Chris Foy (referee)
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| Full name | Christopher J Foy | ||
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| Born |
20 November 1962 St. Helens, Lancashire, England |
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| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1994–95 | The Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 1995–96 | Premier League | Assistant referee | |
| 1996–2001 | The Football League | Referee | |
| 2001–2015 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2002–07 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Christopher J. Foy (born 20 November 1962 in St. Helens, Lancashire) is an English retired professional football referee. Following his first appointment as an official in the Football League in 1994 and his promotion in 2001 to the list of Select Group Referees who officiate in the Premier League, Foy refereed a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield and the finals of the FA Cup, Football League Cup and FA Trophy.
In 2015 Foy retired to become a senior referees' coach for the Professional Game Match Officials Board.
Foy first started refereeing in 1983. In 1994, he was promoted to the Football League list of assistant referees and progressed to the Premier League assistant referees' list in 1995.
He made the step up to the role of referee in the Football League in 1996 and became a Premier League referee in 2001, his first appointment being a 0–0 draw between Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic in December 2001. Earlier in that year Foy was appointed fourth official for the FA Trophy final at Villa Park, where Canvey Island defeated Forest Green Rovers 1–0.
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