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| Full name | Philip Dowd | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1963-01-26)26 January 1963 (age 63) Leek,Staffordshire, England | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| ? – ? | Staffordshire Senior League | Referee | |
| ? – ? | Midland Football Alliance | Referee | |
| 1992–1997 | Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 1997–2001 | Football League | Referee | |
| 2001–2016 | Premier League | Referee | |
Philip Dowd (born 26 January 1963)[1] is a retiredEnglish professionalfootballreferee who officiated primarily in thePremier League. He is based inStoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire, and was a member of theStaffordshire Football Association.
Dowd made his first appearance as an official inthe Football League as an assistant referee in 1992. Since he was promoted to the list ofSelect Group Referees in 2001 he has refereed a number of notable matches, including the finals of theFA Cup, in 2012, and theFootball League Cup, in 2010, as well as theFA Community Shield in 2011.
Dowd began refereeing in local leagues in 1984, eventually officiating in theStaffordshire Senior League andMidland Football Alliance. He was appointed toThe Football League list ofassistant referees in 1992, before joining the League's full list ofreferees in 1997, aged 34.[1]
He was promoted to thePremier League list in 2001, his first match being a fixture betweenFulham andEverton in December of that year.[citation needed] The 2014–15 season in English football was his fifteenth year refereeing in the top flight of English football.
In 2006, Dowd was thefourth official atthat year's FA Cup final at theMillennium Stadium in Cardiff.[2]
In 2009, Dowd gaveManchester United starWayne Rooney a second yellow and sent him off for throwing the ball at Dowd out of anger.[3]
On 5 February 2011, Dowd was appointed to a Premier League fixture betweenNewcastle United andArsenal, notable for becoming the first game in the league's history in which a team recovered from being 4-0 down to salvage a draw.[4] Dowd issued a 50th-minute red card to Arsenal'sAbou Diaby for violent conduct towards two Newcastle players following a challenge withJoey Barton.[5][6][7]
On 26 December 2011Wigan Athletic'sConor Sammon was sent off by Dowd during his team's 5–0 defeat toManchester United atOld Trafford. Wigan appealed the decision andthe Football Association rescinded the red card three days later.[8]
After missing the whole of the 2015–16 season due to injury thePGMOL announced Phil Dowd had retired.
| Aston Villa | 1–2 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
Milner 5' (pen.)Collins  11'Downing 18' | Report | Owen 12' Rooney 74'Evra 41'Vidić 68' |
On 28 February 2010 Dowd refereed theLeague Cup final betweenManchester United andAston Villa atWembley Stadium. In the fifth minute of the match, Dowd deemed Manchester United'sNemanja Vidić to have fouled Aston Villa'sGabriel Agbonlahor in the penalty area. Whilst Dowd did award Villa apenalty kick, he elected not to punish Vidić; some commentators felt the offence qualified as aprofessional foul and therefore warranted ared card.[9] United overturned Villa's early penalty to ultimately win the match, and trophy, 2–1.
| Manchester City | 2–3 | Manchester United |
|---|---|---|
| Lescott 38' Džeko 45+1'Džeko 19'Richards 22'Y. Touré 34'Milner 55'Kolarov 60' | Report | Smalling 52' Nani 58',90+4'Anderson 19'Evra 40' |
Dowd officiated the2011 FA Community Shield on 7 August 2011 betweenManchester City andManchester United, also the 160thManchester derby, at London'sWembley Stadium. United won the match 3–2 with a last-minute winner courtesy ofNani. Dowd issued seven yellow cards during the course of the game.
| Chelsea | 2–1 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Ramires 10' Drogba 51'Mikel 36' | Report | Carroll 63' Agger 44'Suárez 81' |
Dowd refereed the2012 FA Cup Final betweenChelsea andLiverpool, at Wembley Stadium on 5 May 2012. He was assisted by Stuart Burt and Andrew Garratt andMike Jones was the fourth official. Dowd described his appointment to the Cup final as an "honour and privilege". The fixture took place on the third anniversary of the death of his father, whom Dowd said had always hoped to see his son referee a final of the FA Cup.[10]
| Season | Games | Total | per game | Total | per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/99 | 32 | 125 | 3.91 | 3 | 0.09 |
| 1999/00 | 33 | 85 | 2.58 | 4 | 0.12 |
| 2000/01 | 33 | 120 | 3.64 | 10 | 0.30 |
| 2001/02 | 29 | 109 | 3.76 | 13 | 0.45 |
| 2002/03 | 38 | 130 | 3.42 | 8 | 0.21 |
| 2003/04 | 28 | 104 | 3.71 | 6 | 0.21 |
| 2004/05 | 36 | 115 | 3.19 | 7 | 0.19 |
| 2005/06 | 46 | 183 | 3.98 | 8 | 0.17 |
| 2006/07 | 33 | 99 | 3.00 | 3 | 0.09 |
| 2007/08 | 41 | 113 | 2.75 | 10 | 0.24 |
| 2008/09 | 45 | 148 | 3.28 | 11 | 0.24 |
| 2009/10 | 39 | 135 | 3.46 | 5 | 0.13 |
| 2010/11 | 38 | 139 | 3.66 | 12 | 0.32 |
| 2011/12 | 38 | 137 | 3.61 | 5 | 0.13 |
| 2012/13 | 38 | 130 | 3.42 | 5 | 0.13 |
Statistics for all competitions. No records are available prior to 1998/99.[11]
| Preceded by | FA Trophy Final 2005 | Succeeded by |