Steve Tanner (referee)

infobox football official
name = Steve Tanner


fullname = Stephen J Tanner
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|10|21
cityofbirth = Somerset
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
otheroccupation =
years = ? -2002
2002-2003
1998-2003
2003-2007
2007-
league = Southern League
Conference South
Football League
Football League
Premier League
role = Referee
Referee
Assistant referee
Referee
Referee
internationalyears = 2008-
confederation = FIFA
internationalrole = Referee

Stephen J. Tanner [ [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ListOfOfficialsDetail/0,,10794~684504,00.html Middle initial] : the Football League official website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.] (born October 21 1970, Somerset [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RefereeProfilesDetail/0,,10794~628215,00.html Profile] : the Football League official website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.] ) is an English association football referee who operates in the Premier League. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2008.

Career

He began refereeing in 1987, eventually officiating in the Southern League until 2002, during which he was promoted to the list of Football League assistant referees (in 1998).

He was a referee in the Football Conference South from 2002 to 2003.

As an assistant referee, Tanner officiated in the 2003 FA Trophy final. In the same year, he progressed to the National List of Football League referees, taking control of his first match on August 9 2003, between Football League Third Division sides Kidderminster and Mansfield Town, the home side winning 2-1. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=396943 First ever Football League match] , Kidderminster v. Mansfield, old Third Division: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.]

He took charge of the Championship play-off semi-final second leg between Watford and Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road on May 9 2006, which ended 0-0. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=484793 Championship Play-off Semi-final 2nd leg] , Watford v. Crystal Palace, 2006: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.]

Tanner was promoted to the PGMO Ltd Select Group of referees at the start of the 2007-08 season. [ [http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c6/66/0,,12306~91846,00.pdf Premier League Press Release 26 July 2007] : PDF file at the Premier League official website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.] He had already refereed three Premier League games in the previous season as 'trial' matches, the first of which was the encounter between Reading and Everton at the Madejski Stadium on December 23 2006, with the away side winning 2-0. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=505207 First ever Premier League game] , 'trial' match, Reading v. Everton, 2006: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.] However, the second of those appointments, Watford against Wigan Athletic, was abandoned by him after 10 minutes due to heavy rain, and subsequently struck from Premier League records. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6205703.stm "Rain ends Watford v Wigan match"] : report from the BBC Sport website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.]

On May 13 2007, Tanner was man-in-the-middle for the Championship play-off semi-final first leg between Wolves and West Bromwich Albion at Molineux, which finished in a 3-2 away win. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=515673 Championship Play-off Semi-final 1st leg] , Wolves v. West Brom, 2007: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.] On January 1 2008 he was added to the FIFA list of referees, replacing Graham Poll, allowing him to referee in international and continental competitions. [ [http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/refereeing/association=eng/peoplekind=ref.html Added to FIFA list] : FIFA official website. Retrieved on January 31 2008.]

Career statistics

References

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=841 Steve Tanner Referee Statistics] at soccerbase.com