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Martin Atkinson

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Martin Atkinson
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Atkinson in 2014
Full name Martin Atkinson
Born (1971-03-31) 31 March 1971 (age 51)
Drighlington, West Riding of Yorkshire,[a] England
Other occupation Teacher
Domestic
Years League Role
1998–2000 England Football League Assistant referee
2000–2003 England Premier League Assistant referee
2002–2003 England Football Conference Referee
2003–2005 England Football League Referee
2005–2022 England Premier League Referee
2022–present England Premier League Referee coach
International
Years League Role
2006–2018 FIFA listed Referee
For the member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, see Martin Atkinson III.

Martin Atkinson (born 31 March 1971) is an English referee coach and retired professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League. He is a member of the West Riding County Football Association.[1]

Atkinson made his first appearance as an official in the Football League as an assistant referee in 1995. Since he was promoted to the list of Select Group Referees in 2004 he refereed a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield and the finals of the FA Trophy, Football League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Europa League. Atkinson retired from field duties at the end of the 2021–22 season and will coach the select group one referees for Premier League in the 2022–23 season.[2]

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Referee (association football)

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Premier League

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The Premier League is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons typically run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches. Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures.

West Riding County Football Association

West Riding County Football Association

The West Riding County Football Association is the governing body of football in northern parts of the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its headquarters are in the village of Woodlesford, 6 miles (9.7 km) south east of Leeds.

English Football League

English Football League

The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League.

FA Community Shield

FA Community Shield

The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested at Wembley Stadium between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup, then the league runners-up provide the opposition. The fixture is recognised as a competitive super cup by The Football Association and UEFA.

FA Trophy

FA Trophy

The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams. The competition was instigated in 1969 to cater to those non-league clubs that paid their players and were therefore not eligible to enter the FA Amateur Cup.

EFL Cup

EFL Cup

The EFL Cup, currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the English Football League (EFL), it is open to any club within the top four levels of the English football league system – 92 clubs in total – comprising the top-level Premier League, and the three divisions of the English Football League's own league competition.

FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after The Football Association. Since 2015, it has been known as The Emirates FA Cup after its headline sponsor. A concurrent Women's FA Cup has been held since 1970.

UEFA Europa League

UEFA Europa League

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Career

Atkinson started his refereeing career at the relatively early age of 16 years, as the local team did not have a referee to oversee matches. By 1998, he had been promoted to the Football League's list of assistant referees.

This was followed in 2000 by promotion to the Select Group of assistant referees. By December 2002 he was refereeing Football Conference matches,[3] and also refereed the 2003 FA County Youth Cup final.[4]

At the start of the 2003–04 season, Atkinson joined the national list of referees. He had the distinction of not sending off any player from the field of play between August 2004 and October 2005.

Atkinson made his Premier League officiating debut on 18 September 2004 in a match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City.

During the three seasons between 2003 and 2006, Atkinson issued only eight red cards in 102 matches, an average of less than 0.08 per game.

In 2006 Atkinson was appointed to the list of FIFA referees.[5]

The 2009–10 season saw Atkinson referee 48 matches in English football, his highest tally of appointments in one season to date.

In September 2010, Atkinson was handed a one-week demotion to the role of fourth official after a time-keeping dispute with Everton manager David Moyes. Everton had scored two injury-time goals to make the score 3–3 against Manchester United, but Atkinson then blew his final whistle while Everton were midway through an attack with a chance of a winner.[6]

On 22 May 2022, Atkinson was in charge of his final Premier league match, between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park, which also happens to be the ground he made his debut 17 years ago. At the time of his retirement, he had refereed 462 games in the Premier league, which is second highest in the competition, after Mike Dean's 560.

2006 FA Community Shield

Atkinson refereed the 2006 FA Community Shield match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Liverpool defeated Chelsea 2–1, with Atkinson issuing four yellow cards during the course of the game.[7]

Chelsea1–2Liverpool
Shevchenko 44'
Ballack Yellow card 7'
Lampard Yellow card 15'
Diarra Yellow card 68'		 (Report) Riise 9'
Crouch 80'
Alonso Yellow card 61'
Attendance: 56,275

2008 FA Trophy final

Atkinson was appointed to referee the 2008 FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, which was contested between Ebbsfleet United and Torquay United.[8]

Ebbsfleet United1–0Torquay United
McPhee 45'
Smith Yellow card
McCarthy Yellow card
Moore Yellow card		 (Report)
Rice Yellow card
Attendance: 40,186

2011 FA Cup final

Atkinson was appointed to officiate the 2011 FA Cup final. Manchester City defeated Stoke City 1–0; Atkinson issued two yellow cards to two Stoke players during the match.

