Disgraced referee David Coote has arrived at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday morning to learn of his sentence after pleading guilty to making an indecent image of a child.
The 43-year-old, from Newark, had previously admitted making one indecent image of a child of 'category A' on January 2, 2020.
Category A is the most serious of the categories and the charge relates to acts such as downloading, sharing and saving material. It carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in custody.
He was due to be sentenced on December 11, 2025 but his barrister was unable to attend in person, meaning it got delayed by a month.