The officials for our Sky Bet League Two match against Accrington Stanley have been confirmed
Referee | Simon Mather |
Assistant Referees | James Wilson and Keiran Forrest |
Fourth Official | Jason Porter |
Mather will be taking charge of his 13th game of the 2026/27 season on Saturday, the majority of those in Sky Bet League One, this will only be his fourth outing in League Two.
The official has taken charge of eight previous Vale experiences, the most recent being our 1-0 Carabao Cup win against Blackpool in August 2025.
Port Vale games officiated by Simon Mather | ||
|---|---|---|
12/8/25 | Carabo Cup | Blackpool 0-1 Port Vale |
1/10/24 | League Two | Port Vale 1-1 Colchester united |
4/11/23 | FA Cup | Port Vale 0-0 Burton Albion |
7/5/23 | League One | Port Vale 1-3 Plymouth Argyle |
26/12/22 | League One | Port Vale 1-0 Morecambe |
5/11/22 | FA Cup | Port Vale 2-3 Exeter City |
23/11/21 | League Two | Port Vale 0-1 Walsall |
7/8/21 | League Two | Northampton Town 1-0 Port Vale |
Competition | Appearances | Y/C | Second Y/C | R/C | Penalties Awarded |
| League Two | 79 | 310 | 9 | 6 | 14 |
| League One | 78 | 328 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
| National League | 60 | 190 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| National League North | 33 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Premier League 2 | 28 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| EFL Trophy | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FA Cup | 9 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| EFL Cup | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| National League Playoffs | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FA Youth Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| International Friendly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scottish Challenge Cup | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Two Play-Offs | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 310 | 1057 | 23 | 37 | 69 |