FA CUP FINAL REFEREES

'FA Cup Final Referees' are the referees chosen for the FA Cup Final, the deciding game in the English football competition; the FA Cup.

Contents

Selection

Traditions

Fees

Referees

Prior to 1915

1920 to 1939

Post World War II

Notes

See also

Selection

Individuals are only allowed to Referee the FA Cup Final once, but are allowed to have previously appeared as assistant referees or fourth officials. David Elleray commented^[1] on his selection for the 1994 FA Cup Final -
Referees and assistants are chosen by the Football Association for their impartiality and their assessed performance scores for previous seasons. Only one referee has ever been replaced under the impartiality rule; Mike Dean agreed to pull out following questions in the media about him being able to referee a Cup Final involving Liverpool as he was from the Wirral, a peninsula situated near the city. Alan Wiley took his place.^[2]
Officials are informed of the appointment by the FA Referees Secretary and sworn to secrecy until a public announcement can be made, usually the following day. There then follows a period of media attention resulting in interviews and features appearing in the national press.

Traditions

When the Cup Final is held at Wembley; traditions include the "Eve of the Final" rally at the Russell Hotel, where the match officials are guests of honour at a meal provided for by the Referees Association.^[1] Many members of the Association including serving referees also attend.
Speeches are made and the chosen officials are presented with mementos of the occasion and invited to autograph their refereeing colleagues Cup Final programmes.
The referees usually sleep at White's Hotel, with FA protocol stating that they shouldn't leave the grounds. David Elleray notably ignored this rule and returned to Harrow School to get "a good night's sleep in my own bed".^[1]
On the morning of the Cup Final, the officials take a pre-match walk through Hyde Park before travelling by limousine to Wembley.^[1] Once there they are obliged once more to autograph Cup Final programmes and are invited to join any VIP's in the Banqueting Hall.

Fees

As of the 2006-07 season the officials' fees for the Cup Final are - "Referee, £525.00; Assistant Referees, £300.00 each; Fourth Official, £225.00 and a Souvenir Medal each" plus travelling expenses.^[6]

Referees

Prior to 1915

Year	Referee
1872	Alfred Stair
1873	Alfred Stair
1874	Alfred Stair
1875	C. W. Alcock
1876	William Rawson
1877	S. H. Wright
1878	Segar Bastard
1879	C. W. Alcock
1880	Francis Marindin
1881	William Pierce-Dix
1882	Charles Clegg
1883	Francis Marindin
1884	Francis Marindin
1885	Francis Marindin
1886	Francis Marindin
1887	Francis Marindin
1888	Francis Marindin
1889	Francis Marindin
1890	Francis Marindin
1891	C. J. Hughes
1892	Charles Clegg
1893	C. J. Hughes
1894	C. J. Hughes
1895	John Lewis
1896	William Simpson
1897	John Lewis
1898	John Lewis
1899	A. Scragg
1900	Arthur Kingscott
1901	Arthur Kingscott
1902	T. Kirkham
1903	J. Adams
1904	A. J. Barker
1905	P. R. Harrower
1906	F. Kirkham
1907	N. Whittaker
1908	T. P. Campbell
1909	J. Mason
1910	J. T. Ibbotson
1911	John Pearson
1912	J. R. Schumacher
1913	A. Adams
1914	Herbert Bamlett
1915	H. H. Taylor

★ Note - A. Kingscott was the last referee to referee more than one final

1920 to 1939

Year	Referee
1920	J. T. Howcroft
1921	S. Davies
1922	J. W. P. Fowler
1923	D. H. Asson
1924	W. E. Russell
1925	G. N. Watson
1926	I. Baker
1927	W. F. Bunnell
1928	T. G. Bryan
1929	A. Josephs
1930	T. Crew
1931	Arthur H. Kingscott
1932	W. P. Harper
1933	E. Wood
1934	Stanley Rous
1935	Albert Edward Fogg
1936	Harry Nattrass
1937	R. G. Rudd
1938	A. J. Jewell
1939	T. Thompson

