- Lee Mason
infobox football official
name = Lee Mason
fullname = Lee S Mason
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|10|29
cityofbirth =Bolton ,Lancashire
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
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years = 1992-19961996-19981998-20002000-20022002-20062006-
league = North West Counties LeagueNorth West Counties LeagueFootball LeaguePremier League Football LeaguePremier League
role = Asst. refereeRefereeAsst. refereeAsst. refereeRefereeReferee
internationalyears = -
confederation = -
internationalrole = -Lee S. Mason (born
29 October 1971 [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RefereeProfilesDetail/0,,10794~628215,00.html Birthdate confirmation] and biography:the Football League Official website.] ) is an English football referee originating fromBolton ,Lancashire . He is chairman of the "Bolton Referees Society", and still lives locally. His younger brother Andy is a formerprofessional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers, among others. [ [http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/amason.html Andy Mason (ex-footballer)] , Lee's brother: Boston United website.]Education
Lee attended Liverpool Institute of Higher Education between 1990-1993 where he gained his degree. Whilst there he played for his college football team as well as being a regular compere, hosting a variety of social events at the Student Union club, The Derwent. Lee is an old boy of the exclusive Newman Hall.
Career
He took up the whistle in 1988, officiating in the "Bolton Boys Fed". In 1992 he was added to the
North West Counties Football League assistant referee s' list, and progressed to full referee for that competition four years later. He was included onthe Football League list of assistant referees in 1998, and fulfulled that role once more in thePremier League from 2000.In 2002, he was promoted to referee for the Football League, and his first match at that level was the
Football League Third Division encounter atGay Meadow between Shrewsbury and Exeter onAugust 10 2002 , the match finishing 1-0 to the home side. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=367117 First Football League match] , Shrewsbury v. Exeter, Division Three, 2002:soccerbase .com website.]He also took charge of the 2002
FA County Youth Cup Final between Birmingham and Durham, which Birmingham won 2-1. [ [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACountyYouthCup/History/Postings/2003/11/15087.htm FA Youth Cup Final 2002] , Birmingham v. Durham: TheFA.com website.]Mason became a "Development Group" referee in 2003, and finally reached the Premier League list of Select Group referees in 2006. His first ever match in that league as man-in-the-middle came on
4 February 2006 , when Middlesbrough lost 4-0 at home to Aston Villa, the goals coming via aLuke Moore hat-trick , and Kevin Phillips. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=477081 First Premier League match] , Middlesbrough v. Aston Villa, 2006: soccerbase.com website.]He was also chosen to control the League One Play-Off Final between Barnsley and Swansea at the
Millennium Stadium ,Cardiff , on27 May 2006 , which Barnsley won on penalties after a 2-2 scoreline followingextra time . [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=485273 League One Play-Off Final 2006] , Barnsley v. Swansea: soccerbase.com website.]Career statistics
References
External links
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=803 Lee Mason Referee Statistics] at
soccerbase .com
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