Mike Dean (referee)
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| Full name | Michael Leslie Dean | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Wirral, Merseyside, England | ||
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| Years | League | Role | |
| ? –1997 1995–1997 1997–2000 2000– |
Northern Premier League Football League Football League Premier League |
Referee Asst. referee Referee Referee |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 2003– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Michael Leslie Dean (born June 2, 1968[1]) is an English football referee in the FA Premier League based in Heswall, Wirral.
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[edit] Career
Dean began refereeing in 1985. He eventually officiated in the Northern Premier League as a referee,[2] becoming a Football League assistant referee in 1995, and progressing to the full referees' list in 1997. He was appointed to the Select Group of referees for the Premier League in 2000, being subsequently promoted to the FIFA list in 2003. Also in 2003, he was fourth official to Graham Barber at the FA Cup Final held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on May 13, 2003, when Arsenal beat Southampton 1–0.[1]
In 2004, he was appointed to the International Friendly between Holland and Republic of Ireland at the Amsterdam Arena. The away side won 1–0 thanks to a Robbie Keane goal.[3]
In the same year, he took control of the FA Community Shield match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium, a game which saw the London side win 3–1.[4] He had also refereed the FA Trophy Final of that year.[1]
He was originally appointed to referee the 2006 FA Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium on May 13, 2006, but the Football Association took the unusual step of replacing him with Alan Wiley after concerns were raised about his ability to be impartial towards Liverpool, who are based near Dean's home town in the Wirral.[5]
He made it to the Millennium Stadium eight days later though, when he refereed the Championship play-off final between Leeds and Watford on May 21, 2006, Leeds suffering a heavy 3–0 defeat in failing to clinch promotion to the Premiership.[6]
[edit] Involvement with betting syndicate
On February 26, 2005, Dean was suspended due to his involvement with a horse racing betting company, in which he appeared to be violating his refereeing contract by using his football status to help promote the betting company. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited, which supplies Premiership referees, investigated Dean's links with Arbitros Racing and ruled that he should not officiate until the matter had been resolved to the board's satisfaction.[7] A statement was later made that Mike Dean had been suspended until May 31, 2005 by the PGMOL, for breaching the terms of his employment contract, which require match officials to seek permission from them for any business ventures or the use of their status as a PGMOL official for promotional purposes. He was also required to cease his involvement with this venture and any similar activities.[8][9]
[edit] FA Cup Final 2008
Dean refereed the 2008 FA Cup Final at Wembley between Portsmouth and Cardiff City on May 17, 2008, with Trevor Massey and Martin Yerby as his assistant referees and Chris Foy as fourth official.[2]
[edit] Coin-throwing incident
On Sunday 5th April 2009, in a Championship match between Cardiff and fierce rivals Swansea, Dean was struck on the forehead by what appeared to be a coin and suffered a cut to the head. South Wales Police have arrested a supporter in connection with the incident after looking at CCTV footage. If found guilty, Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale has announced that the supporter would be given a life-long ban after condemning the attack. [10]
[edit] Career statistics
| Season | Games | Total  |
per game |
Total  |
per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/1998 | 30 | 83 | 2.77 | 5 | 0.17 |
| 1998/1999 | 38 | 96 | 2.53 | 4 | 0.11 |
| 1999/2000 | 39 | 90 | 2.31 | 10 | 0.26 |
| 2000/2001 | 37 | 106 | 2.86 | 4 | 0.11 |
| 2001/2002 | 35 | 108 | 3.09 | 8 | 0.23 |
| 2002/2003 | 36 | 155 | 4.31 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 2003/2004 | 38 | 98 | 2.58 | 9 | 0.24 |
| 2004/2005 | 24 | 66 | 2.75 | 7 | 0.29 |
| 2005/2006 | 41 | 134 | 3.27 | 10 | 0.24 |
| 2006/2007 | 43 | 173 | 4.02 | 16 | 0.37 |
| 2007/2008 | 40 | 140 | 3.50 | 10 | 0.25 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Birthdate confirmation and biography: the Football League official website. Retrieved on April 8, 2008.
- ^ a b FA Cup Final 2008, plus other information: TheFA.com official website. Retrieved on April 8, 2008.
- ^ Mention of his first International match, Holland v. Ireland, 2004: Newcastle-Online website. Retrieved on April 8, 2008.
- ^ Community Shield 2004, Arsenal v. Man United: from The Independent website, via the FindArticles service.
- ^ FA replace Dean with Alan Wiley for the FA Cup Final, 2006: Daily Telegraph website. Retrieved on April 8, 2008.
- ^ Championship Play-off Final, 2006: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on April 8, 2008.
- ^ "Premier League referee suspended". BBC Sport. 2005-02-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4301613.stm. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Referee Dean suspended for role in race syndicate". The Independent. 2005-04-09. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050409/ai_n13596979. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ "Referee Dean banned for breach of contract". sport.scotsman.com. 2005-04-09. http://sport.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2616882. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7984461.stm
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Mike Dean Referee Statistics at soccerbase.com
- Refs Corner: Mike Dean at the Football Association
- Profile on RateTheRef.net
| Preceded by Steve Bennett |
FA Community Shield 2004 |
Succeeded by Howard Webb |
| Preceded by Uriah Rennie |
FA Trophy Final 2004 |
Succeeded by Phil Dowd |
