Match Officials

Paul Marsden will take charge of Yeovil Town’s home game against AFC Fylde. This is his third National League game of the season, he’s averaging SIX yellow cards across the previous two.

He has taken charge of three previous Yeovil games, but not since a 1-0 defeat to Oldham back in 2024.

He sent off manager Mark Cooper that day, a red card that was rescinded by the FA after the official’s accusations were found to be not proven.

After the match the first of Dave’s five conclusions said this;

“Let’s just scrap Rule 1: I’m going to get the obvious point out of the way straight off, referee Paul Marsden had a stinker…”

Eek.

He’s only been to Huish Park once too, a 2-0 home win over Altrincham in the 2021/22 season.

His season stats for the 2025/26 season in the National League was 11 games, 35 yellows and just the one red card, a double booking for Gateshead’s Fenton John.

He awarded three penalties.

Mr Marsden’s asssitants are Scott Chalkley and Kevin Morris whilst Dean Trevealen will be hoping to have a quieter afternoon than the fourth did during that Oldham game!

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v AFC Fylde (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Marsden, Paul
Assistant Referee: Chalkley, Scott
Assistant Referee: Morris, Kevin
Fourth Official: Treleaven, Dean

Referee Tolu Sangowawa will take charge of the Glovers’ game away at Southend on Saturday lunchtime.

This is his first season in the National League having spent the last few seasons in the regional leagues.

The highlight appointment was taking charge of the National League North play-off final between South Shields and Kidderminster.

He booked seven players on that occasion, amazingly Charlie Cooper wasn’t one of them!

In total, his 25/26 stats read, 20 games, 62 yellows, 3 reds and 7 spot kicks.

This season, he has taken charge of Aldershot vs Harrogate and Worthing v Wealdstone; four bookings in each, but Wealdstone’s Dylan Kadji did earn himself a second one and thus got to chill out in the changing rooms early.

He has never taken charge of either Yeovil Town or Southend United.

Stuart Butler and Ryan Head are on flag waving duties, whilst Christopher Darling is fourth official.

Southend United FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)      Live on DAZN
National League – Premier
Referee: Sangowawa, Tolu
Assistant Referee: Butler, Stuart
Assistant Referee: Head, Ryan
Fourth Official: Darling, Christopher

For one last time this season, let’s take a look at who the match officials are for the Glovers this weekend.

Andrew Humphries is the man in the middle, someone who we have had a little run in with before.

This season, he’s taken charge of 37 games across a range of divisions, mostly in League One.

In fact, he’s only looked after four games at this level all season long.

Those 39 games have seen 119 yellow cards offered (a touch over 3 per game), eight red cards and seven penalties awarded.

He has refereed a Yeovil game this season, the 2-0 away defeat to Forest Green Rovers way back in August.

Charlie Cooper, Byron Pendleton, Finn Cousin-Dawson all got a yellow card each… Jake Wannell picked up a couple of them though and as a result, a red one.

The only time he’s been to Huish Park was a 2-1 defeat against Barnet, one where there was more than a little bit of late controversy as Ed James was scythed down in the penalty area late on… with the referee perfectly positioned, he didn’t fancy making a big call against the Champions elect, and waved play on. There were questions from all in green at full time.

This though, being the something of an end of season friendly, should be a far calmer contest to keep tabs on.

Mr Humphries will be assisted by James Hooper and Thomas Holden, with Kevin Morris on fourth official duty.

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Solihull Moors FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Humphries, Andrew
Assistant Referee: Hooper, James
Assistant Referee: Holden, Thomas
Fourth Official: Morris, Kevin

I think it must be a big game this Saturday – we’ve been given a fairly high profile official for the level.

Darren Drysdale is the man in the middle for this crucial National League title impacting clash.

He’s an RAF Sergeant when he’s not whistling in the middle and got in a spot of bother of his own a few years back when he squared up to Ipswich’s Alan Judge.  

So, yeah, let’s not mess with this chap.

He’s only refereed three other National League games this season, with his other 25 appointments coming in the EFL and associated competitions.

His season stats read, 28 games, 91 yellows, five reds and six penalties awarded.

He is closing in on 650 matches officiated in his career, but he hasn’t refereed a Yeovil game in quite a while.

We’ve had him 12 times, winning four, drawing three and losing five.

Most recently, an EFL Trophy defeat to Shrewsbury where Tom James and Otis Khan both saw yellow.

