Darren Drysdale(born 18 February 1971,Lincolnshire[1]) is anEnglishfootballrefereewho officiates inthe Football League,and is asergeantin theRAFatWaddington.[2]
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| Full name | Darren Drysdale | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 February 1971 Lincolnshire | ||
| Other occupation | RAFsergeant | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| ?-? | Northern Alliance | Referee | |
| ?–1997 | Northern Premier League | Referee | |
| 1997–2004 | Conference North | Referee | |
| 1996–1998 | Football League | Asst. referee | |
| 1998–2004 | Premier League | Asst. referee | |
| 2004– | Football League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2002–2004 | UEFAlisted | Asst. referee | |
Career
editHe has been refereeing since 1988, officiating in theNorthern AllianceandNorthern Premier League.He became anassistant refereefor the Football League in 1996, and in 1997 progressed toConference Northreferee.[1]
He was appointed as an assistant referee for thePremier Leaguein 1998.[1]
Drysdale was an assistant referee toGraham Pollin the2000 FA Cup Final,[3]and became aFIFAassistant referee in the same year.[1]
In 2002, he became aUEFAassistant referee, one of only 3 from theUKat the time.[1]
He was appointed to the (Football League)National Listof referees in 2004.[1]Also in 2004, on 6 March, he was namedCombined Services Sports Official of the Year,due to his work for sport within theRAF.He had been posted to theMiddle Eastat this time, so his parents travelled toLondonto receive the award from thePrincess Royalon his behalf.[citation needed]
His first Football League game was a 0–0 draw betweenRushden & DiamondsandKidderminster Harrierson 7 August 2004.[4]His first game atChampionshiplevel was the 2–0 home win forLeicester CityagainstGillinghamon 22 January 2005.[5]
Drysdale attracted media attention in 2007 afterBradford City'sDean Windassreceived a five match ban for swearing at him in the car park after a home game againstBrentfordon 2 January.[6]
In February 2021, Drysdale was involved in an altercation withIpswich TownmidfielderAlan Judgeafter Judge was shown a yellow card. Drysdale was subsequently charged with improper conduct by the Football Association and removed as the referee for his next game.[7][8]
References
edit- ^abcdefBirthdate and profileArchived15 January 2008 at theWayback Machine:the Football Leagueofficial website. Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
- ^Knighton, Jon (30 March 2021)."Darren Drysdale: Referee Says He Hasn't Considered Quitting After Incident With Ipswich Player".Forces Network.Archivedfrom the original on 30 March 2021.Retrieved31 March2021.
- ^Appointed to 2000 FA Cup FinalArchived19 April 2023 at theWayback Machine,assistant referee: from an article at theBBC Newswebsite. Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
- ^First ever Football League game in chargeArchived15 September 2005 at theWayback Machine:soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
- ^First Championship matchArchived16 April 2005 at theWayback Machineas referee: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
- ^"Car park rage..."Archived8 December 2006 at theWayback Machine:theDean Windassban for verbal abuse, 2007:Sky Sportswebsite report. Retrieved on 24 March 2008.
- ^"Darren Drysdale: Referee charged by FA over clash with Ipswich player".BBC Sport. 17 February 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 17 February 2021.Retrieved17 February2021.
- ^"Darren Drysdale: Referee replaced for Southend against Bolton after FA charge".BBC Sport. 18 February 2021.Archivedfrom the original on 19 April 2023.Retrieved18 February2021.