Full name | Martin John Dale Bodenham | ||
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Born |
Brighton, Sussex, England | 23 April 1950||
Other occupation | Cricket umpire | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1978–1992 | Football League | Referee | |
1992–1998 | Premier League | Referee |
Martin John Dale Bodenham (born 23 April 1950)[1] is an English former football referee and cricket umpire who retired from the first-class cricket list in 2016.[2] He was born in Brighton,[1] but lived for part of his life in Looe, Cornwall. He now hails from Ferring, in Sussex.[3][2]
In 2008, Bodenham was named by the England and Wales Cricket Board as a first-class umpire for the 2009 County cricket season. "He will make history as the first man to have officiated at top-flight football and umpire at first-class cricket in England and Wales."[4] As a referee, his career highlights have included "the 1997 League Cup Final, and replay, between Leicester City and Middlesbrough."[4]