Will Finnie has been selected as the referee of our early Sky Bet League One kick-off against Burton Albion at Vale Park.
He will be supported by Samuel Clayton and Aaron Hallam, who have been named his assistants, with Scott Jackson completing the line-up as fourth official.
Finnie has taken charge of seven previous Vale and eight previous Burton Albion fixtures, with an overview of his involvement in games that include the Valiants being found below.
Port Vale games officiated by Will Finnie | ||
|---|---|---|
26/9/23 | Carabao Cup | Port Vale 2-1 Sutton United |
25/2/23 | Sky Bet League One | Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Port Vale |
9/4/22 | Sky Bet League Two | Port Vale 3-2 Oldham Athletic |
19/10/21 | Sky Bet League Two | Mansfield Town 1-1 Port Vale |
1/5/21 | Sky Bet League Two | Grimsby Town 1-0 Port Vale |
14/12/19 | Sky Bet League Two | Crawley Town 0-0 Port Vale |
24/8/19 | Sky Bet League Two | Grimsby Town 5-2 Port Vale |
The 31-year-old has refereed 277* matches since the 2016/17 season, with 178 of them taking place in the EFL system.
He took charge of the 2024/25 Sky Bet League Two play-off final, which finished 1-0 to AFC Wimbledon.
*Total career fixtures include Youth Cup, U21, playoff and J2 (Japan) matches.
