Andre Marriner (born 1 January 1971)[1] is a retired English professional football referee based in Solihull, West Midlands. He is a member of the Birmingham County Football Association.
 Marriner in 2013 | |||
| Full name | Andre Marriner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1 January 1971 Birmingham, England | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1990s | Birmingham Amateur Football League | Referee | |
| 1990s | Southern Football League | Referee | |
| 2000–2003 | The Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 2003–2005 | The Football League | Referee | |
| 2005–2023 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009–2017 | FIFA listed | Referee (Category 1) | |
In 2005, Marriner was promoted to the list of Select Group Referees who officiate primarily in the Premier League. He also refereed for FIFA between 2009 & 2017. In May 2013 he took charge of the FA Cup final, the highest domestic honour for a referee in England. In May 2023, Marriner took charge of his final Premier League game between Arsenal and Wolves. He will be a full-time VAR official from the 2023/24 season.
Refereeing career
editEarly career
editMarriner began refereeing in 1992, by chance when he was asked to cover for a referee who did not turn up for a local match,[2] and progressed via the Birmingham Amateur Football League and the Southern Football League to become a Football League assistant referee in 2000.[1]
He was appointed to the Football League list of referees in 2003, and he was given his first Premier League appointment on 13 November 2004, a 4–0 home win by Charlton Athletic over Norwich City.[3]
Professional career
editMarriner was promoted to the Select Group of professional referees in 2005.[4] In the same year, he refereed the FA Youth Cup final between Southampton and Ipswich Town, with the latter winning 3–2.[5]
He was appointed fourth official for the 2008 FA Community Shield match, which was won by Manchester United who defeated Portsmouth on penalties after a 0–0 draw in normal time. Peter Walton was the referee.[6]
In December 2008 it was announced that Marriner, at the age of 37 and along with 26-year-old Stuart Attwell, would be invited to join FIFA's list of international referees for 2009. Marriner was called up to officiate at the elite qualification for the 2009 Euro Under-19s Championship, taking charge of Norway's 1–1 draw with Romania in Saint-Lô, and Romania's 3–0 defeat to France, also in Saint-Lô.
He was appointed to the 2010 Football League Championship play-off final between Blackpool and Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium. Blackpool won the match 3–2, all five goals having been scored in the first half, securing the club's return to the Premier League for the first time since 1970. Marriner did not issue any cards during the match.
In a fixture between Arsenal and Liverpool in April 2011, Marriner notably awarded the latest-ever penalty kick in the history of the Premier League. The match was goalless until Marriner awarded Arsenal a penalty in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, and four minutes later awarded a second penalty to Liverpool. Both were converted, the latter in the 102nd minute which also became the League's latest-ever goal.[7]
In May 2013 he refereed the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium. Marriner described the appointment as a "great honour".[8] Wigan won the final 1–0, with a stoppage time goal from Ben Watson. Marriner dismissed City's Pablo Zabaleta six minutes from time for a second yellow card offence.[9]
In March 2014, during Chelsea's 6–0 win over Arsenal, Marriner wrongly sent off Kieran Gibbs in the 15th minute, for a deliberate handball actually committed by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.[10]
Marriner retired at the end of the 2022–23 season after a 23-year career.[11]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Total  |
per game |
Total  |
per game
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 2003–04 | 27 | 70 | 2.59 | 8 | 0.30 |
| 2004–05 | 37 | 80 | 2.16 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 2005–06 | 28 | 76 | 2.71 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 2006–07 | 32 | 96 | 3.00 | 5 | 0.15 |
| 2007–08 | 37 | 112 | 3.02 | 6 | 0.16 |
| 2008–09 | 33 | 108 | 3.20 | 7 | 0.21 |
| 2009–10 | 37 | 115 | 3.11 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 2010–11 | 38 | 131 | 3.48 | 5 | 0.13 |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 92 | 3.29 | 5 | 0.18 |
| 2012–13 | 38 | 122 | 3.21 | 8 | 0.21 |
| 2013–14 | 36 | 110 | 3.06 | 13 | 0.36 |
| 2014–15 | 33 | 125 | 3.79 | 2 | 0.06 |
| 2015–16 | 35 | 120 | 3.43 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 2016–17 | 39 | 146 | 3.74 | 7 | 0.18 |
| 2017–18 | 35 | 97 | 2.77 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 2018–19 | 33 | 84 | 2.55 | 3 | 0.09 |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 71 | 2.63 | 2 | 0.07 |
| 2020–21 | 31 | 79 | 2.55 | 1 | 0.03 |
| 2021–22 | 28 | 90 | 3.21 | 3 | 0.10 |
| 2022–23 | 23 | 79 | 3.43 | 2 | 0.09 |
Statistics are available for all competitions. No records are available prior to 2002–03.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Profile and birthdate confirmation: the Football League official website.
- ^ "WorldReferee.com - referee - Andre Marriner - bio". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ First ever Premier League match Archived 1 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine: soccerbase.com website.
- ^ Profile[permanent dead link]: the Premier League Official website.
- ^ FA Youth Cup Final 2005, referee: TheFA.com website.
- ^ FA Community Shield Appointment Confirmation Archived 26 June 2008 at archive.today'from theFA.com'
- ^ "Dalglish plays down touchline row after 'frustrating' Wenger | the Independent". Independent.co.uk. 17 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ "Marriner to referee FA Cup final". ESPNFC. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Man City 0–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs Mistakenly Sent off for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Handball". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Andre Marriner: Premier League referee retires after 23-year career". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ “Andre Marriner | Latest football betting odds | Soccerbase”. www.soccerbase.com.
External links
edit
- Andre Marriner refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase
- Andre Marriner referee profile at Soccerway
- Andre Marriner referee profile at WorldFootball.net