He also had a front row seat for ‘that’ 3-3 draw with Exeter, where Reuben Reid scored late in added on time to equalise for the Grecians, despite being 3-0 down on 87 minutes. (sorry for dredging that memory up).

He will be assisted by Martin Parker and Simon Robinson with Jack Churchill on fourth official duties.

SIR! YES, SIR!

National League – Premier
Referee: Drysdale, Darren
Assistant Referee: Parker, Martin
Assistant Referee: Robinson, Simon
Fourth Official: Churchill, Jack

Ross Martin will be the Man in Charge of Easter Monday’s clash between Eastleigh and Yeovil.

He is the proud (if unwitting) participant of one of our favourite Gloverscast images below.

Mr Martin has mainly been used in the EFL this season, only four of his 29 games this season have been at National League level.

In those four games, he’s dished out 17 yellows and just the one red.

His total numbers read 106 yellows across the 29 fixtures, four red cards and four penalties.

Yeovil Town have never lost a game when Ross Martin has taken charge of the Glovers, in six games we’ve won five and drawn one.

That draw was a 2-2 game between Yeovil and Eastleigh on Boxing Day 2024, Sean McGurk and Morgan Williams on the score sheet that day, his most recent visit to Huish Park was the 1-0 win over AFC Fylde in March of last season, Harvey Greenslade with the late, late winner.

Otis Khan saw yellow on that occasion.

Ryan Head and Nick Blogg are the assistants whilst Will Briers is in the dug out.

Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Martin, Ross
Assistant Referee: Head, Ryan
Assistant Referee: Blogg, Nick
Fourth Official: Briers, Will

Lewis Sandoe is the man in the middle for the Glovers’ Good Friday clash with Truro.

24 times he’s been the main man with the whistle this season, over a number of competitions including a handful in the EFL.

He’s dished out 87 yellow cards and just the two red cards.  He has pointed to the spot three times – including in his only game in charge of Yeovil.

He gave Ollie Pearce the chance of a free 12-yard tap in when the Glovers hosted York City in September.

Two Yeovil players went in the book that day, James Plant and Aaron Jarvis.

The only other time we’d had the pleasure was when Rhys Murphy came off the bench to rescue a point against Maidstone United in the National League South.

He has taken charge of seven Truro games over the last few seasons, three Truro wins, two draws and two defeats in that mix.

He will be assisted by Grzegorz Kornasiewicz and Darren Wilding, our man in the dugout is George Warren.

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Truro City FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Sandoe, Lewis
Assistant Referee: Kornasiewicz, Grzegorz
Assistant Referee: Wilding, Darren
Fourth Official: Warren, George

It’s a big one at Huish Park when Morecambe come to town this Saturday and the man in the middle for the game is Mr Aaron Farmer.

Mr Farmer has taken charge of just eight National League games this season, dishing out 33 yellows in those fixtures, but that low number is because he has been fairly well spread out across the EFL and cup competitions.

In total, in 29 games, he has flashed the yellow 107 times, and found the red one on eight occasions – the same number of times he’s pointed to a penalty spot.

His only previous visit to Huish Park as a central referee came almost exactly one year ago, a 1-0 loss to York City in March 2025.

He awarded the high flyers a spot kick, in the end, the Ollie Pearce 12-yard tap in was the only difference.

He also took charge of the 2-0 away win at Woking in the same season, sending off Jack Stretton early on in that one.

Mark Senior and Joe Wright are his assistants with John Duffy looking after the dugouts.

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Morecambe FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Farmer, Aaron
Assistant Referee: Senior, Mark
Assistant Referee: Wright, Joe
Fourth Official: Duffy, John

Yeovil Town head to Woking this midweek, with Richie Watkins taking charge of the game.

We haven’t had Watkins in the middle of one of our games for a little while – not since March 2023 to be precise. He took charge of a 1-0 home defeat Bromley.

He only booked ‘keeper Grant Smith on the day but it was a game with a little bit of spice to it.

A month prior, he also took charge of a 2-0 defeat to Maidenhead.

He’s been in the middle for 19 games this season, across six different leagues and cup competitions, 69 yellow cards, nine reds and three penalties have been awarded.

His assistants are Dean Treleaven and Isabel Chaplin with Dan Bonneywell on fourth official duties.

Woking FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Watkins, Richie
Assistant Referee: Treleaven, Dean
Assistant Referee: Chaplin, Isabel
Fourth Official: Bonneywell, Daniel