- Jarnail Singh
infobox football official
name = Jarnail Singh
fullname = Jarnail Singh
dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1962|02|05
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =India
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
otheroccupation = Metropolitan Police worker
years = ? –20041999–20042004–
league =Conference South Football LeagueFootball League
role = RefereeAsst. refereeReferee
internationalyears =
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internationalrole =Jarnail Singh (born 5 February 1962, [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RefereeProfilesDetail/0,,10794~628215,00.html Profile] :
The Football League official website. Retrieved on 24 March 2008]India [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Interviews/0,,10794~701925,00.html Other biographical detail] : from an interview at the Football League official website. Retrieved on 24 March 2008] ) is an Englishassociation football referee ofIndia n descent who officiates inthe Football League . He moved toWolverhampton , West Midlands, at a young age, and now lives inHounslow ,Greater London . [ [http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/reffixtures.php?refid=102 Place of residence confirmation] (Hounslow ): "SoccerFactsUK.co.uk" website. Retrieved on 24 March 2008] He has a full-time occupation in the Metropolitan Police inLondon .Career
Singh took up refereeing in 1985, after taking his exam in order to improve his frequent outings as club linesman for the youth team he managed. He progressed through lower leagues in the
Wolverhampton area and then into theConference South regionally, [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=810&seasonid=133 Conference South referee] , until 2004 season:soccerbase .com website. Retrieved onMarch 24 2008 .] before being appointed as a Football Leagueassistant referee in 1999. Whilst still a Conference referee, he was put in charge of anFA Vase semi-final first leg tie, between Oadby Town and Brigg Town on 22 March 2003, [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=385317 FA Vase semi-final first leg] , 2003: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved onMarch 24 2008 .] and, shortly before his elevation to Football League referee for the 2004-05 season, he was appointed to the middle for the Football Conference Playoff semi-final first leg between Aldershot Town and Hereford United onApril 29 2004 . [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=421701 Football Conference Playoff semi-final first leg] , 2004: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved onMarch 24 2008 .]His first match after his promotion was the
Football League Two encounter between Bristol Rovers and Bury at the Memorial Stadium on 10 August 2004, in which he sent offColin Woodthorpe of Bury in the 65th minute. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=427811 First ever Football League match as referee] , Bristol Rovers v. Bury, 2004: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved onMarch 24 2008 .]Singh was suspended by the FAFact|date=October 2008 following a
Football League Two match between Shrewsbury Town and Bradford City atNew Meadow on 28 September 2008. He had failed to stop play when Graeme Lee andTJ Moncur clashed heads, leaving both players prostrate on the floor. Approximately 13 minutes later Moncur fell to the ground and appeared to be suffering a fit as a direct result of the clash of heads.Personal life
Singh is employed by the Metropolitan Police in London, and is married with two children.
References
External links
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=810 Jarnail Singh Referee Statistics] at
soccerbase .comPersondata
NAME= Singh, Jarnail
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=association football referee, Metropolitan Police worker
DATE OF BIRTH= 1962-02-05
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