Keith Hackett
| Full name | Keith Stuart Hackett | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
22 June 1944 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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| Other occupation | General manager | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| –1975 | Northern Premier League | Referee | |
| 1972–1976 | Football League | Linesman | |
| 1975–1976 | (Supplementary List) | Referee | |
| 1976–1992 | Football League | Referee | |
| 1992–1994 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1981–1991 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Keith Stuart Hackett (born 22 June 1944) is an English former football referee, who began refereeing in local leagues in the Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire area in 1960. He is counted amongst the top 100 referees of all time in a list maintained by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).
He reached the Northern Premier League and became a Football League linesman in 1972. Three years later he advanced to the Supplementary List of referees and one year later in 1976 to the full List at the age of only thirty two. He made progress and in 1979 was senior linesman to Ron Challis in the FA Cup Final. The next season he took charge of an FA Cup semi-final between Arsenal and Liverpool. The match required a replay, which he also handled, but that ended all-square as well, and two further replays were required to separate the teams.
The following season saw him step up to the ultimate domestic honour of the 1981 FA Cup Final at Wembley, finishing 1-1 between Spurs and Manchester City. Aged only thirty six at the time, he was one of the youngest Cup Final referees.Tommy Hutchison of City scored both goals, causing the game to go to a replay, which Hackett also refereed at Wembley, the game ending 3-2 to Tottenham. He was then appointed to the FIFA List for the following season of 1981-82.
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