Anthony Taylor (referee)

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Anthony Taylor
Born (1978-10-20) 20 October 1978 (age 45)[1]
Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
Domestic
Years League Role
2002–2004 Northern Premier League Referee
2004–2006
Football Conference
Referee
2006–2010
The Football League
Referee
2010–present Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2013–present FIFA listed Referee

Anthony Taylor (born 20 October 1978) is an English professional

1901.[2]

Early life

Taylor was a student at Altrincham Grammar School for Boys.[3]

Career

Early career

Taylor started refereeing in the

League Two match in August 2006.[6]

In November 2006 he refereed an

Gresty Road, the home of Crewe Alexandra; England won 3–2.[7]

Professional career

Taylor's first

Select Group of Referees
for 2010–11.

In September 2010 he took charge of his fourth Premier League match, contested by Blackburn Rovers and Fulham. The match ended 1–1.[8]

Taylor sent off three players in his first game of the

2011–12 season. Middlesbrough won 1–0 at Leeds United in a fixture which saw Jonny Howson and Max Gradel of Leeds and Boro's Tony McMahon dismissed, all for second bookable offences.[9]
Taylor refereed a total of 34 matches that season and dismissed eight players in total, including the three at Leeds.

Taylor became a

FA Cup Final
.

On the opening day of the 2013–14 season Taylor refereed Aston Villa's 3–1 victory away at Arsenal. He awarded Villa two penalties and dismissed Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny for two bookable offences. Arsène Wenger described Taylor's officiating of the match as "stubborn"[10] but Villa manager Paul Lambert said that he thought the official "had a good game".[11]

On 1 March 2015, Taylor was the referee for the

Football League Cup final between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.[12]

In 2015, Taylor refereed both the

On 26 April 2017, Taylor was chosen to be the main referee for the

On 26 May 2018 he was chosen to officiate the 2018 EFL Championship play-off final.

On 16 September 2020, Taylor was chosen to be the main referee for the 2020 UEFA Super Cup[16]

On 12 June 2021, Taylor officiated a UEFA Euro 2020 group stage match between Finland and Denmark. In the 43rd minute, Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch and required emergency treatment on the pitch before being transferred to a local hospital and stabilised. Taylor was praised for his calm but quick reaction to the situation, signalling for medical attention within seconds.[17] The match was resumed later in the day once it became clear Eriksen's condition had improved. Taylor's earlier training in the prison service at HMP Manchester was cited as helpful for the situation by mentor Chris Foy.[18][19]

In October 2021, Taylor was chosen to referee the

2021 UEFA Nations League Final between Spain and France.[20]

In a May 2022 FIFA pronouncement, Taylor was listed as one of six English officials to oversee matches at that November and December's World Cup. The list also included referee Michael Oliver and four compatriot assistant referees—Simon Bennett, Gary Beswick, Stuart Burt, and Adam Nunn.[21]

In May 2023, UEFA announced Taylor as the referee for the 2023 UEFA Europa League final, with Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn as assistants, and Michael Oliver as fourth official. [22]

Statistics

Season Games Total Yellow card Yellow card per game Total Red card Red card per game
2006–07 26 78 3.00 5 0.19
2007–08
36 105 2.92 10 0.28
2008–09 38 91 2.39 4 0.11
2009–10 36 92 2.56 8 0.22
2010–11 32 118 3.69 12 0.36
2011–12 34 106 3.12 8 0.24
2012–13 35 89 2.54 6 0.17
2013–14 31 102 3.29 3 0.10
2014–15 39 160 4.10 9 0.23
2015–16 44 147 3.34 6 0.14
2016–17 41 161 3.93 5 0.12
2017–18 40 147 3.68 6 0.15
2018–19 50 175 3.50 10 0.20
2019–20 48 202 4.21 9 0.19
2020–21 42 136 3.23 4 0.10
2021–22 44 165 3.75 7 0.16
2022–23 43 166 3.86 6 0.14

Statistics for all competitions. No records are available prior to 2006–07.[23]

See also

  • List of football referees

References

  1. ^ "Anthony Taylor". Football-Lineups. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. ^ "FA Cup Final: Anthony Taylor to referee second final". BBC Sport. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Annual Dinner 2017" (PDF). OLD ALTRINCHAMIANS’ Newsletter 2016 - 2017. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ^ Northern Premier League, 2002: SoccerFactsUK website.
  5. ^ Conference North Archived 18 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 2004: SoccerFactsUK website.
  6. soccerbase
    .com website.
  7. ^ England v. Switzerland, Under-19 friendly: TheFA.com official website.
  8. ^ BBC Sport - Football, 2010: Bosses Allardyce and Hughes round on ref Anthony Taylor report.
  9. ^ Hart, Simon (14 August 2011). "Dark clouds gathering as nine-man Leeds fall to Emnes winner". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  10. ^ "'Stubborn' referee infuriates Arsenal boss Wenger | talkSPORT". Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  11. ^ BBC Sport - Arsenal 1-3 Aston Villa
  12. ^ "Anthony Taylor Referee Profile | Premier League". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  13. ^ Bradbury, Jamie (7 July 2015). "Anthony Taylor appointed FA Community Shield referee". thefa.com. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Anthony Taylor to referee Capital One Cup Final". capitalonecup.co.uk. The Football League. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Arsenal fans hand Chelsea the FA Cup after referee for the final is named". Metro. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  16. ^ "Hear from referee Anthony Taylor, following his appointment for UEFA Super Cup game". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  17. ^ "'We managed to get Christian back' – the heroes of Copenhagen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  18. ^ Scheerhout, John (15 June 2021). "The ref who helped save Christian Eriksen used his experience as a prison guard". Manchester Evening News.
  19. ^ "Finland win first game at major finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  20. ^ "English Ref Anthony Taylor and His Team to Take Charge of Spain V France in Milan".
  21. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF).
  22. ^ "Referee teams appointed for 2023 UEFA club competition finals".
  23. ^ Anthony Taylor | Latest Football Betting Odds | Soccer Base[permanent dead link]

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