Howard Webb
Webb in 2011
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| Full name | Howard Melton Webb | ||
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| Born |
14 July 1971 Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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| Other occupation | Police Officer with South Yorkshire Police | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1993–1995 | Northern Counties East | Assistant referee | |
| 1995–1998 | Northern Counties East | Referee | |
| 1996–1998 | Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 1998–2000 | Premier League | Assistant referee | |
| 1998–2000 | Football Conference | Referee | |
| 2000–2003 | Football League | Referee | |
| 2003–2014 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2005–2014 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Howard Melton Webb, MBE (born 14 July 1971) is an English former professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League from 2003 to 2014, as well as for FIFA as a FIFA international referee from 2005 to 2014.
Webb is counted amongst the all-time top referees by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics and refereed a number of notable matches in England including the FA Cup final, the FA Community Shield and the final of the Football League Cup. In 2010, he became the first person to referee the finals of both the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup in the same year.
Throughout his professional career, Webb drew praise for his authoritative and respected approach to refereeing from football bodies, pundits, colleagues, players, and managers. He announced his retirement in August 2014 to become the technical director of the Professional Game Match Officials Board.
Webb was born to Sylvia and Billy Webb and grew up in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire. His father was a referee for 35 years.
Webb first took up refereeing in local leagues in 1989. In 1993 he progressed to the Northern Counties East League as an assistant referee, becoming a referee for that league two years later.
In 1996, he was appointed as a Football League assistant referee and, in 1998, fulfilled the same function in the Premier League, as well as being promoted to the Football Conference as a full referee. He was a police officer with South Yorkshire Police but took sabbatical leave to concentrate on his refereeing.
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