| David Elleray | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Roland Elleray | |
| Date of birth | September 3, 1954 | |
| Place of birth | Kent, England | |
| Other occupation | Geography teacher | |
| Domestic | ||
| Years | League | Role |
| ? - ? ? - ? 1983-1992 1992-2003 | Hellenic League Isthmian League Football League Premier League | Referee Referee Referee Referee |
| International | ||
| 1992-1999 | FIFA listed | Referee |
David Roland Elleray (born 3 September 1954[1] in Kent), is an English former football referee, who officiated in the Football League, the FA Premier League and for FIFA. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or History The league was founded in 1905 and was strongly dedicated to Amateurism. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs A referee presides over a game of Association football. The referee has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the match to which The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A referee presides over a game of Association football. The referee has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game in connection with the match to which The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football)
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Career
Elleray began refereeing in 1968 at the age of 13 in Dover where he regularly attended meetings of the Dover Branch of the Referee's Association. Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, England. While at the University of Oxford, he was promoted through the Hellenic, Isthmian and Panel Leagues to become a Football League referee in 1983. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the He remained there until his inclusion on the original Premier League Referees’ List in 1992, and also became a FIFA referee in that year. [2]
Elleray is a career geography teacher, currently at Harrow School, where he is director of boarding and house master of Druries House. Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena His teaching role entailed time conflicts with his role as a leading referee before his retirement. Elleray stepped down as a FIFA Referee in 1999, having officiated in 78 International matches in 35 different countries. He officiated at Wembley Stadium 13 times but was unable to officiate at the World Cup Finals in France in 1998 due to commitments at Harrow School. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
One of the most recognisable figures in football, Elleray’s life featured in an award-winning documentary "The Man in Black" for Channel 4. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began
In 2002 Elleray was voted onto the FA Council as the member for Independent Schools. [3]
He retired from refereeing following his Premiership appointment at Newcastle on May 3, 2003, when they beat Birmingham 1-0, the away side's Matthew Upson being sent off during the match. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. Matthew James Upson, (born 18 April 1979 in Hartismere, Suffolk) is an English football player who currently plays for West Ham United. [4]
Incidents of note
During his refereeing career, Elleray is remembered for a number of incidents:
- Failing to give Birmingham City a penalty in the 2001 Worthington Cup Final after Andy Johnson was brought down. There by preventing them from winning their second League Cup.
- Awarding a dubious penalty to Manchester United in the FA Cup Final against Chelsea in 1994. The 1994 FA Cup Final was the 49th FA Cup final to be held since the Second World War and was contested between Manchester United and Chelsea [5] Elleray admitted in his autobiography, that he blew without thinking and although he knew he had made a major mistake, he could not change his mind. [6]
- Failed to award Chesterfield a goal during the FA Cup semi final of 1997. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after A shot had hit the crossbar and then bounced over the line but was collected by the Middlesbrough goalkeeper. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Elleray failed to notice that a goal had been scored (however his assistant did, but was waved off) and play continued with the game ending 3-3 after extra time. Had the goal been given, the Spireites would have gained a 3-1 lead, and in his autobiography Elleray disputes the reason for disallowing the goal. [7]
- For being the referee when Ryan Giggs scored his ‘wonder goal’ in the 1999 FA Cup semi-final replay against Arsenal at Villa Park, and the day when David Beckham scored from his own half against Wimbledon in 1996. Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973 in Ely, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Villa Park is a football Stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham, England David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004 [8]
Since retiring
In 2004 he accepted the position as Honorary President of The Board of the Referees’ Association of England for three years,[3] and is a FIFA and UEFA referee assessor and instructor. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football.
References
- ^ Birthdate confirmation (German) at Weltfußball. de website.
- ^ Interview: Singer & Friedlander (at the University of Leicester).
- ^ a b Biographical quotes: Forum at OfficalSports. co. uk website.
- ^ Last ever match as referee, Newcastle v. Birmingham, 2003: soccerbase. The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. com website.
- ^ Controversial penalty to Man Utd, 1994 FA Cup Final, v. Chelsea: match details from ManUtdZone. com website.
- ^ David Elleray,The Man In The Middle Time Warner Books, 2004. p116 ISBN 0 316 72714 8
- ^ Goal not given, for Chesterfield against Middlesbrough, 1997 FA Cup semi-final: the FA Cup at Everything2. com website.
- ^ "David Elleray". Retrieved on 2007-11-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
External links
- David Elleray Referee Statistics at soccerbase. The Racing Post is a British daily Horse racing, Greyhound racing and Sports betting Newspaper. com
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