Roger East (referee)
Roger East(born 12 May 1965) is an English former professionalfootballrefereewho officiated primarily in thePremier League.He was associated with theWiltshire Football Association.
Career
[edit]East has been on the national list of football referees since 2006. In 2006, at the request ofthe Football Association,he travelled to Libya to officiate the Tripoli derby betweenAl-IttihadandAl-Ahly.[1]He had previously been an assistant referee for the2004 FA Cup Finaland the2006 FA Community Shield.
He took charge of the2012 Football League One play-off finalbetweenSheffield UnitedandHuddersfield Townand refereed his firstPremier Leaguegame in September 2012 in a match betweenSwansea CityandSunderland.[2]He also was in charge of the championship play - off clash with Norwich City and Ipswich Town in 2015.
East became a member of theSelect Groupof Premier League referees for the2013–14 season.[3][4]East retired at the end of the2018–19season.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Men in Black – Roger East".football-league.co.uk. 15 September 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 13 May 2014.Retrieved9 May2014.
- ^"Scrapping Swans Make a Key Premier League Point".Western Mail.3 September 2012.[dead link]
- ^"Referee Profile".premierleague.Retrieved9 May2014.
- ^"Roger East".football-lineups.Retrieved9 May2014.
- ^"East blows full-time on career as referee".Premier League.Retrieved5 October2019.