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| Full name | Andre Marriner | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | (1971-01-01)1 January 1971 (age 54) Birmingham,England | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1990s | Birmingham Amateur Football League | Referee | |
| 1990s | Southern Football League | Referee | |
| 2000–2003 | The Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 2003–2005 | The Football League | Referee | |
| 2005–2023 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2009–2017 | FIFA listed | Referee (Category 1) | |
Andre Marriner (born 1 January 1971)[1] is a retiredEnglish professionalfootballreferee based inSolihull,West Midlands. He is a member of theBirmingham County Football Association.
In 2005, Marriner was promoted to the list ofSelect Group Referees who officiate primarily in thePremier League. He also refereed forFIFA between 2009 & 2017. In May 2013 he took charge of theFA Cup final, the highest domestic honour for a referee in England. In May 2023, Marriner took charge of his final Premier League game betweenArsenal andWolves. He became a full-timeVAR official from the2023–24 season.
Marriner began refereeing in 1992, by chance when he was asked to cover for a referee who did not turn up for a local match,[2] and progressed via theBirmingham Amateur Football League and theSouthern Football League to become aFootball Leagueassistant referee in 2000.[1]
He was appointed to the Football League list of referees in 2003, and he was given his first Premier League appointment on 13 November 2004, a 4–0 home win byCharlton Athletic overNorwich City.[3]
Marriner was promoted to the Select Group of professional referees in 2005.[4] In the same year, he refereed theFA Youth Cup final betweenSouthampton andIpswich Town, with the latter winning 3–2.[5]
He was appointedfourth official for the2008 FA Community Shield match, which was won byManchester United who defeatedPortsmouth onpenalties after a 0–0 draw in normal time.Peter Walton was the referee.[6]
In December 2008 it was announced that Marriner, at the age of 37 and along with 26-year-oldStuart Attwell, would be invited to join FIFA's list of international referees for 2009. Marriner was called up to officiate at theelite qualification for the2009 Euro Under-19s Championship, taking charge ofNorway's 1–1 draw withRomania inSaint-Lô, and Romania's 3–0 defeat toFrance, also in Saint-Lô.
He was appointed to the2010 Football League Championship play-off final betweenBlackpool andCardiff City atWembley Stadium. Blackpool won the match 3–2, all five goals having been scored in the first half, securing the club's return to the Premier League for the first time since 1970. Marriner did not issue any cards during the match.
In a fixture betweenArsenal andLiverpool in April 2011, Marriner notably awarded the latest-everpenalty kick in the history of the Premier League. The match was goalless until Marriner awarded Arsenal a penalty in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, and four minutes later awarded a second penalty to Liverpool. Both were converted, the latter in the 102nd minute which also became the League's latest-ever goal.[7]
In May 2013 he refereed theFA Cup final betweenManchester City andWigan Athletic at Wembley Stadium. Marriner described the appointment as a "great honour".[8] Wigan won the final 1–0, with a stoppage time goal fromBen Watson. Marriner dismissed City'sPablo Zabaleta six minutes from time for a second yellow card offence.[9]
In March 2014, duringChelsea's 6–0 win over Arsenal, Marriner wrongly sent offKieran Gibbs in the 15th minute, for a deliberate handball actually committed byAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain.[10]
Marriner retired at the end of the 2022–23 season after a 23-year career.[11]
| Season | Games | Total | per game | Total | per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 2003–04 | 27 | 70 | 2.59 | 8 | 0.30 |
| 2004–05 | 37 | 80 | 2.16 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 2005–06 | 28 | 76 | 2.71 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 2006–07 | 32 | 96 | 3.00 | 5 | 0.15 |
| 2007–08 | 37 | 112 | 3.02 | 6 | 0.16 |
| 2008–09 | 33 | 108 | 3.20 | 7 | 0.21 |
| 2009–10 | 37 | 115 | 3.11 | 10 | 0.27 |
| 2010–11 | 38 | 131 | 3.48 | 5 | 0.13 |
| 2011–12 | 28 | 92 | 3.29 | 5 | 0.18 |
| 2012–13 | 38 | 122 | 3.21 | 8 | 0.21 |
| 2013–14 | 36 | 110 | 3.06 | 13 | 0.36 |
| 2014–15 | 33 | 125 | 3.79 | 2 | 0.06 |
| 2015–16 | 35 | 120 | 3.43 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 2016–17 | 39 | 146 | 3.74 | 7 | 0.18 |
| 2017–18 | 35 | 97 | 2.77 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 2018–19 | 33 | 84 | 2.55 | 3 | 0.09 |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 71 | 2.63 | 2 | 0.07 |
| 2020–21 | 31 | 79 | 2.55 | 1 | 0.03 |
| 2021–22 | 28 | 90 | 3.21 | 3 | 0.10 |
| 2022–23 | 23 | 79 | 3.43 | 2 | 0.09 |
Statistics are available for all competitions. No records are available prior to 2002–03.[12]
