Martin Bodenham
| Full name | Martin John Dale Bodenham | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
23 April 1950 Brighton, Sussex, England |
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| Other occupation | Cricket umpire | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1978–1992 | Football League | Referee | |
| 1992–1998 | Premier League | Referee | |
Martin John Dale Bodenham (born 23 April 1950) is an English former football referee and cricket umpire who retired from the first-class cricket list in 2016. He was born in Brighton, but lived for part of his life in Looe, Cornwall. He now hails from Ferring, in Sussex.
In 2008, Bodenham was named by the England and Wales Cricket Board as a first-class umpire for the 2009 County cricket season. "He will make history as the first man to have officiated at top-flight football and umpire at first-class cricket in England and Wales." As a referee, his career highlights have included "the 1997 League Cup Final, and replay, between Leicester City and Middlesbrough."
He first took up refereeing in Brighton 'parks' football in 1966.
His progression to top level refereeing was finally achieved in 1978.
In Europe, on 18 May 1994, he was fourth official at the 1994 European Cup Final in Athens, AC Milan defeating Barcelona 4–0.
His most prestigious appointment domestically was the League Cup Final at Wembley on 6 April 1997, when Leicester City drew 1–1 with Middlesbrough after extra time. A replay was necessary, during which Martin presided over Leicester's 1–0 victory at Hillsborough (also after extra time), the goal coming from Steve Claridge in the 100th minute.
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