Boxing Day Referee is Andy Penn

Andy Penn from the West Midlands is set to referee the Boxing Day fixture at Edgar Street where Hereford United will entertain Tranmere Rovers.

Director of a Plastics Moulding Company 35 year old Penn commenced refereeing in 1986 when aged fourteen. Ten years later he had made his way through local and CL football to join the National List of assistant referees. He was a panel referee from 1998 until 2001 when he was promoted to the National List of Referees. Married with two children his hobbies are gardening, marathon running and coaching rugby.

Penn is well-known to Hereford United. He has already refereed one game involving the Bulls this season - the very first which was at Leyton Orient, the home side winning the game 2-1. Not one player from either side was booked that day.

Last season he was in charge of the home game against Stockport which the Bulls lost 1-0. Bulls defender John McCombe was judged to have held back Liam Dickinson in the box. The striker then won the game when he scored from the penalty spot whilst McCombe received a yellow card.

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