Seb Stockbridge has been appointed as the referee for the Boxing Day away game at Oldham Athletic.
The Tyne-based official will travel to Boundary Park for the fixture in what is his ninth season as an EFL official.
He's taken charge of competitive Scunthorpe matches on no fewer than 14 previous occasions. His last two encounters involving United have been home matches against Exeter City. The last saw the Grecians win 2-0 but the Iron won the one in the season prior in October 2019.
Of those 14 games, 10 have come at the Sands Venue Stadium. In those previous games, he's shown a total of 51 yellow cards and one red.
So far this term, he's shown 62 yellow cards and two reds in 19 fixtures. Last season, he refereed 31 games, showing 100 yellow cards and four reds.
On Boxing Day, he will be assisted by Daniel Woodward and Ivan Stankovic, while Andrew Hendley has been appointed as the fourth official.
PAST SCUNTHORPE UNITED ENCOUNTERS
| DATE | COMP | MATCH | Y | R |
| Mar 9, 2021 | LG 2 | Iron 0-2 Exeter City | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2019 | LG 2 | Iron 3-1 Exeter City | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 2019 | LG 1 | Iron 2-3 Bradford City | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 26, 2019 | LG 1 | Fleetwood Town 0-1 Iron | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2017 | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Bristol Rovers | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2017 | LG 1 | Iron 0-1 Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | LG 1 | Iron 1-2 AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2016 | LG 1 | Iron 4-1 Swindon Town | 5 | 0 |
| Aug 13, 2016 | LG 1 | Fleetwood Town 2-2 Iron | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2016 | LG 1 | Iron 2-1 Bury | 6 | 1 |
| Nov 21, 2015 | LG 1 | Iron 0-2 Bradford City | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2014 | LG 1 | Iron 1-2 Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 2014 | LGEC | Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Iron | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2013 | LG 2 | Northampton Town 1-1 Iron | 5 | 0 |
PAST OLDHAM ATHLETIC ENCOUNTERS
| DATE | COMP | MATCH | Y | R |
| Aug 24, 2021 | EFL C | Oldham Athletic 0-0 Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 |
| May 8, 2021 | LG 2 | Oldham Athletic 0-3 Forest Green Rovers | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 2021 | LG 2 | Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Oldham Athletic | 6 | 1 |
| Nov 24, 2018 | LG 2 | Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 9, 2018 | EFL T GS | Bradford City 1-4 Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2018 | EFL T GS | Oldham Athletic 1-2 Barnsley | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 17, 2018 | LG 1 | Oldham Athletic 0-2 Portsmouth | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 2018 | LG 1 | Peterborough United 3-0 Oldham Athletic | 7 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2017 | EFL T GS | Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 22, 2016 | LG 1 | Oldham Athletic 0-2 Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 16, 2016 | LG 1 | Oldham Athletic 0-0 Northampton Town | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2015 | LG 1 | Oldham Athletic 1-5 Peterborough United | 5 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2015 | LG 1 | Oldham Athletic 1-1 Bristol City | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2014 | FAC R1 | Oldham Athletic 1-0 Leyton Orient | 5 | 0 |
| Dec 17, 2013 | FAC R2 R | Mansfield Town 1-4 Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2013 | FLT GS | Shrewsbury Town 1-4 Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 |