- Mike Dean (referee)
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Mike Dean 
Personal information Full name Michael Leslie Dean Born 2 June 1968
Wirral, EnglandDomestic Years League Role ? –1997 Northern Premier League Referee 1995–1997 Football League Asstistant referee 1997–2000 Football League Referee 2000– Premier League Referee International Years League Role 2003– FIFA listed Referee Michael Leslie Dean (born 2 June 1968[1]) is an English professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Premier League. He is based in Heswall, Wirral.
Since his appointment as a Select Group referee in 2000, Dean has officiated a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield and the finals of the FA Trophy, FA Cup and Football League Cup.
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Career
Dean began refereeing in 1985. He eventually officiated in the Northern Premier League as a referee,[2] becoming a Football League assistant referee in 1995, and progressing to the full referees' list in 1997. He was appointed to the Select Group of referees for the Premier League in 2000, being subsequently promoted to the FIFA list in 2003. Also in 2003, he was fourth official to Graham Barber at the FA Cup final held at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on 13 May, when Arsenal beat Southampton 1–0.[1]
In 2004, he was appointed his first international match, a friendly between the Netherlands and Republic of Ireland at the Amsterdam Arena. The away side won 1–0 thanks to a Robbie Keane goal.[3]
In the same year, Dean took control of the 2004 FA Community Shield match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium, a game which saw the London side win 3–1.[4] He had also refereed the FA Trophy final of that year.[1]
He was originally appointed to referee the 2006 FA Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium on 13 May 2006, but the Football Association later replaced him with Alan Wiley after concerns were raised about Dean's ability to be impartial towards Liverpool, who are based near Dean's home town in Wirral.[5]
Dean made it to the Millennium Stadium eight days later though, when he refereed the Championship play-off final between Leeds United and Watford on 21 May, with Leeds suffering a 3–0 defeat and failing to clinch promotion to the Premier League.
2008 FA Cup final
Dean refereed the 2008 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium between Portsmouth and Cardiff City on 17 May, with Trevor Massey and Martin Yerby as his assistants and Chris Foy as fourth official.[2] He issued three cautions during the match.
2008-05-17
15:00Cardiff City 0 – 1 Portsmouth Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 89,874(Report) Kanu 
37'
Hreiðarsson
45'
Kranjčar 54'
Diarra 90'Coin-throwing incident
Dean receives treatment after being struck by a coin during the South Wales derby
On 5 April 2009 in the South Wales derby between Cardiff City and Swansea City, Dean suffered a cut to the forehead resulting from what appeared to be a coin thrown by a Cardiff supporter. He later awarded Cardiff a debatable penalty, which was converted to earn a draw for the home side.[6] Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale condemned the coin attack and announced that the supporter would be given a life-long ban if found guilty. A 24-year-old Pontypridd man was later convicted over the incident and given a three-year ban and £200 fine. No action was taken by the Football Association of Wales against Cardiff City.[7]
Old Trafford controversy
In 2010 Dean was appointed to officiate the fixture at Old Trafford between Manchester United and Chelsea on 3 April. The game was dubbed a potential Premier League "title decider". Chelsea won the match 2-1.[8] Dean, along with his assistants Simon Beck and Stephen Child, were heavily criticised in the media for turning down up to four penalty kick appeals, three for Manchester United and one for Chelsea. Didier Drogba scored Chelsea's second goal to give them a 2-0 lead, despite video replays appearing to show he was offside when the ball was played to him. Nearing the end of the game, Dean allowed a Manchester United goal to stand when Federico Macheda appeared to bundle the ball over the goal-line with his hands. United manager Alex Ferguson was among those who criticised Dean's performance.[9] Ferguson said he was "worried" when Dean was appointed to the game after he had been in the media spotlight over controversial decisions he made in a Burnley-Blackburn Rovers match the week prior. Burnley manager Brian Laws described the assignment of Dean to the Old Trafford game as "mad".[10]
Europe
On 30 September 2010, Dean refereed a Europa League group stage match between Borussia Dortmund and Sevilla. Early in the second half he showed a second yellow card to Dortmund wingback Marcel Schmelzer for an alleged dive. The decision was criticised by Dortmund management and supporters who claimed Schmelzer had not attempted to draw a foul, but merely lost his footing while trying to evade his opponent's tackle; Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp called Dean's interpretation of the incident "absolutely crazy".[11] Later, Dean elected not to issue a second yellow card to Sevilla defender Fernando Navarro for what appeared a tactical foul on Jakub Błaszczykowski.