Post World War II

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Year
!Referee
|-
|1946||E Smith
|-
|1947||J Wiltshire
|-
|1948||C Barrick
|-
|1949||R Mortimer
|-
|1950||H Pearce
|-
|1951||William Ling
|-
|1952||Arthur Ellis
|-
|1953||Mervyn Griffiths
|-
|1954||A Luty
|-
|1955||Reg Leafe
|-
|1956||A Bond
|-
|1957||F Coultas
|-
|1958||J Sherlock
|-
|1959||Jack Clough
|-
|1960||Kevin Howley
|-
|1961||J Kelly
|-
|1962||Jim Finney
|-
|1963||Ken Aston
|-
|1964||A Holland
|-
|1965||W Clement
|-
|1966||Jack Taylor
|-
|1967||Ken Dagnall
|-
|1968||Leo Callaghan
|-
|1969||George McCabe
|-
|1970||Eric Jennings
|-
|1971||Norman Burtenshaw
|-
|1972||David Smith
|-
|1973||Ken Burns
|-
|1974||Gordon Kew
|-
|1975||Pat Partridge
|-
|1976||Clive Thomas
|-
|1977||Bob Matthewson
|-
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Year
!Referee
!Assistants
!Fourth official
|-
|1978||Derek Nippard||J.Bent, J.Lydon||W.Cleere
|-
|1979||Ron Challis||Keith Hackett, H.Dempsey||W.Harvey
|-
|1980||George Courtney||Alan Robinson, J.Byles||J.Cunningham
|-
|1981||Keith Hackett||A.Jones, D.Hutchinson||J.Hodson
|-
|1982||Clive White||A.Hamil, T. Mitchell||R.Guy
|-
|1983||Alf Grey||Colin Downey, J.Pardoe||J.Connock
|-
|1984||John Hunting||A.Saunders, N.Butler||V.Wood
|-
|1985||Peter Willis||Terry Holbrook, D. Keen||J.Harris
|-
|1986||Alan Robinson||Robbie Hart, Allan Gunn||C.Topliss
|-
|1987||Neil Midgley||R. Dixon, J. Hodson||D.James
|-
|1988||Brian Hill||Mike Pierce, G Tyson||D.Redshaw
|-
|1989||Joe Worrall||Mike Peck, Arthur Smith||Jeff Winter
|-
|1990||Allan Gunn||L. Watson, C. Reeve||Roger Milford
|-
|1991||Roger Milford||P. Brennan, P. Newton||Keren Barratt
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|1992||Philip Don||Rob Harris, John Hilditch||Kelvin Morton
|-
|1993||Keren Barratt||Roy Pearson, Brian Wigginton||Roger Dilkes
|-
|1994||David Elleray||Paul Rejer, Graham Barber||Gerald Ashby
|-
|1995||Gerald Ashby||Mark Warren, Steve Bennett||Steve Lodge
|-
|1996||Dermot Gallagher||Antony Bates, Peter Walton||Paul Durkin
|-
|1997||Steve Lodge||David Crick, David Horlick||Peter Jones
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|1998||Paul Durkin||Bill Jordan, Phil Joslin||Graham Barber
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|1999||Peter Jones||David Babski, Philip Sharp||Mike Riley
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|2000||Graham Poll||Darren Drysdale, Graeme Atkins||Alan Wiley
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|2001||Steve Dunn||Mike Tingley, Kevin Pike||Steve Bennett
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|2002||Mike Riley||Glenn Turner, Ralph Bone||Mark Halsey
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|2003||Graham Barber||Nigel Miller, Keith Stroud||Mike Dean
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|2004||Jeff Winter||Roger East, Antony Green||Matt Messias
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|2005||Rob Styles||Jim Devine, P Canadine||Neale Barry
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|2006||Alan Wiley^[7]||Ceri Richards^[8], Darren Cann||Phil Dowd
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|2007||Steve Bennett||Peter Kirkup, Dave Bryan||Howard Webb
|-
|}

Notes

1. The Man in the Middle, , David, Elleray, Time Warner, , ISBN 0-316-72714-8
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3. The Man in the Middle, , David, Elleray, Time Warner, , ISBN 0-316-72714-8
4. The Man in the Middle, , David, Elleray, Time Warner, , ISBN 0-316-72714-8
5. The Man in the Middle, , David, Elleray, Time Warner, , ISBN 0-316-72714-8
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7. Original referee Wirral-based referee Mike Dean was removed from the final after Liverpool made it through to the final. He was replaced by Premier League Select Group Referee, Alan Wiley.
8. Original assistant referee Peter Kirkup woke up with a with a stye in his eye on the morning of the match, which affected his vision. He was replaced by Premier League Select Group Assistant Ref, Ceri Richards.

See also

★ FA Cup Final