| |
|
Referee
Robert Jones (Wirral) |
Referee Robert Jones has been refing and running the line from local leagues to the Football League for some 20 years.
Mr Jones was promoted to the Football League list in 2016, having previously refereed at National League and the Women’s Super League One level for two years. He was promoted to Select Group 1 (Premier League) in August 2020.
Referee Robert Jones last refed Fulham three weeks ago on the 8th May 2023 when Fulham beat Leicester 5-3 at The Cottage. He booked three players all from the Leicester squad and Willian (10, 70), Carlos Vinicius (18)and Tom Cairney (44, 51) were the Fulham goal scorers.
Mr Jones also refed a Fulham game in January 2023 when we lost 1-0 away at Newcastle United . He booked four players, three from Fulham Layvin Kurzawa (48,f), Tim Ream (61,f)and Andreas Pereira (63,f).
In the previous season, 21/22, Mr Jones refed Fulham in April 2022 when we lost 2-1 away at Derby. He booked four Derby players and Joe Bryan for a foul in the 96th minute. Fabio Carvalho scored our only goal.
In the previous season, 2020/2021, Mr Jones refed Fulham in February 2021 when we lost
at home to Leicester City 2-0 in the Premiership. He booked four players, three of them Fulham players, Harrison Reed (24,f), Ola Aina (59,f) and Ivan Cavaleiro (89,f).
Earlier in the same season, in December 2020, he refed the home 0-0 draw with Brighton . He booked one player, Antonee Robinson, for a foul in the 76th minute.
He also refed us in November 2020 when we lost 1-0 away at West Ham, the Lookman penalty miss game. He booked two players from each team, the Fulham players were Aleksandar Mitrovic (55,f) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (88,not retreating).
In the season before, 19/20, in July 2020 Mr Jones also refed us when we won 1-0 away at Nottingham Forest . Mr Jones yellow carded two players from each team The Fulham cards were for Josh Onomah in the 44th minute for arguing and Denis Odoi in the 95th minute for a foul.
Mr Jones had also refed Fulham earlier in the season 2019 when we lost 1-0 to Southampton in the League Cup at the Cottage. It was the night of the lone flag waver. Mr Jones booked four players two from each team, for Fulham Stefan Johansen (47,f) and Maxime Le Marchand (71,f).
Prior to the Southampton game Mr Jones had only refed one Fulham game back in Feb 2018 when we drew away at Bolton 1-1 and Mr Jones booked two Bolton players and Fulham's Stefan Johansen for timewasting in the 60th minute.
Manchester United last had the pleasure of Mr Jones' company in January 2023 when they drew 1-1 away at Crystal Palace. Mr Jones booked three players, two from the Man Utd squad.
Last season Mr Jones officiated at 26 matches issuing 85 yellow cards and one red, so some 3.3 yellows per game. This season so far he has bossed
30 games dishing out 120 yellows and no reds, so some 4.0 yellows per game.
His busiest game recently was the Wolves vrs Crystal Palace game on 25th April when he booked five Wolves players and four Palace players.
|
|
|