During a confrontation between "Swindon Town" and "Grimpsey" in the English Football League Fourth Division, referee Sam Burkes, who was injured after the ball hit his head, was taken off.
In the 11th minute of the match, a Swindon Town defender tried to deflect the ball to hit the referee's head, who fell to the ground and collapsed directly, and players from both teams rushed to the referee and tried to help him.
After 8 minutes of injury, the referee was carried out on a stretcher to the stadium, amid greetings from the fans of the two teams in the stands of the stadium, who stood in respect of the referee.
The match ended with a crushing score, five clean, in favor of Swindon Town, the owner of the land and the audience.
Never seen this before in thousands of games watching football.
Referee out cold, stretchered off & gets standing ovation.
11 mins on the clock and referee Sam Purkiss is hit full on by a clearance from the home side.
The Swindon medics on the scene immediately.#STFC #GTFC pic.twitter.com/mUbtQwef7C
— Chris Hull (@mrcrishull) January 14, 2023