Martin Atkinson
Atkinson in October 2014
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| Full name | Martin Atkinson | ||
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| Born |
31 March 1971 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1998–2000 | Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 2000–2003 | Premier League | Assistant referee | |
| 2002–2003 | Football Conference | Referee | |
| 2003–2005 | Football League | Referee | |
| 2005– | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2006– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Martin Atkinson (born 31 March 1971) is an English professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Premier League and also for FIFA. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, but is now based in nearby Leeds, and is a member of the West Riding County Football Association.
Atkinson made his first appearance as an official in the Football League as an assistant referee in 1995. Since he was promoted to the list of Select Group Referees in 2005 he has refereed a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield and the finals of the FA Trophy, Football League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Europa League.
Atkinson started his refereeing career at the relatively early age of 16 years, as the local team did not have a referee to oversee matches. By 1998, he had been promoted to the Football League's list of assistant referees.
This was followed in 2000 by promotion to the Select Group of assistant referees. By December 2002 he was refereeing Football Conference matches, and also refereed the 2003 FA County Youth Cup final.
At the start of the 2003–04 season, Atkinson joined the national list of referees. He had the distinction of not sending off any player from the field of play between August 2004 and October 2005.
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