Craig Pawson

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Craig Pawson
Pawson in 2014
Full name Craig Pawson
Born (1979-03-02) 2 March 1979 (age 45)[1]
Sheffield, England
Domestic
Years League Role
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Football League
Assistant referee
2008–2013 Football League Referee
2013– Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2015– FIFA listed Referee

Craig Pawson (born 2 March 1979)

the Football League.[2]

He is based in South Yorkshire and is associated with the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association.[3]

Career

Pawson has been a referee since 1993 and regularly officiated in the Football League in the

League 2 play-off final between Crewe Alexandra and Cheltenham Town
, which saw the former promoted.

His first Premier League appointment came in March 2013 between

Liberty Stadium with the home side winning 1–0.[4]

Pawson was appointed as fourth official for the FA Cup semi-final in April 2014 between Wigan Athletic and Arsenal at Wembley.[5]

In 2015 Pawson was put on the FIFA International Referees List[6] meaning that he can officiate in international fixtures, as well as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League fixtures as either referee or an additional assistant referee. Pawson became the seventh referee from England on the list.

He was the fourth official for the

2015 Football League Cup Final at Wembley, in which Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2–0.[7]

Pawson was the fourth official for the

In May 2019 Pawson officiated the Championship playoff semifinal between Derby County and Leeds United. This was considered an especially high-profile game after the Spygate affair earlier in the season for which Leeds were fined £200,000 and severely reprimanded by the EFL.[9] The game was controversial with Pawson awarding Derby a penalty in the second half, before reversing his decision on the advice of his assistant. Leeds went on to win the game 0–1.[10]

Referee Craig Pawson takes charge of Chelsea v Burnley at Stamford Bridge, August 2017

References

  1. ^ a b "UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  2. ^ Craig Pawson. "Referee Profile". Premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. ^ Association, The Football. "Craig Pawson to take charge of the FA Community Shield". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. ^ "BBC Sport – Swansea 1–0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  5. ^ "The website for the English football association, The FA Cup and The England football team – The FA Cup". The FA. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  6. ^ FIFA.com. "Education & Technical - Referees by Association - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007.
  7. ^ "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 20 February 2015.
  8. ^ Callow, James (21 April 2015). "Jon Moss will referee the 2015 FA Cup Final at Wembley". The FA. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  9. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. . Retrieved 14 May 2019.

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