Manchester City1–0Stoke City
Y. Touré 74' Report Wilkinson Yellow card 76'
Huth Yellow card 40'
Attendance: 88,643

2014 Football League Cup final

Atkinson refereed the 2014 Football League Cup final between Manchester City and Sunderland. City won the match 3–1 and Atkinson cautioned two players, both late in the second half.

Manchester City3–1Sunderland
Touré 55'
Nasri 56'
Navas 90'
Negredo Yellow card 90'		 Report Borini 10'
Alonso Yellow card 90'
Attendance: 84,697

Europe and international

On 13 October 2007, Atkinson refereed a group C qualifier for Euro 2008 between Moldova and Turkey. The game in the Moldovan capital Chişinău ended a 1–1 draw, with the referee showing two yellow cards.

Atkinson issues a yellow card during a fixture between Birmingham City and Arsenal in 2010
Atkinson issues a yellow card during a fixture between Birmingham City and Arsenal in 2010

The 2008–09 season was the first that Atkinson took charge of UEFA Champions League games. That season he refereed four matches, including FC Zürich against Real Madrid and Inter Milan versus Dynamo Kyiv.[9] In 2010 Atkinson was fourth official to Howard Webb for the Champions League final in Madrid. He issued his first Champions League red card on 5 April 2011, to Cristian Chivu of Inter Milan as they lost 5–2 at home to Schalke.

Atkinson officiated multiple matches during 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification, including the UEFA group 4 qualifying game between Germany and Finland in Hamburg on 14 October 2009 which ended 1–1.[10] One month later, he officiated Portugal's 1–0 qualifying win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

He officiated at Euro 2012 as an additional assistant referee in a team with referee Howard Webb.[11]

The referee abandoned a Euro 2016 qualifying match in Belgrade between Serbia and Albania on 14 October 2014 when violence on the pitch and crowd disturbances broke out after a quadcopter was flown over the pitch bearing a flag of Greater Albania.[12]

On 27 May 2015, Atkinson was in charge of the 2015 UEFA Europa League Final between Sevilla and Dnipro. Seville won 3-2 and defended their title.

Atkinson refereed 3 games at Euro 2016: Germany v Ukraine and Hungary v Portugal at group stage, as well as a round of 16 game between Wales and Northern Ireland.

With no English officials being selected for the 2018 World Cup, the first time since 1938,[13] Atkinson refereed his last international match in March 2018, a friendly between Argentina and Italy at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.[14] Atkinson would referee the Manchester Derby at the same stadium less than a month later, a performance that was criticised by former Premier League referee Keith Hackett who stated "if you want proof of why no English referee will be represented at this summer’s World Cup finals in Russia, look no further than Martin Atkinson’s performance at the Etihad on Saturday."[15]

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Assistant referee (association football)

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In association football, an assistant referee is an official empowered with assisting the referee in enforcing the Laws of the Game during a match. Although assistants are not required under the Laws, at most organised levels of football the match officiating crew consists of the referee and at least two assistant referees. The responsibilities of the various assistant referees are listed in Law 6, "The Other Match Officials". In the current Laws the term "assistant referee" technically refers only to the two officials who generally patrol the touchlines, with the wider range of assistants to the referee given other titles.

FA County Youth Cup

FA County Youth Cup

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Crystal Palace F.C.

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Crystal Palace Football Club, commonly referred to as Palace, is a professional football club based in Selhurst in the Borough of Croydon, South London, England, which competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football. Although formally created as a professional outfit in 1905, the club's origins can be traced as far back as 1861, when an amateur Crystal Palace football team was established at the Crystal Palace Exhibition building. This has led to claims by the club that Crystal Palace should be recognised as the oldest professional football club in the world, after historians discovered a lineage through the Crystal Palace Company. Both the amateur and professional clubs played inside the grounds of the palace, with the professional club using the FA Cup Final stadium for its home games until 1915, when they were forced to leave due to the outbreak of the First World War. In 1924, they moved to their current home at Selhurst Park.

FIFA

FIFA

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Everton F.C.

Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888, and has, as of May 2022, competed in the top division for a record 119 seasons, having missed only four top-flight seasons. Everton is the club with the second-longest continuous presence in English top-flight football, and ranks third in the all-time points rankings. The club has won nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.

David Moyes

David Moyes

David William Moyes is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club West Ham United. He was previously the manager of Preston North End, Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland. Moyes was the 2003, 2005 and 2009 League Managers Association Manager of the Year. He is also on the committee for the League Managers Association in an executive capacity.

2006 FA Community Shield

2006 FA Community Shield

The 2006 FA Community Shield was the 84th staging of the FA Community Shield, an annual football match played between the winners of the Premier League and FA Cup. The match was played between 2005–06 FA Cup winners Liverpool and 2005–06 Premier League champions Chelsea on 13 August 2006 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. Chelsea were appearing in the competition for the sixth time, while Liverpool were making their 21st appearance. It was the final Community Shield to be held at the Millennium Stadium following the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium.

