Uriah Rennie
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| Full name | Uriah D. Rennie | ||
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| Born |
23 October 1959 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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| Other occupation | Magistrate | ||
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| Years | League | Role | |
| ? -1994 | Northern Premier League | Referee | |
| 1994-1997 | Football League | Referee | |
| 1997-2009 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2000-2004 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Uriah D. Rennie (born 23 October 1959 in Sheffield, England) is a retired top level English football referee.
He began refereeing in 1979 in local leagues, then operated in the Northern Premier League until 1994, at which time he was appointed to the Football League List of referees.
He was given his first Premiership appointment on 23 August 1997, controlling the 2-0 away win by Crystal Palace at Leeds United, goals being scored by Paul Warhurst and Attilio Lombardo.
In 2000, he became a FIFA referee.
He dealt Alan Shearer his first red card in a Newcastle v Aston Villa match in 1999. The reason for the red card was "persistent use of the elbow".
In 2001, he joined the Select Group of professional referees. Keith Hackett, head of the Professional Game Match Officials Board has described him as "the fittest referee we have ever seen on the national and world scene."
He refereed the 2001 (old) Football League Division One Play-off Final between Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, when Bolton won 3-0 with goals from Farrelly, Ricketts and Gardner. Rennie did not show a red or yellow card at all during the match.
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