Keith Burge

infobox football official


name = Keith Burge
fullname = William Keith Burge
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1950|08|10
cityofbirth = Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taff,
Glamorgan
countryofbirth = Wales
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
otheroccupation = Civil servant
years = 1986-1992
1992-1999
league = Football League
Premier League
role = Referee
Referee
internationalyears = 1986-1995
confederation = FIFA listed
internationalrole = Referee

William Keith Burge [ [http://www.linguasport.com/futbol/internacional/clubes/c2/C2_92gd.htm Full name] , confirmed on statistical webpage: "Linguasport.com" website.] (known as Keith Burge and born August 10 1950 [ [http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/565722.pdf Birthday] confirmation: UEFA.com PDF newsletter ("UEFA Direct", p.23).] ) is a Welsh former football referee. He officiated in the English Football League and Premier League, and for FIFA. He hails from Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, Glamorgan. His other occupation is as a civil servant. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19970615/ai_n14464869 Article] about Burge: Sunday Mirror online, via the "FindArticles" service.]

Career

He was appointed as a referee to the Football League in 1986, at the age of thirty-five - the last Welsh referee to join the English list, as this option was withdrawn by UEFA in 1997. [ [http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:agHSLGGM1SsJ:www.monmouthshirereferees.com/newsletters/200503-3.doc+%22keith+burge%22+referee&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=35&gl=uk Last Welsh referee on English list] : mention in a HTML-based cached version of the Monmouthshire Referees online PDF newsletter (03-2003, p.3).]

He was on the first list of referees to officiate in the new Premier League for the 1992-93 season, and made his debut there on September 5 1992, taking charge of the 3-2 win by Wimbledon over Arsenal at Plough Lane. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=299898 First Premier League match] , Wimbledon v. Arsenal, 1992: soccerbase.com website.]

He was a FIFA official until 1995, when he reached the international retirement age of forty-five. One of his last appointments was in the Euro '96 qualifying tournament, when Lithuania drew 0-0 at home to Croatia on March 29 1995. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/1995e1.html Lithuania v. Croatia] , Euro '96 qualifying: "RSSSF" statistical website.]

Domestically, he retained his place on the Premier League list for six seasons, until he retired from refereeing completely after his final match in the Premier League, a 2-1 win by Manchester United over Aston Villa at Old Trafford on May 1 1999. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=258726 Last ever match] , Man Utd v. Aston Villa, 1999: soccerbase.com website.]

References

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=128 Keith Burge Referee Statistics] at soccerbase.com (incomplete)