 Webb in 2011 | |||
| Full name | Howard Melton Webb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
14 July 1971 Rotherham, England | ||
| Other occupation | Police Officer with South Yorkshire Police | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1993–1995 | Northern Counties East | Assistant referee | |
| 1995–1998 | Northern Counties East | Referee | |
| 1996–1998 | Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 1998–2000 | Premier League | Assistant referee | |
| 1998–2000 | Football Conference | Referee | |
| 2000–2003 | Football League | Referee | |
| 2003–2014 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2005–2014 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Howard Melton Webb MBE (born 14 July 1971)[1] is an English former professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League from 2003 to 2014, as well as for FIFA as a FIFA international referee from 2005 to 2014.
Webb is counted amongst the all-time top referees by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics[2] and refereed a number of notable matches in England including the FA Cup final, the FA Community Shield and the final of the League Cup. In 2010, he became the first person to referee the finals of both the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup in the same year.[3]
Throughout his professional career, Webb drew praise for his authoritative and respected approach to refereeing from football bodies, pundits, colleagues, players and managers.[4][5][6][7][8] He announced his retirement in August 2014 to become the technical director of the Professional Game Match Officials Board.[9]
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- ^ Faulhaber, Ingo. "IFFHS". Iffhs.de. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Howard Webb : First person to referee Champions League and World Cup final". goal.com. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Howard Webb's journey – From Rotherham policeman to World Cup 2010 final referee". Goal.com. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Sunderland manager Bruce praises referee Webb". BBC Sport. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team". The Football Association. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Referee great Taylor praises Webb". BBC Sport. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ James, Stuart (1 November 2010). "Stephen Carr praises Howard Webb for Birmingham derby display". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ Premier League. "Webb to become Technical Director at PGMOL". PremierLeague.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.