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| Full name | Christopher Foy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1962-11-20)20 November 1962 (age 62) St. Helens,Lancashire,England | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1994–95 | The Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 1995–96 | Premier League | Assistant referee | |
| 1996–2001 | The Football League | Referee | |
| 2001–2015 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2002–07 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Christopher Foy (born 20 November 1962[1]) is an English retired professionalfootballreferee. Following his first appointment as an official inthe Football League in 1994 and his promotion in 2001 to the list ofSelect Group Referees who officiate in thePremier League, Foy refereed a number of notable matches, including theFA Community Shield and the finals of theFA Cup,Football League Cup andFA Trophy.
In 2015 Foy retired to become a senior referees' coach for theProfessional Game Match Officials Board.[2]
Foy was born inSt. Helens,Lancashire,[3] and first started refereeing in 1983. In 1994, he was promoted tothe Football League list ofassistant referees and progressed to thePremier League assistant referees' list in 1995.[1]
He made the step up to the role of referee in the Football League in 1996 and became a Premier League referee in 2001,[1] his first appointment being a 0–0 draw betweenBolton Wanderers andCharlton Athletic in December 2001.[4] Earlier in that year Foy was appointedfourth official for theFA Trophy final atVilla Park, whereCanvey Island defeatedForest Green Rovers 1–0.[5][6]
He was also fourth official during the internationalfriendly match whenEngland lost 2–1 toItaly atElland Road in March 2002,[7] and in May 2006 for theFootball League Championship play-off betweenLeeds United andWatford, the latter winning 3–0.[8]
Nine days after the Championship play-off he was fourth official again when England playedHungary atOld Trafford, the home team winning 3–1.[9] Foy subsequently retired from international activities at the compulsory age of 45 in 2007.
In 2007, he was selected to referee theFA Trophy final atWembley Stadium betweenStevenage Borough andKidderminster Harriers. The match was won 3–2 by Stevenage, with Foy issuing four yellow cards.[10]
In 2008 Foy was chosen to carry out fourth official duties at theFA Cup final betweenPortsmouth andCardiff City at Wembley Stadium, withMike Dean refereeing.[11]
Foy refereed the2009 Football League Cup Final betweenManchester United andTottenham Hotspur, with United securing victory on penalties after a goalless draw.[12] He also took charge of the2009 FA Community Shield later that year, contested by Chelsea and Manchester United, with Chelsea winning 4–1 on penalties after extra-time finished 2–2.[13]
Foy's highest refereeing honour was to officiate theFA Cup final in 2010, won 1–0 by Chelsea and during which he issued three cautions toPortsmouth players and awarded Portsmouth apenalty kick which was missed byKevin-Prince Boateng four minutes prior toDidier Drogba's winning goal.
Foy retired from professional refereeing at the end of the 2014–15 season to become a senior referees' coach for theProfessional Game Match Officials Board, working underHoward Webb.[2]
As anEverton fan,[14] Foy did not referee competitive games involving that club,[15] although he did take charge of an Everton away game atAston Villa in 2002 before he had declared his interest in the team.[16]
Foy was actively involved in the "Don't X The Line"[17] campaign to eradicate abusive or aggressive behaviour from players and spectators at junior and youth matches.[18] He has also supported Knowsley Housing Trust's "Give Rent Arrears the Red Card".[19]
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| Season | Games | Total | per game | Total | per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 41 | 106 | 2.59 | 6 | 0.15 |
| 1998-99 | 40 | 91 | 2.28 | 4 | 0.10 |
| 1999-00 | 34 | 101 | 2.97 | 7 | 0.21 |
| 2000-01 | 34 | 116 | 3.41 | 8 | 0.24 |
| 2001-02 | 30 | 100 | 3.34 | 9 | 0.30 |
| 2002-03 | 18 | 78 | 4.34 | 5 | 0.28 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | 68 | 2.96 | 4 | 0.17 |
| 2004-05 | 28 | 53 | 1.89 | 1 | 0.04 |
| 2005-06 | 43 | 103 | 2.40 | 10 | 0.23 |
| 2006-07 | 41 | 111 | 2.71 | 7 | 0.17 |
| 2007-08 | 34 | 99 | 2.91 | 6 | 0.17 |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 117 | 3.25 | 3 | 0.08 |
| 2009-10 | 36 | 107 | 2.97 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 2010-11 | 34 | 89 | 2.62 | 4 | 0.12 |
| 2011-12 | 35 | 86 | 2.46 | 8 | 0.23 |
| 2012-13 | 31 | 64 | 2.06 | 2 | 0.06 |
| 2013-14 | 32 | 89 | 2.78 | 6 | 0.19 |
| Total | 570 | 1,578 | 2.77 | 95 | 0.17 |
There are no available records prior to 1997–98.[20]
| Preceded by | FA Trophy Final 2007 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | League Cup Final 2009 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FA Cup Final 2010 | Succeeded by Martin Atkinson |
