Thomas Parsons will be the man in the middle when Rovers travel to take on Mansfield Town in Sky Bet League Two this weekend.
The Greater Manchester-based official was added to the EFL list of referees at the start of this season, and Saturday’s fixture will be the first he has taken charge of involving Rovers.
So far in the 2022/23 campaign, he has refereed 16 matches, handing out 77 yellow cards and four reds.
Parsons will be assisted by Abbas Khan and Ian Smedley at the One Call Stadium. Marc Wilson is the fourth official.