson

3 Y

Alexander / Gregan

26/01/02

PNE 2 Sheff.Utd. 1

Cresswell / Alexander (P)

3 Y

Healy

23/09/01

Birmingham 0 PNE 1

Edwards

2 Y

None

17/03/01

Norwich 1 PNE 2

Healy / Gregan

4 Y

Murdock / Rankine

14/10/2000

PNE 1 Tranmere 0

Basham

4 Y

Edwards

11/03/2000

Bournemouth 0 PNE 1

Angell

5 Y

Macken / Murdock / Rankine

21/08/99

Wycombe 1 PNE 1

Nogan

4 Y / 1 R

Alexander / Jackson / Gregan (Red)

13/01/98

Macclesfield 0 PNE 1

Cartwright

1 Y

None

02/09/97

PNE 2 Grimsby 0

Reeves / Ashcroft

2 Y

None

His assistants on Saturday are David Benton from South Yorkshire and Keith Lawson from Lincolnshire. The fourth official is Karl Evans from Lancashire.