Amy Fearn
Full name | Amy Elizabeth Fearn | ||
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Born |
Loughborough, England | 20 November 1977||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2004– |
Football Conference | Referee | |
2005– |
Football League | Assistant Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2004– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Amy Elizabeth Fearn
Career
She grew up in
On 9 February 2010, Fearn became the first woman to take full control of a Football League match as the match referee. The original referee
In 2013, she became the first woman to referee an FA Cup Game in the Main Draw.[8]
Fearn was appointed
Criticism by managers
Mike Newell
In November 2006,
Casey Stoney
On 19 March 2021, Fearn refereed the match between Arsenal and Manchester United in the FA WSL, with her performance being criticised by United manager Casey Stoney. The BBC Sport website reported: "Stoney believed her players - Lauren James in particular - were the victims of overly aggressive tackles by Arsenal and criticised referee Amy Fearn, who sent off Gunners forward Beth Mead shortly after the hour mark for a second bookable offence. In an post-match interview to BT Sport, she "How you can have somebody fouled and fouled and fouled and fouled and we do nothing? I thought the referee was atrocious at best tonight and that's not an excuse for my team losing but we've got to improve the officiating in this league, we really have to because if Lauren James reacts to any of those she ends up off the pitch. She gets no protection. It's so disappointing".[15]
References
- ^ "King's Birthday Honours: Sarah Hunter and Ian Wright among those included". BBC Sport. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Amy Fearn first woman to referee Championship match". The Telegraph. London. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- TheGuardian.com. 9 February 2010.
- ^ AMY RAYNER: "IT'S A GREAT WAY TO TAKE PART IN A GREAT SPORT" Archived 28 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine - The Official Football League website.
- ^ Appointment as FIFA assistant Archived 15 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 2005: Staffordshire County Senior League website information page.
- ^ "First female referee takes charge". Championship. Yahoo! Eurosport. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "First English football referee". Straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Amy Fearn becomes first woman to referee FA Cup game in main draw". BBC Sport.
- ^ "No. 64082". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2023. p. B19.
- ^ "Luton Town vs. QPR". soccerbase.com.
- ^ "Newell faces inquiry on 'sexism'". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Full backing for Rayner". TheFA.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Newell hopes Rayner row is over". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Newell fined over outburst against female official". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Arsenal Women 2–0 Man Utd Women". BBC Sport. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
External links
- Amy Fearn refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase
- Amy Fearn referee profile at Soccerway
- Amy Fearn referee profile at WorldFootball.net