Ref Stroud to boss Birmingham City game
last updated Tuesday 27th August 2024, 9:35 AM
Match Referee
Birmingham City v Fulham
League Cup Round 02 24/25 at St. Andrew's Stadium
Tuesday 27th August 2024 KO: 20:00
Referee:
Keith Stroud (Hampshire)
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Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire)
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Keith Stroud is an experienced referee at Championship level he took up refereeing in the Wessex League when he was 19 in 1988. In his career so far he has been an International FIFA assistant referee and ran the line in the 2003 FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Southampton.
Ref Stroud also served as a Premier League referee for 2 seasons before returning to the EFL list in 2009/10 and is now a full time Select group 2 referee.
The last time Mr Stroud refed a Fulham game was was in Apr 2022 when Fulham lost 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest. Three players were booked, two from Fulham, Harrison Reed for a foul and Aleksandar Mitrovic for dissent
Mr Stroud also refed Fulham earlier in the month when we lost 3-1 at home to Coventry. One Fulham player was booked, Harry Wilson for a foul, and four Coventry players. Bobby De Cordova-Reid scored Fulham's goal.
In the opening game of the season, 2021/2022, Mr Stroud was in charge when Fulham drew 1-1 at home to Middlesbrough. Five players were booked, two from Fulham, Harry Wilson and Aleksandar Mitrovic both for fouls. Harry Wilson scored the Fulham goal on his debut.
Due to our visit to the Premiership Mr Stroud previous link up with Fulham was in July 2020 when we won 1-0 at home to Birmingham. Mr Stroud booked four Birmingham players and Michael Hector and Denis Odoi of Fulham, both for fouls. Josh Onomah scored the only goal in the 95th minute.
Mr Stroud had also refed us earlier in the season in December 2019 when we lost 2-1 away at Preston. Mr Stroud saw fit to send off Denis Odoi in the 28th minute for a "reckless jump" and Joe Rafferty for a foul in the 45 minute. Mr Stroud also booked five other players, four of them Preston players with Josh Onomah, for a foul in the 88th minute, being the fifth player booked. Aleksandar Mitrovic was the Fulham goal scorer in the 81st minute assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
Just a month earlier Ref Stroud also bossed us in the 3-0 home defeat by Hull City in early November 2019. He booked two players from each team the Fulham players were Harrison Reed and Stefan Johansen both for fouls.
Prior to the Hull game Ref Stroud bossed the 2-2 home draw with Charlton on 5th October 2019. He booked Bryan and Mitrovic of Fulham and one Charlton player, all for fouls
Mr Stroud also refed our first home game of 2019/2020 when we won 2-0 against Blackburn on the 10th of August 2019. He booked two players both fom Blackburn.
Birmingham last met up with Mr Stroud in their 0-0 away draw at Rotherham. He booked six players, two from the Birmingham team.
Last season Ref Stroud refed 29 games dishing out 146 yellows, an average 5 cards a game, and 3 reds.
His busiest game in recent times was in March 2024 between Crawley and Notts Co in League Two when he booked 8 players and sent one off for a second yellow.
In 2017, 2018 and 2019 Mr Stroud was involved in three seperate controversies when he disallowed goals and penalties in error.
In February 2024 he took charge of his 600th EFL game.
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