Dean has officiated European Championship qualifying matches. His first appointment was to the Euro 2008 group F qualifier between Iceland and Latvia on 13 October 2007. The game in the Icelandic capital Reykjavík ended with a 4-2 win for the visitors. Dean's next European Championship match was on 12 October 2010 when he oversaw a group A qualifier for Euro 2012 between Belgium and Austria in Brussels. The away team appeared to have secured a 3-2 victory but two Belgium goals on 87 and 89 minutes overturned that scoreline, only for ten-man Austria to score an injury-time equaliser to end with a 4-4 draw.
2011 League Cup final
On 31 January 2011, Dean was appointed to referee the 2011 League Cup final between Arsenal and Birmingham City.[12]
Birmingham won the match 2-1, with an 89th-minute winning goal by Obafemi Martins. The Blues had taken the lead through Nikola Žigić, before Robin van Persie equallised for Arsenal. Dean issued five yellow cards during the course of the final, and might have been required to interpret a significant event in just the second minute. An early Birmingham chance was created through Lee Bowyer, who appeared to be fouled by Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny in what would probably have been a penalty kick for Birmingham and a red card for the Gunners keeper. However, Bowyer was flagged offside by Dean's assistant (a decision which replays suggested was incorrect).[13]
27 February 2011
16:00 GMT[14]Arsenal 1 – 2 Birmingham City Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 88,851Van Persie 39'
Koscielny 35'
Clichy 52'Žigić 28'
Martins 89'
Larsson 41'
Jerome 90+3'
Ferguson 90+4'Card statistics
Season Games Total per gameTotal 
per game1997/98 30 83 2.77 5 0.17 1998/99 38 96 2.53 4 0.11 1999/00 39 90 2.31 10 0.26 2000/01 37 106 2.86 4 0.11 2001/02 35 108 3.09 8 0.23 2002/03 36 155 4.31 9 0.25 2003/04 38 98 2.58 9 0.24 2004/05 24 66 2.75 7 0.29 2005/06 41 134 3.27 10 0.24 2006/07 43 173 4.02 16 0.37 2007/08 45 154 3.42 10 0.22 2008/09 44 156 3.55 12 0.27 2009/10 43 148 3.44 7 0.16 2010/11 43 147 3.42 7 0.16 2011/12 Statistics are for all competitions, including domestic, European and international. No records are available prior to 1997/98.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Birthdate confirmation and biography: the Football League official website. Retrieved on 8 April 2008.
- ^ a b FA Cup Final 2008, plus other information: TheFA.com official website. Retrieved on 8 April 2008.
- ^ Mention of his first International match, Holland v. Ireland, 2004: Newcastle-Online website. Retrieved on 8 April 2008.
- ^ Community Shield 2004, Arsenal v. Man United: from The Independent website, via the FindArticles service.
- ^ FA replace Dean with Alan Wiley for the FA Cup Final, 2006: Daily Telegraph website. Retrieved on 8 April 2008.
- ^ "FAW starts coin-throwing inquiry". BBC News. 6 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7984461.stm.
- ^ "Poll condemns FAW over coin row". BBC News. 19 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8054433.stm.
- ^ Manchester United 1-2 Chelsea Daily Mail website. Retrieved on 4 April 2010.
- ^ Sir Alex fumes at Officials Sky Sports website. Retrieved on 4 April 2010.
- ^ Brian Laws: Dean Appointment Is 'Mad' ! Daily Telegraph website. Retrieved on 4 April 2010.
- ^ Klopp: "Der Platzverweis ist absolut wahnsinnig" SPOX.com website. Retrieved on 1 October 2010.
- ^ http://www.football-league.co.uk/carlingcup/news/20110131/officials-named-for-carling-cup-final_2293330_2281129
- ^ "Arsenal 1-2 Birmingham". BBC News. 27 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9405702.stm.
- ^ "Carling Cup final ticket details". The Football League. 27 January 2011. http://www.football-league.co.uk/carlingcup/news/20110127/carling-cup-final-ticket-details_2293330_2278000. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ http://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=135&season_id=141
External links
- Mike Dean Profile at Refworld.com
- Mike Dean Referee Statistics at soccerbase.com
- Refs Corner: Mike Dean at the Football Association
- Profile on RateTheRef.net
Preceded by
Steve BennettFA Community Shield
2004Succeeded by
Howard WebbPreceded by
Uriah RennieFA Trophy Final
2004Succeeded by
Phil DowdCategories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- English football referees
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