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| Full name | Andre Marriner | ||
| Born | 1 January 1971 Birmingham, England |
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| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1990s | Birmingham Amateur Football League | Referee | |
| 1990s | Southern Football League | Referee | |
| 2000–2003 | The Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 2003–2005 | The Football League | Referee | |
| 2005– | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009– | FIFA | Referee | |
Andre Marriner (born 1 January 1971[1]) is an English professional football referee who officiates in the Premier League. He is based in Sheldon, West Midlands.
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Marriner began refereeing in 1992, by chance when he was asked to cover for a referee who did not turn up for a local match,[2] and progressed via the Birmingham Amateur Football League and the Southern Football League to become a Football League assistant referee in 2000.[1]
He was appointed to the Football League list of referees in 2003, and he was given his first Premier League appointment on 13 November 2004, a 4–0 home win by Charlton Athletic over Norwich City.[3]
Marriner was added to the Select Group of referees in 2005.[4] In the same year, he refereed the FA Youth Cup final between Southampton and Ipswich Town, with the latter winning 3-2.[5]
He was appointed as fourth official for the 2008 FA Community Shield match on 9 August. The match was won by Manchester United who defeated Portsmouth on penalties after a 0-0 draw in normal time. Peter Walton was referee, and the assistants were Dave Richardson and Ian Gosling.[6]
On 20 December 2008 it was confirmed that Marriner, at the age of 37 and along with 26-year-old Stuart Attwell, would be invited to join the list of international referees for 2009.
Marriner was called up to officiate at the elite qualification stage for 2009 Euro Under-19s Championship, taking charge of Norway's 1-1 draw with Romania on 20 May 2009 in Saint-Lô, and Romania's 3-0 defeat to France there three days later.
He was appointed to officiate the 2010 League Championship play-off final between Blackpool and Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium on 22 May. Blackpool won the match 3-2, all five goals having been scored in the first half, securing the club's return to the Premier League for the first time since the 1970-71 season. Marriner issued no cards for the duration of the final.
In a fixture between Arsenal and Liverpool on 17 April 2011, Marriner notably awarded the latest-ever penalty kick in the history of the Premier League. The match was goalless until Marriner awarded Arsenal a penalty in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, and four minutes later awarded a second penalty to Liverpool. Both were converted, the latter in the 102nd minute which also became the League's latest-ever goal.[7]
| Season | Games | Total | per game | Total | per game |
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| 2002/2003 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 2003/2004 | 27 | 70 | 2.59 | 8 | 0.30 |
| 2004/2005 | 37 | 80 | 2.16 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 2005/2006 | 28 | 76 | 2.71 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 2006/2007 | 32 | 96 | 3.00 | 5 | 0.15 |
| 2007/2008 | 37 | 112 | 3.02 | 6 | 0.16 |
| 2008/2009 | 33 | 108 | 3.20 | 7 | 0.21 |
| 2009/2010 | 37 | 115 | 3.11 | 10 | 0.27 |
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