Anthony Taylor (referee)
| Full name | Anthony Taylor | ||
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| Born | October 20, 1978 Wythenshawe, Manchester, England |
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| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2002–2004 | Northern Premier League | Referee | |
| 2004–2006 | Conference North | Referee | |
| 2006–2010 | Football League | Referee | |
| 2010- | Premier League | Referee | |
Anthony Taylor (born 20 October 1978)[1][2] is an English football referee from Wythenshawe, Manchester who, since 2010, is on the list of Select Group Referees who officiate in the Premier League.
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[edit] Refereeing career
Taylor started refereeing in the Northern Premier League in 2002,[3] progressing to officiate in the Conference North in 2004.[4] He was appointed to the Football League list at the start of the 2006-07 season and his first appointment was the 0–0 draw between Wrexham and Peterborough United in a League 2 encounter on 12 August 2006.[5]
On 14 November 2006 he refereed an England Under-19s international friendly match against Switzerland Under-19s at Gresty Road, the home of Crewe Alexandra; England won 3–2.[6]
Taylor's first experience of heavy public criticism came after a Championship match between Hull City and Charlton Athletic on 2 October 2007,[7] during which there were a number of disputed decisions, including a disallowed goal and two red cards both of which were disputed by the team managers.[8]
Taylor also received criticism after a League 1 fixture between Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town on 1 January 2008[9] in which he awarded a debatable 35th-minute penalty kick to the away side, simultaneously sending off Forest's Kelvin Wilson.[10] Nottingham Forest's appeal to retrospectively rescind the red card was turned down by the FA.[11] Another controversial red card was issued by Taylor to Swansea City's Albert Serrán in the 17th minute of a match on 28 December 2009 against Crystal Palace, a decision described by Swansea manager Paulo Sousa as "ridiculous".[12] On this occasion the red card was successfully appealed by Swansea City and the customary three-match ban overturned.
After a live televised game between relegation rivals Sheffield United and Crystal Palace on 20 November 2010, Taylor and his assistants were censured for a number of controversial decisions.[13] Taylor awarded Palace an 18th-minute penalty when Jean Calvé was adjudged to have pushed Neil Danns, although the contact appeared minimal, and later awarded a second penalty, this time to United, for an apparent foul by Nathaniel Clyne on Ched Evans, although Clyne appeared to play the ball. Palace midfielder Owen Garvan was given a second yellow card after arguing vociferously with Taylor about the penalty award.[14] In the second half, Palace had regained the lead until the 85th minute when United's Evans scored an equaliser despite being offside. Minutes later, Taylor awarded United a second penalty, the third of the match, although this one appeared justifiable; the penalty was converted to give Palace a 3-2 lead having been 2-1 down with five minutes remaining. Deep into injury time, he issued the second red card of the match, this time to United's Daniel Bogdanović for serious foul play.[15]
[edit] Premier League
Taylor's first Premier League appointment was the 3 February 2010 encounter between Fulham and Portsmouth, with Fulham winning 1-0. He refereed one more game in the top flight during the 2009-10 season before being promoted to the league's Select Group of Referees at the start of the 2010-11 season. On 18 September 2010 he took charge of his fourth Premier League match, contested by Blackburn Rovers and Fulham. The match ended 1-1, but Taylor was criticised by both managers for apparently failing to see a handball outside of the penalty area by Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and later awarding Blackburn the opening goal despite an apparent foul on Schwarzer.[16]
In March 2011, Taylor and his assistants came under scrutiny from Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger after his team was held to a 0-0 home draw by Sunderland. The officials elected not to award the Gunners' Andrei Arshavin a late penalty after an apparent push by Sunderland captain Titus Bramble.[17] Wenger said afterwards that he was "too disgusted" to talk about the decision.[18]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/taylor/profil/schiedsrichter_847.html.html
- ^ http://www.football-lineups.com/referee/341/
- ^ Northern Premier League, 2002: SoccerFactsUK website.
- ^ Conference North, 2004: SoccerFactsUK website.
- ^ Wrexham v. Peterborough, first League match: soccerbase.com website.
- ^ England v. Switzerland, Under-19 friendly: TheFA.com official website.
- ^ Hull 1 Charlton 2, October 2, 2007: soccerbase.com website.
- ^ Hull v. Charlton, 2007, disputed decisions: ITV Football website.
- ^ Nottingham Forest 2 Huddersfield 1, January 1, 2008: soccerbase.com website.
- ^ Forest v. Huddersfield, 2008, disputed decision: Football.co.uk website.
- ^ "Forest red card appeal rejected", Kelvin Wilson banned: BBC.co.uk website.
- ^ Swansea 0 - 0 Crystal Palace
- ^ Sheffield United 3 - 2 Crystal Palace, 2010: BBC Sport - Football website.
- ^ "Blades steal points in thriller", 2010: Daily Mail - Football website.
- ^ Sheffield United vs. Crystal Palace commentary, 2010: Sky Sports website.
- ^ BBC Sport - Football, 2010: Bosses Allardyce and Hughes round on ref Anthony Taylor report.
- ^ http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3284562,00.html
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9412394.stm
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