Linesman #2: A J Horton (W Mids);
Fourth Official: S P Snartt (Gloucs).
This season Mr Bates has reffed 14 games awarding 27 Yellow Cards and no Red Cards.
His recent City games:
Football League Championship Cardiff 2 - 0 Barnsley 02-02-2007 1 0
Football League Championship Leicester 0 - 0 Cardiff 23-12-2006 2 0
Football League Championship Norwich 1 - 0 Cardiff 21-10-2006 ... 4 (2 City) ... 2 (1 City)
Football League Championship C Palace 1 - 0 Cardiff 04-02-2006 ... 1 (1 City) ... 1
English FA Cup Tiverton 1 - 3 Cardiff 17-11-2001 ... 1 ... 0
Football League One Cardiff 1 - 1 Tranmere 27-10-2001 ... 3 ... 0 [I believe this was the game when Tranmere scored a very late, contentious winner at the Grange End]
Football League Two Cardiff 6 - 1 Exeter 01-01-2001 ... 3 ... 0
English League Cup Cardiff 1 - 2 QPR 10-08-1999 ... 3 (1 City) ... 0
Football League Two Cardiff 0 - 0 Brighton 28-03-1998 ... 4 (2 City) ... 1
Football League Two Cardiff 0 - 0 Peterborough 13-12-1997 ... 4 (1 City) ... 0
We have won 3, drawn 3 and lost 3 of his 9 games with City.