Our Emirates FA Cup campaign kicks off this weekend as we welcome Scunthorpe United to Vale Park for the first time since January 2022. The officials for the fixture have been confirmed and can be found below.
| Referee | George Laflin |
|---|---|
| Assistant Referees | Matthew Malton and Mark Ryder |
| Fourth Official | Jonathan Chadwick |
This will be Laflin's 10th game this season having already covered fixtures from PL2 to League One level. Since the 2011/12 season he has been in the middle of 83 games with the majority taking place in the National League system.
This will be the first time he has taken charge of a Vale game and the third time he has featured in a Scunthorpe United match.
| Competition | Apperances | Yellow Card | Second Yellow | Straight Red | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National League South | 40 | 164 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| National League | 13 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Premier League 2 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| National League North | 9 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| League One | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Two | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Premier League Cup | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U18 Premier League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National League Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 83 | 348 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
