Keith Stroud
| Full name | Keith Paul Stroud | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 August 1969 Bournemouth, England |
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| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| ? - ? | Wessex League | Referee | |
| ? -2004 | Football Conference South | Referee | |
| 2000-2002 | Football League | Asst. referee | |
| 2002-2004 | Premier League | Asst. referee | |
| 2004-2007 | Football League | Referee | |
| 2007-2010 | Premier League | Referee | |
| 2010- | Football League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2004-2007 | FIFA listed | Asst. referee | |
Keith Paul Stroud (born 12 August 1969) is a professional English football referee who officiates in the Football League and Premier League.
He first took up refereeing in 1988. He progressed via the Wessex League, becoming a National List assistant referee in the year 2000, and a Select Group assistant referee in 2002. Also in 2002, he was an assistant referee for the old Division Three play-off final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, between Cheltenham and Rushden & Diamonds.
Stroud was appointed as one of the assistant referees to Graham Barber during the FA Cup Final 2003, when Arsenal defeated Southampton by 1-0, again at the Millennium Stadium, on 17 May 2003.
He was promoted from the Football Conference to the National List of referees in 2004, and became a FIFA assistant referee in the same year. His first Football League match in control was the League Two encounter between Cheltenham Town and Scunthorpe United at Whaddon Road on 10 August 2004, which finished as a 2-0 away win. Also in that year, he was in charge of the Football Conference play-off final, at Stoke's Britannia Stadium, which saw Shrewsbury beat Aldershot 3-0 on penalties, following a 1-1 scoreline after extra time.
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