Match Officials - Gillingham

[Maesknoll Red]

Referee: Andy D'Urso - Billericay, Essex

Asst: Ralph Bone - Kent

Asst: Martin Yerby - Kent

4th Official: John Hopkins - Essex

A select list Referee for this long distance Boxing Day trip, albeit one who seems to have fallen from grace as he hasn't been in charge of a Premier League game yet this season, having been relegated from the select list, then reinstated on appeal. Andy D'Urso started refereeing in 1979 and in 1985 was promoted to class one, officiating in the Isthmian League. He joined the League Assistant list in 1990 and the National list in '94. 1999 saw him elected to the Premier League list and 2001 he joined the select & FIFA list.

We've not had the best of times in our five games under D'Urso, including two losses to Gillingham - not a good omen.

His Rate the Ref standings (select list) are, currently: 5th, 04/05: 12th, 03/04: 22nd and 02/03: 20th.

1997/1998

Games 42 Yellow (115) Red (6)

Gillingham 2 v 0 City(2) Bkd: Owers & Torpey. Att: 6277. 4/10/97

City 1 v 0 Chesterfield(2) Bkd: Carey. SC: Bell(pen) Att: 11792. 20/12/97

98/99

40 (166) (10)

City 2 v 2 Portsmouth(6) Bkd: Andersen, Bell, Hutchings, Goodridge & Tinnion. SC: Andersen & Murray. Att: 13056. 10/10/98

City 1 v 1 Bury(8) Bkd: Andersen, Doherty, Edwards, Murray& Torpey. SC: Andersen. Att: 11606. 9/3/99

99/00

30 (93) (4)

City 0 v 1 Gillingham(1) Att: 9332, 11/3/00

00/01

35 (99) (7)

01/02

39 9129) (12)

02/03

35 (104) (9)

03/04

28 (83) (6)

04/05

29 (86) (6)

05/06

15 (58) (7)