The 2025/26 Enterprise National League campaign gets underway at Huish Park on Saturday and Yeovil vs. Hartlepool will be refereed by Rob Massey-Ellis.
Massey-Ellis is part of an officiating marriage with his wife, Sian also an official – now mainly in the VAR room, but formerly at international and Premier League level.
The Glovers don’t have a great record when Mr Massey-Ellis takes charge; four games, zero wins. But as an odd quirk, also zero losses.
Every time he’s managed our game, it’s ended in a draw!
That included two games last season, a 1-1 draw against Aldershot at Huish Park and a 1-1 draw away at Ebbsfleet.
He sent off ‘Fleet defender, Mustapha Olagunju on the hour, but the hosts held out to take a point.
He’s also in our system for a stalemate against Dover back in 2021, when Tom Knowles was KO’d by the goal mouth and he saw no reason to act.
James Hooper and Richard J Morris are his assistants, Ryan Saward is on dugout patrol.
Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Hartlepool United FC (First Team)
National League – Premier
Referee: Massey-Ellis, Robert
Assistant Referee: Hooper, James
Assistant Referee: Morris, Richard J.
Fourth Official: Saward, Ryan