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Phil Dowd
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Full name Philip Dowd
Born (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963 (age 61)
Leek, Staffordshire, England
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
? – ? Staffordshire Senior League Referee
? – ? Midland Football Alliance Referee
1992–1997 Football League Assistant referee
1997–2001 Football League Referee
2001–2016 Premier League Referee

Philip Dowd (born 26 January 1963) [1] is a retired English professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League. He is based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and was a member of the Staffordshire Football Association.

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Dowd made his first appearance as an official in the Football League as an assistant referee in 1992. Since he was promoted to the list of Select Group Referees in 2001 he has refereed a number of notable matches, including the finals of the FA Cup, in 2012, and the Football League Cup, in 2010, as well as the FA Community Shield in 2011.

Career

Dowd began refereeing in local leagues in 1984, eventually officiating in the Staffordshire Senior League and Midland Football Alliance. He was appointed to The Football League list of assistant referees in 1992, before joining the League's full list of referees in 1997, aged 34. [1]

He was promoted to the Premier League list in 2001, his first match being a fixture between Fulham and Everton in December of that year. [2] The 2014–15 season in English football was his fifteenth year refereeing in the top flight of English football.

In 2006, Dowd was the fourth official at that year's FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. [3]

In 2009, Dowd gave Manchester United star Wayne Rooney a second yellow and sent him off for throwing the ball at Dowd out of anger. [4]

On 5 February 2011, Dowd was appointed to a Premier League fixture between Newcastle United and Arsenal, notable for becoming the first game in the league's history in which a team recovered from being 4-0 down to salvage a draw. [5] Dowd issued a 50th-minute red card to Arsenal's Abou Diaby for violent conduct towards two Newcastle players following a challenge with Joey Barton. [6] [7] [8]

On 26 December 2011 Wigan Athletic's Conor Sammon was sent off by Dowd during his team's 5–0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Wigan appealed the decision and the Football Association rescinded the red card three days later. [9]

After missing the whole of the 2015–16 season due to injury the PGMOL announced Phil Dowd had retired.

Notable matches

2010 League Cup Final

Aston Villa 1–2 Manchester United
Milner Soccerball shade.svg5' (pen.)
Collins Yellow card.svg 11'
Downing Yellow card.svg 18'		 Report Owen Soccerball shade.svg12'
Rooney Soccerball shade.svg74'
Evra Yellow card.svg 41'
Vidić Yellow card.svg 68'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 88,596

On 28 February 2010 Dowd refereed the League Cup final between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium. In the fifth minute of the match, Dowd deemed Manchester United's Nemanja Vidić to have fouled Aston Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor in the penalty area. Whilst Dowd did award Villa a penalty kick, he elected not to punish Vidić; some commentators felt the offence qualified as a professional foul and therefore warranted a red card. [10] United overturned Villa's early penalty to ultimately win the match, and trophy, 2–1.

2011 FA Community Shield

Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United
Lescott Soccerball shade.svg38'
Džeko Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Džeko Yellow card.svg 19'
Richards Yellow card.svg 22'
Y. Touré Yellow card.svg 34'
Milner Yellow card.svg 55'
Kolarov Yellow card.svg 60'		 Report Smalling Soccerball shade.svg52'
Nani Soccerball shade.svg58', 90+4'
Anderson Yellow card.svg 19'
Evra Yellow card.svg 40'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,169

Dowd officiated the 2011 FA Community Shield on 7 August 2011 between Manchester City and Manchester United, also the 160th Manchester derby, at London's Wembley Stadium. United won the match 3–2 with a last-minute winner courtesy of Nani. Dowd issued seven yellow cards during the course of the game.

2012 FA Cup Final

Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool
Ramires Soccerball shade.svg10'
Drogba Soccerball shade.svg51'
Mikel Yellow card.svg 36'		 Report Carroll Soccerball shade.svg63'
Agger Yellow card.svg 44'
Suárez Yellow card.svg 81'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 89,102

Dowd refereed the 2012 FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool, at Wembley Stadium on 5 May 2012. He was assisted by Stuart Burt and Andrew Garratt and Mike Jones was the fourth official. Dowd described his appointment to the Cup final as an "honour and privilege". The fixture took place on the third anniversary of the death of his father, whom Dowd said had always hoped to see his son referee a final of the FA Cup. [11]

Card statistics

SeasonGamesTotal Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg per gameTotal Red card.svgRed card.svg per game
1998/99 321253.9130.09
1999/00 33852.5840.12
2000/01 331203.64100.30
2001/02 291093.76130.45
2002/03 381303.4280.21
2003/04 281043.7160.21
2004/05 361153.1970.19
2005/06 461833.9880.17
2006/07 33993.0030.09
2007/08 411132.75100.24
2008/09 451483.28110.24
2009/10 391353.4650.13
2010/11 381393.66120.32
2011/12 381373.6150.13
2012/13 381303.4250.13

Statistics for all competitions. No records are available prior to 1998/99. [12]

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References

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  3. ↑ match report: BBC.co.uk website.
  4. ↑ "Ferguson angry at Rooney red card". 21 March 2009.
  5. ↑ "Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal". 5 February 2011.
  6. ↑ Hayward, Paul (6 February 2011). "Joey Barton's maverick inspiration proves just what Newcastle need". The Guardian. London.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Paul (5 February 2011). "Cheik Tioté completes remarkable Newcastle comeback against Arsenal". The Guardian. London.
  8. ↑ "Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal". BBC News. 5 February 2011.
  9. ↑ "Wigan Athletic win appeal over Conor Sammon red card". BBC News. 29 December 2011.
  10. ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 February 2010). "Aston Villa 1–2 Man Utd". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  11. ↑ "Phil Dowd to referee FA Cup final". The Daily Telegraph. London. 17 April 2012.
  12. ↑ "Phil Dowd | Latest Football Betting Odds | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
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