Paul Durkin
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| Paul Durkin | |
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| Born | 15 August 1955 |
Paul Anthony Durkin (born 15 August 1955[1]) is an English former football referee, who retired in 2004. He comes from the Isle of Portland in Dorset. He currently works as a referee assessor for the Football Association.
Durkin was England's only referee at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Finals in France, where he refereed one match - the Group B encounter between Italy and Austria. In the same year, he refereed the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Newcastle United, whilst in 2003 he was in charge of the Football League Cup Final between Liverpool and Manchester United.
Durkin also appeared in ITV1's Simply the Best as the referee.[2]
References
- ↑ Birthdate confirmation (German) at Weltfußball.de
- ↑ http://www.tv.com/simply-the-best/show/7025/cast.html?tag=container;cast_crew_list
External links
- Paul Durkin Referee Statistics at soccerbase.com
- 7 questions with Paul Durkin
| Preceded by Stephen Lodge |
FA Cup Final Referee 1998 |
Succeeded by Peter Jones |
| Preceded by Graham Poll |
League Cup Final 2003 |
Succeeded by Mike Riley |
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