Steve Tanner (referee)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Stephen J Tanner | |
| Date of birth | October 21, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Somerset, England | |
| Domestic | ||
| Years | League | Role |
| ? -2002 2002-2003 1998-2003 2003-2007 2007- |
Southern League Conference South Football League Football League Premier League |
Referee Referee Assistant referee Referee Referee |
| International | ||
| 2008- | FIFA | Referee |
Stephen J. Tanner[1] (born October 21, 1970, Somerset[2]) is an English association football referee who operates in the Premier League. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2008.
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[edit] Career
He began refereeing in 1987, eventually officiating in the Southern League until 2002, during which he was promoted to the list of Football League assistant referees (in 1998).
He was a referee in the Football Conference South from 2002 to 2003.
As an assistant referee, Tanner officiated in the 2003 FA Trophy final.[2] In the same year, he progressed to the National List of Football League referees, taking control of his first match on August 9, 2003, between Football League Third Division sides Kidderminster and Mansfield Town, the home side winning 2-1.[3]
He took charge of the Championship play-off semi-final second leg between Watford and Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road on May 9, 2006, which ended 0-0.[4]
Tanner was promoted to the PGMO Ltd Select Group of referees at the start of the 2007-08 season.[5] He had already refereed three Premier League games in the previous season as 'trial' matches, the first of which was the encounter between Reading and Everton at the Madejski Stadium on December 23, 2006, with the away side winning 2-0.[6] However, the second of those appointments, Watford against Wigan Athletic, was abandoned by him after 10 minutes due to heavy rain, and subsequently struck from Premier League records.[7]
On May 13, 2007, Tanner was man-in-the-middle for the Championship play-off semi-final first leg between Wolves and West Bromwich Albion at Molineux, which finished in a 3-2 away win.[8] On January 1 2008 he was added to the FIFA list of referees, replacing Graham Poll, allowing him to referee in international and continental competitions.[9]
[edit] Career statistics
| Season | Games | Total  |
per game |
Total  |
per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/2003 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 2003/2004 | 28 | 107 | 3.82 | 10 | 0.36 |
| 2004/2005 | 33 | 91 | 2.76 | 9 | 0.27 |
| 2005/2006 | 37 | 129 | 3.49 | 9 | 0.24 |
| 2006/2007 | 35 | 93 | 2.66 | 3 | 0.08 |
| 2007/2008 | 34 | 103 | 3.02 | 3 | 0.08 |
[edit] References
- ^ Middle initial: the Football League official website. Retrieved on March 23, 2008.
- ^ a b Profile: the Football League official website. Retrieved on March 23, 2008.
- ^ First ever Football League match, Kidderminster v. Mansfield, old Third Division: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23, 2008.
- ^ Championship Play-off Semi-final 2nd leg, Watford v. Crystal Palace, 2006: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23, 2008.
- ^ Premier League Press Release 26 July 2007: PDF file at the Premier League official website. Retrieved on March 23, 2008.
- ^ First ever Premier League game, 'trial' match, Reading v. Everton, 2006: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23, 2008.
- ^ "Rain ends Watford v Wigan match": report from the BBC Sport website. Retrieved on March 23, 2008.
- ^ Championship Play-off Semi-final 1st leg, Wolves v. West Brom, 2007: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23, 2008.
- ^ Added to FIFA list: FIFA official website. Retrieved on January 31, 2008.
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