Same referee at Bramall Lane

Last updated : 12 March 2003 By Tony Scholes
Butler has had a reasonably quiet spell since New Year's Day and has given out 26 yellow cards and just one.

In a break with tradition 15 of those yellow cards have gone to home team players with just 11 to away team players. Even the player sent off, Oldham's Fitz Hall, was playing at home in a 3-1 defeat against Crewe.

He has refereed neither club this season and his last Burnley game was the cup defeat at Cheltenham last season. His last Sheffield United game goes back further to October 2001 and a home win against Grimsby.

He has been there for some high profile games and we were all delighted to hear his final whistle at Scunthorpe in May 2000 and relieved to hear it at Blackburn in April 2001.

Click HERE for more on Butler, taken from the build up to the game on its original date.