Nick Walsh keeps up his incredible red card record

Nick Walsh kept up his remarkable record of red cards against Sevco opponents when he sent Motherwell’s Stephen O’Donnell packing midway through the second half at Fir Park today.

In 19 Premiership matches stretching back a year Walsh has also sent off Michael O’Halloran, Callum McGregor and Ryan Porteous in matches against Steven Gerrard’s side. It is 22 months since any of Gerrard’s players have been sent off by a Scottish ref, in Europe this season Kemar Roofe, Leon Balogun, Glen Kamara and John Lundstram have been red carded.

Peter Pawlett and Jack Fitzwater in the same match are the only other players to have been sent off by Walsh in the last 12 months.

O’Donnell’s double yellow may be justified but Lundstram managed to escape the attention of Walsh for a brutal attack on Josh Doig in the early minutes of the game last month where Porteous was sent off.

Last week against Celtic Chris Kane was given just a yellow by Walsh for kicking the grounded Cameron Carter-Vickers then punching the defender as he got back to his feet,

This season Walsh has taken charge of seven matches, O’Donnell and Porteous are the only players that he has sent off.

As well as his refereeing income Walsh is a PE teacher at the school that has teamed up with the Murray Park starlets.

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