Steve Bennett (referee)
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| Full name | Stephen Graham Bennett | ||
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17 January 1961 Farnborough, London Borough of Bromley, England |
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| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| ? – ? | Kent League | Referee | |
| ? – ? | Isthmian League | Referee | |
| ? –1992 | Football Conference | Referee | |
| 1992–1993 | Football League | Asst. referee | |
| 1993–1995 | Premier League | Asst. referee | |
| 1995–1999 | Football League | Referee | |
| 1999–2010 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1995–2001 | FIFA listed | Asst. referee | |
| 2001–2006 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Stephen Graham Bennett (born 17 January 1961 in Farnborough, London Borough of Bromley) is a former English football referee who operated in the Premier League, and previously for FIFA as an assistant referee and then referee.
Bennett has been a referee since 1984, starting out in his home county of Kent.
In 1995 he began refereeing in the Football League, and since 1999 in the Premier League. In 2001 he was appointed as an official FIFA referee.
Bennett took charge of an official friendly international match, known as "The Other Final", in 2002, between the two lowest FIFA-ranked teams in the world at the time, Bhutan and Montserrat, at the Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan. This took place on the morning of the World Cup Final in that year, and the home side won 4–0. The subsequent documentary film, entitled The Other Final and directed by Dutchman Johan Kramer, was released in 2003.
In 2004 Bennett was criticised by FIFA president Sepp Blatter for having sent off Everton's Tim Cahill for removing his shirt after scoring against Manchester City.
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