Keith Hackett

Keith Stuart Hackett (born June 22, 1944^{[citation needed]}) is a former English football referee, who began refereeing in local leagues in the Sheffield, Yorkshire, area in 1960.^[1]

Keith progressed to the list of Football League referees in 1975, and took charge of the 1981 FA Cup Final at Wembley, finishing 1-1 between Spurs and Manchester City. Tommy Hutchison of City scored both goals, causing the game to go to a replay, which he also refereed at Wembley, the game ending 3-2 to Spurs in an acknowledged classic encounter.^[2]

He was then appointed to the 1984 Charity Shield match, in which Everton defeated Liverpool 1-0, courtesy of a Bruce Grobelaar own goal.

In 1985, he refereed the League Cup Final, where Norwich City beat Sunderland by an Asa Hartford goal to nil.

He published his own book, Hackett's Law; a Referee's Notebook!^[3] in 1986.^[4]

Internationally, he was a match official at the 1988 European Championships, in which he took control of West Germany's 1-1 draw with Italy in Group A on 10 June.

Keith also officiated at the 1988 Olympic Football Tournament, handling the 27 September semi-final between Brazil and West Germany, which Brazil won on penalties following a 1-1 scoreline after extra time.