Mike Dean (referee)

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Michael Leslie Dean is an English football referee in the FA Premier League based in Heswall, Wirral.

In February 2005, Dean was suspended for three months due to his involvement with a horse racing betting company, in which he appeared to be violating his refereeing contract by using his football status to help promote the betting company. (BBC)

Dean was originally appointed to referee the 2006 FA Cup final in Cardiff but the Football Association took the unusual step of replacing him with Alan Wiley after concerns were raised about his ability to be impartial towards Liverpool, who are based near Dean's home town on Merseyside.

Dean refereed the Championship play-off final between Leeds and Watford on the 21st May 2006.

In 2004, he officiated the International Friendly between Holland and Republic of Ireland at the Amsterdam Arena. The away side won 1 - 0 thanks to a Robbie Keane goal. No players found their way into the book.

In the same year, he officiated the Community Shield Final between Arsenal and Manchester United, a game which saw the London side win 3 - 1. There were three cautions (yellow cards).

[edit] Career Statistics

Season	Games	Yellows	Y per game	Reds	R per game
1997/1998	30	83	2.77	5	0.17
1998/1999	38	96	2.53	4	0.11
1999/2000	39	90	2.31	10	0.26
2000/2001	37	106	2.86	4	0.11
2001/2002	35	108	3.09	8	0.23
2002/2003	36	155	4.31	9	0.25
2003/2004	38	98	2.58	9	0.24
2004/2005	24	66	2.75	7	0.29
2005/2006	41	134	3.27	10	0.24