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| Born | (1960-05-27)27 May 1960 (age 65) Burntwood,Staffordshire,England | ||
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| Years | League | Role | |
| ?–1991 | West Midlands | Referee | |
| 1991–1994 | Football League | Asst. ref. | |
| 1994–1995 | Premier League | Asst. ref. | |
| 1995–1999 | Football League | Referee | |
| 1999–2010 | Premier League | Referee | |
Alan G. Wiley (born 27 May 1960) is a formerEnglishfootballreferee in theFA Premier League, who is based inBurntwood,Staffordshire.
Wiley first took up the whistle in 1981, then officiated in theWest Midlands (Regional) League until 1991, when he became anassistant referee onthe Football League List. In 1994, he was promoted to the FA Premier League List of assistant referees, and a year later progressed to the Football League referees' List.[1]
In 1998, he refereed theFA Women's CupFinal, whenArsenal beatCroydon 3–2.[2] Wiley made the step up to full Premier League referee in 1999, taking charge of his first match on 11 August 1999 atThe Dell betweenSouthampton andLeeds United, which the away side won 3–0.[3]
In 2000, he wasfourth official for theFA Cup Final atWembley, whenChelsea defeatedAston Villa 1–0, courtesy of aRoberto Di Matteo goal after 73 minutes.[4]
He was subsequently given the honour of refereeing twoFootball League Cupsemi-finals (2003 and 2006), but his first prestige men's game as man-in-the-middle was theCommunity Shield match at theMillennium Stadium,Cardiff, betweenArsenal andLiverpool on 11 August 2002. TheLondon side ran out 1–0 winners, thanks to aGilberto Silva goal in the second half.[5]
Wiley was the referee for the2005–06League Cup final betweenManchester United andWigan Athletic, also at the Millennium Stadium – United winning 4–0.[6]
He then took charge of theFA Cup Final on 13 May 2006 when Liverpool playedWest Ham United, at the same venue. Mike Dean was originally appointed to referee the game butthe Football Association took the unusual step of replacing him after concerns were raised about his ability to be impartial towards Liverpool, who are based near Dean's home town onMerseyside.[7] In the game, Liverpool triumphed onpenalties by 3–1, the score at the end ofextra time being 3 goals each.[8]
On 24 May 2008, Wiley took charge of the Championship Playoff Final between Hull City and Bristol City at Wembley Stadium, a match which Hull City won.
Wiley officiated the match between Manchester United and Liverpool atOld Trafford on 14 March 2009, in which he awarded two penalty kicks (one to Manchester United and one to Liverpool,) as well as a red card to United'sNemanja Vidić. CommentatorAndy Gray said on Sky Sports's TV commentary, following Vidić's dismissal that, "Alan Wiley, in my opinion, has got all the big decisions (today) right." Liverpool's Fabio Aurelio would score the resulting free-kick, putting his team up 3–1 in a match they won by a final scoreline of 4–1.
On 15 August 2009, he had the honour of refereeing the first game of the newPremier League season betweenChelsea F.C. andHull City A.F.C., Chelsea ran out 2–1 winners.
In July 2010, Wiley agreed to retire from refereeing and became a full-time referee coach, sharing his expertise in developing the next generation of referees.[9]
He currently holds an FA Preliminary Coaching Badge.[10]
| Season | Games | Total | per game | Total | per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/1998 | 41 | 126 | 3.07 | 4 | 0.10 |
| 1998/1999 | 40 | 158 | 3.95 | 7 | 0.18 |
| 1999/2000 | 34 | 101 | 2.97 | 3 | 0.09 |
| 2000/2001 | 40 | 124 | 3.10 | 2 | 0.05 |
| 2001/2002 | 34 | 90 | 2.65 | 3 | 0.09 |
| 2002/2003 | 35 | 99 | 2.83 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 2003/2004 | 28 | 93 | 3.32 | 3 | 0.11 |
| 2004/2005 | 32 | 78 | 2.44 | 5 | 0.16 |
| 2005/2006 | 44 | 142 | 3.23 | 7 | 0.16 |
| 2006/2007 | 42 | 135 | 3.21 | 4 | 0.09 |
| 2007/2008 | 40 | 125 | 3.12 | 3 | 0.07 |
| 2008/2009 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 1 | 0.16 |
(There are no available records prior to 1997/1998)
| Preceded by | FA Trophy Final 2001 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FA Community Shield 2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | League Cup Final 2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | FA Cup Final 2006 | Succeeded by |