Match Officials: v Rochdale (H)

We now know who has been tasked with taking charge of this weekend's clash between the Saddlers and Dale.

4:00 pm ● 1 min read ● Match Officials Rochdale Sky Bet League Two

Walsall will be back in Sky Bet League Two action on Saturday afternoon as they welcome Rochdale to the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium.

The EFL has confirmed that Jamie O'Connor who is based in Derbyshire will take charge of the match with Marc Wilson and James Wilson being named as assistant referees, whilst Matthew Parry has been selected as Fourth Official.

 

Last season, O'Connor took charge of 32 games across a variety of competitions, where he issued 115 cautions, 6 red cards, and awarded eight penalties. You can find this season's statistics, below.

GAMES

5

YELLOW CARDS	RED CARDS
24	0

PENALTIES

0

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This post was first published at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, 08 September 2026.