Match Officials | Exeter City (H)

Declan Bourne Referee

We're back at Vale Park this weekend, and the officials for the fixture have been confirmed and can be found below. 

Declan Bourne has been named as the game's referee, with Grant Taylor and Scott Chalkley selected as the assistants, and Andrew Humphries will be the fourth official. 

Bourne has taken charge of 13 games this season with his participation in matches disrupted by an injury sustained in a fixture in October. He returned to action in December in a Premier League cup match and has refereed two further Sky Bet League Two matches since. 

In regards to Vale fixtures, he has taken charge of us on eight previous occasions with the most recent being our 2-0 win away at AFC Wimbledon, the game which secured our 2024/25 promotion to Sky Bet League One.