Anthony Buttimer

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Anthony Buttimer
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Buttimer during a 2015 League of Ireland game with Bohemians vs. Galway United at Eamon Deacy Park
Full name Anthony Buttimer
Born 13 July 1965 (1965-07-13) (age 57)
Drogheda, Ireland
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
2007 LOI First Division Referee
2008 LOI Premier Division Referee
2010 UEFA Champions League Referee
International
YearsLeagueRole
? UEFA listed Referee

Anthony Buttimer (born 13 July 1965) is an Irish FIFA-level [1] [2] soccer referee from Cork. A League of Ireland official, he took charge of the 2008 FAI Cup Final in the RDS, Dublin.

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Buttimer regularly referees matches in the League of Ireland. [3] [4] In the past he has been dispatched to referee local derbies including the Connacht Derby contested between Sligo Rovers and Galway United in August 2007. [5] He was also deployed in the 2013 FAI Cup Semi Final and Louth Derby between Dundalk and Drogheda. [6]

In September 2007, Buttimer took issue with the colour of the goalkeeper's jerseys in a game between Dundalk and Shelbourne. It was eventually agreed that the Dundalk goalkeeper would wear a t-shirt with a white strip of tape on the back whilst the Shelbourne goalkeeper would wear a training top for the match. [7] A similar incident occurred in March 2008, when he said that the kit worn by Sligo Rovers was too similar to the kit worn by St Patrick's Athletic. [8]

Buttimer took charge of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup qualifier first round second leg match between KS Vllaznia Shkodër and FC Koper at the Loro-Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër, Albania. The match finished 0 – 0, with him issuing three yellow cards. [9]

On 23 November, Buttimer took charge of the 2008 FAI Cup Final, in which Bohemians beat Derry City [10] This was the first FAI Cup Final to feature a penalty shoot-out. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kelly blows the whistle on Ireland's referee bashers". Irish Independent . 7 June 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  2. ↑ "FIFA awards 17 badges to Irish referees and assistants". BreakingNews.ie. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Pre-match bust-up fails to stop Rovers' run". Irish Independent . 11 August 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "Revenge sweet as Sammon nets win". Irish Independent . 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Charles and Cooke ensure home delight for Galway". Irish Independent . 25 August 2007. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Referee red calls enrage Dundalk". The Herald. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Referee in goalkeeper strip fiasco". Irish Independent . 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  8. ↑ "Saints alive after ref gets shirty over jersey clash". Irish Independent . 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  9. ↑ Anthony Buttimer profile. WorldReferee.com. Accessed 24 November 2008.
  10. ↑ "Bohemians 2-2 Derry City (AET, 4-2 pens)". RTÉ. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  11. ↑ "Bohs win FAI Ford Cup on penalties". BreakingNews.ie. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
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