Assistant referee causes chaos showing up to wrong football stadium 140 MILES away

Assistant referee causes chaos showing up to wrong football stadium 140 MILES awayOne official in the National League had an Easter Monday to forget as he mistakenly arrived at Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham instead of at Sutton United's stadiumCommentsSportMatty Hewitt Senior Sport Central Audience Writer 09:00, 07 Apr 2026View ImageA non-league official turned up 140 miles away from the VBS Community Stadium where they were meant to be officiating Sutton United vs Southend.A non-league assistant referee had an afternoon to forget on Easter Monday, turning up 140miles away from the football ground they were meant to be officiating at. The official was supposed to be on the line for Sutton United's National League clash with Southend United on the outskirts of London.‌However, they ended up at Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, arriving at the Central Ground rather than the VBS Community Stadium. To make matters worse, Sutton Coldfield Town don't play in the National League; they play in the Northern Premier League Midlands Division One.‌The mistake was reported at 2pm, which made it impossible for the official to rectify the error, causing chaos at the stadium. The error meant a change to the referee line-up wth David Holden and Tom Hutton operating as linesmen, while Steven Hughes was the fourth official.‌READ MORE: England fans fume after ANOTHER outrageous World Cup expense confirmed - 'Disgusting'READ MORE: Sporting Lisbon's true feelings on Viktor Gyokeres after bitter Arsenal transferJOIN US ON FACEBOOK! Latest news, analysis and much more on Mirror Football's Facebook pageSouthend United reporter Chris Phillips wrote on X: "There's a change among the officials, not the referee. Being told this isn't a wind-up but he's gone to the wrong Sutton!"Thankfully for the two National League clubs, the game went ahead as planned with the visitors running out 3-0 winners. Slavi Spasov opened the scoring for South...