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Mark Warren (referee)
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Mark Warren is an English
former football
referee, and one of only ten from the United Kingdom
to have been a match official in a FIFA World Cup
Final.
by profession, Warren began refereeing in lower leagues in 1978, and was appointed to the list of assistant referees for the Football League
in 1991.
He had been an international assistant referee since 1994 when he was selected as an English representative at the FIFA World Cup
in France in 1998. He was appointed to the final and ran the line, along with South Africa
n Achmat Salie, to the referee, the late Said Belqola
.
In addition Warren was the assistant referee in the FA Cup Final
in 1995, the 1997 League Cup Final, the 1994 Division One
Play-Off
Final
and the 1994 Charity Shield
match.
After assisting in the World Cup Final
, Warren graduated to become a Football League referee, leaving the international assistants' list at the end of that year. He had seven years in the middle before stepping down in 2005. He returned to running the line in the Premier League, and refereed just one match in 2005-06
, the Football Conference North game between Stafford Rangers
and Northwich Victoria
on 31 December 2005.
He subsequently retired from top-class officiating, as confirmed by his exclusion from the lists of Football League referees and assistants for season 2007-08
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
referee, and one of only ten from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
to have been a match official in a FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
Final.
Career
A police officerPolice officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
by profession, Warren began refereeing in lower leagues in 1978, and was appointed to the list of assistant referees for the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
in 1991.
He had been an international assistant referee since 1994 when he was selected as an English representative at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
in France in 1998. He was appointed to the final and ran the line, along with South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n Achmat Salie, to the referee, the late Said Belqola
Said Belqola
Said Belqola was a football referee from Morocco, best known for officiating the 1998 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and France, being the first African referee to officiate a World Cup final....
.
In addition Warren was the assistant referee in the FA Cup Final
FA Cup Final 1995
The 1995 FA Cup Final – the 50th Wembley FA Cup Final to be held since the Second World War – was contested between Everton and Manchester United on Saturday, 20 May 1995. Everton won the match 1–0 via a headed goal by Paul Rideout, after Graham Stuart's shot rebounded off the crossbar...
in 1995, the 1997 League Cup Final, the 1994 Division One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Play-Off
Football League Play-Offs
The Football League play-offs are an annual series of football matches to determine some of the promotion places within the Football League. Essentially, each division of the league offers a certain number of automatic promotion places to the top two or three clubs. A further promotion place is...
Final
Final (competition)
The final of a competition is the match or round in which the winner of the entire event is decided.In sports competitions following a knockout system, where only two individuals or teams compete in each match, the final is usually played between the winners of two semi-finals...
and the 1994 Charity Shield
FA Community Shield
The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
match.
After assisting in the World Cup Final
1998 FIFA World Cup Final
The 1998 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that was played on 12 July 1998 at the Stade de France in St-Denis to determine the winner of the 1998 FIFA World Cup a global football tournament held every four years...
, Warren graduated to become a Football League referee, leaving the international assistants' list at the end of that year. He had seven years in the middle before stepping down in 2005. He returned to running the line in the Premier League, and refereed just one match in 2005-06
2005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
, the Football Conference North game between Stafford Rangers
Stafford Rangers F.C.
Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division.The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts...
and Northwich Victoria
Northwich Victoria F.C.
Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of...
on 31 December 2005.
He subsequently retired from top-class officiating, as confirmed by his exclusion from the lists of Football League referees and assistants for season 2007-08
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
.
External links
- Mark Warren Referee Statistics at soccerbase.com