Lee Probert (referee)

infobox football official
name = Lee Probert


fullname = Lee W Probert
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|8|13
cityofbirth = South Gloucestershire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
otheroccupation =
years = ? -1998
1998-2003
2003-2007
2007-
league = Football Conference South
Football League
Football League
Premier League
role = Referee
Asst. referee
Referee
Referee
internationalyears = -
confederation = -
internationalrole = -

Lee W. Probert [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ListOfOfficialsDetail/0,,10794~684504,00.html Middle initial and new residence] (Wiltshire): the Football League official website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.] (born August 13 1972 [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RefereeProfilesDetail/0,,10794~628215,00.html Birthdate confirmation and profile] : the Football League official website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.] ) is an English football referee in the Football League and Premier League. He was born on the South Gloucestershire border with Bristol, Avon, but now lives in Wiltshire.

Career

He began refereeing in 1986, in leagues local to Bristol, and later in the Football Conference South. He was promoted to the assistant referees' list of the Football League in 1998, and made the step up to full referee in the League five years later.

He refereed his first FA Cup match on November 17 2001, taking charge of the first round tie between Dagenham & Redbridge and Southport, which was settled for the home side by a Mark Stein penalty after 26 minutes. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=334538 First FA Cup tie] , Dagenham & Redbridge v. Southport, 2001: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.]

His first match after elevation to the League list of referees was the League Two encounter at Sixfields on August 9 2003, involving Northampton Town and Torquay, Jason Fowler scoring the only goal for the visitors. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=396947 First match] as a Football League referee, Northampton v. Torquay, 2003: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.]

His most notable other match was a League One play-off semi-final second leg, when Blackpool defeated Oldham by 3-1 on May 19 2007. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=516160 League One play-off semi-final] (second leg), Blackpool v. Oldham, 2007: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.]

On July 26 2007, a Press release from the Professional Game Match Officials Limited, which employs Premier League referees full-time, stated that Probert had been included in the Select Group of 19 referees for season 2007-08. [ [http://www.premierleague.com/staticFiles/c6/66/0,,12306~91846,00.pdf Promotion to the Select Group] : PGMOL Press release (PDF file). Retrieved on March 23 2008.] Prior to this, he had been 'trialled' in the top league during the previous season, being given control of the game between Sheffield United and Portsmouth at Bramall Lane on January 13 2007, which ended in a 1-1 draw. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=507078 Premier League "trial" match] , Sheff Utd v. Portsmouth, 2007: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on March 23 2008.]

Career statistics

References

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=647 Lee Probert Referee Statistics] at soccerbase.com