Referee: N D Swarbrick
Assistant referees: L Betts and S Clayton
Fourth official: J R Tyas
Swarbrick's last Blades game was the 1:1 league draw with Queens Park Rangers at Bramall Lane last season.
Neil is a referee who started refereeing somewhat later than most National List officials being 29. Making rapid progress he reached the National List of assistant referees in only six years, spending four years at this level before being promoted to the referees’ list. He has refereed the Pontins’ League Cup Final and a Conference Play Off Semi-Final and has also officiated at FL Play Off Semi- Finals.