Last season he took charge of 36 games, showing 106 yellow cards and just 1 red. The last time he took charge of Forest was in February when they lost 1-0 at Coventry City, issuing four yellow cards.
His last game in charge of Leeds United was in December 2008 when they lost 3-1 at MK Dons in what proved to be Gary McAllister's final game in charge.
Assistants: M George & PR Marsden Fourth official: J Waugh
| Anthony Bates | ||||||
| From Staffordshire | ||||||
| Games refereed by Bates in 2010/2011 | Yellows | Reds | ||||
| Championship | Middlesbro | 1 - 3 | Ipswich | 07-08-2010 | 4 | 0 |
| League Cup | Walsall | 0 - 1 | Tranmere | 10-08-2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Games: 2 Yellow Cards: 5 Red Cards: 0 | ||||||