David Elleray

David Elleray
MBE
Full name David Roland Elleray
Born (1954-09-03) 3 September 1954 (age 70)
Dover, Kent, England
Other occupation Technical Director, IFAB
Domestic
Years League Role
?–? Hellenic League Referee
?–? Isthmian League Referee
1986–1992 The Football League Referee
1992–2003 Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
1992–1999 FIFA listed Referee

David Roland Elleray, MBE (born 3 September 1954[1]), is an English former football referee who officiated in the Football League, Premier League and for FIFA. As of September 2021 he held the position of Technical Director at the IFAB.[2]

During his career as a prominent referee, Elleray officiated for a number of notable matches, including the FA Cup Final, the highest domestic honour for an English referee. Due to his Oxbridge background and "day job" as a teacher at a public school, Elleray has been described as "schoolmasterly"[3] and "posh" by the press.[4] His teaching role entailed time conflicts with his role as a leading referee before his retirement. He has periodically advised football boards.[5]

  1. ^ "David Elleray » Matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ "IFAB Organisation". International Football Association Board. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference tes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Sporting Spotlight: David Elleray". BBC Sport. 27 March 2013.
  5. ^ "David Elleray, Türk Hakemlik Sistemine ilişkin raporunu sundu - Hakemler Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 24 May 2022.