Cardiff

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 362,310 in 2021, forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff, and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the south-east of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. Cardiff Built-up Area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth.

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool F.C.

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Personal life

Atkinson was born in Drighlington, West Riding of Yorkshire,[a] but is now based near Leeds.

Statistics

Season Games Total Yellow card Yellow card per game Total Red card Red card per game
2002–03 9 28 3.11 3 0.33
2003–04 26 61 2.34 3 0.11
2004–05 38 87 2.28 3 0.07
2005–06 38 78 2.05 2 0.05
2006–07 42 128 3.04 6 0.14
2007–08 42 109 2.60 6 0.14
2008–09 40 135 3.38 11 0.28
2009–10 48 187 3.90 6 0.13
2010–11 41 143 3.49 13 0.32
2011–12 40 146 3.65 11 0.28
2012–13 36 133 3.69 1 0.03
2013–14 39 118 3.03 3 0.08
2014–15 48 193 4.02 11 0.23
2015–16 46 169 3.67 1 0.02
2016–17 43 146 3.40 3 0.07
2017–18 33 118 3.58 5 0.15
2018–19 34 110 3.24 2 0.06
2019–20 36 110 3.06 5 0.14
2020–21 30 71 2.37 2 0.07
2021–22 28 75 2.68 3 0.11
Total 737 2345 3.18 100 0.14

Statistics for all competitions. No records are available prior to 2002–03.[16]

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2002–03 in English football

2002–03 in English football

The 2002–03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.

2003–04 in English football

2003–04 in English football

The 2003–04 season was the 124th season of association football in England.

2004–05 in English football

2004–05 in English football

The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.

2005–06 in English football

2005–06 in English football

The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive association football in England.

2006–07 in English football

2006–07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive association football in England.

2007–08 in English football

2007–08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.

2008–09 in English football

2008–09 in English football

The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England. The Premier League started on 16 August 2008, while the Championship, League One, and League Two matches started on 9 August 2008. The regular season of the Football League ended on 3 May 2009, while the Premier League ended on 24 May 2009.

2009–10 in English football

2009–10 in English football

The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.

2010–11 in English football

2010–11 in English football

The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.

2011–12 in English football

2011–12 in English football

The 2011–12 season was the 132nd season of competitive football in England.

2012–13 in English football

2012–13 in English football

The 2012–13 season was the 133rd season of competitive football in England.

2013–14 in English football

2013–14 in English football

The 2013–14 season was the 134th season of competitive football in England.

Source: "Martin Atkinson", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 14th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Atkinson.

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Further Reading

Steve Bennett (referee)

Mark Clattenburg

Mark Halsey

Howard Webb

Peter Walton (referee)

Mike Dean (referee)

Andre Marriner

Chris Foy (referee)

Lee Probert

Kevin Friend

Michael Oliver (referee)

Sian Massey-Ellis

Milorad Mažić

Craig Pawson
Notes
  1. ^ a b 'West Yorkshire' did not exist before 1 April 1974. 'West Riding of Yorkshire' is correct
References
  1. ^ Profile Archived 15 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine: the Football League official website. Retrieved on 16 April 2008
  2. ^ Law, Matt (28 April 2022). "Exclusive: Premier League referees Martin Atkinson and Jonathan Moss will retire at end of season". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ Football Conference Archived 16 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine referee, 2002: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 16 April 2008
  4. ^ FA Youth Cup Final 2003: TheFA.com website. Retrieved on 16 April 2008
  5. ^ Appointment as FIFA referee, 2006: TheFA.com website. Retrieved on 16 April 2008
  6. ^ "Football". mirror. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. ^ FA Community Shield 2006, Liverpool v. Chelsea: TheFA.com website. Retrieved on 16 April 2008
  8. ^ FA Trophy Final 2008, Ebbsfleet v. Torquay, referee: TheFA.com website. Retrieved on 16 April 2008.
  9. ^ "Select Referee Profile - Martin Atkinson | Refworld". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009.
  10. ^ FIFA World Cup qualifier Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Germany v. Finland, referee: Refworld.com website. Retrieved on 27 November 2009.
  11. ^ "Euro 2012 Referees" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  12. ^ Serbia and Albania will be charged by UEFA RTÉ Sports, 15 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Fifa confirms no British referees will take part at Russia World Cup". The Guardian. 29 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Atkinson cut Argentina-Italy cards". Football Italia. 24 March 2018.
  15. ^ Hackett, Keith (8 April 2018). "Ashley Young had to be sent off for horror tackle - the fact he wasn't shows why our referees are not rated". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Martin Atkinson | Latest Football Betting Odds | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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