Lee Probert
Full name | Lee William Probert[1] | ||
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Born |
Aylesbury, England | 13 August 1972||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
?-1998 |
Football Conference South | Referee | |
1998–2003 |
Football League | Assistant referee | |
2003–2007 | Football League | Referee | |
2007–2019 | Premier League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2010–2016 | FIFA listed | Referee (Category 2) |
Lee William Probert (born 13 August 1972)[2][3] is a former English professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League. He was born in Aylesbury but is now based in Dubai and is the Referees Director for the UAE Football Association.
He refereed in the Premier League, the top level in the
Career
Early career
Probert began refereeing in 1986, in leagues local to
He refereed his first FA Cup match on 17 November 2001, taking charge of a first-round tie between Dagenham & Redbridge and Southport, which was settled for the home side by a first-half penalty kick.[4]
His first match after elevation to the Football League national list of referees was a
In May 2007, Probert refereed a
Professional career
In July 2007 a press release from the
Probert, as fourth official, and the referee, Mike Dean, were censured after Arsène Wenger was sent to the stands for his reaction, including kicking a plastic bottle, to the ruling-out of an Arsenal goal for offside.[9] The Premier League subsequently issued an apology to Wenger.[10]
In May 2010 Probert was the referee for the
.He was appointed
In May 2014, Probert refereed the
Probert missed the whole of the 2015/16 season due to injury. He returned to refereeing in August 2016 but despite remaining a member of the Select Group of Referees he did not take charge of a Premier League fixture until 1 April, 2017, when
In January 2019, Probert refereed a match between Sunderland and Luton Town, awarding a contentious penalty and issuing two red cards, one of which was later overturned on appeal.[12]
In September 2019, Probert announced his retirement from refereeing due to a persistent back injury.[13]
On July 1, 2021, Probert was named Director of Referees at the United Arab Emirates Football Association based in Dubai.
Statistics
Season | Games | Total | per game | Total | per game |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001/02 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 0.10 |
2002/03 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 2 | 0.13 |
2003/04 | 28 | 82 | 2.93 | 7 | 0.25 |
2004/05 | 32 | 94 | 2.94 | 7 | 0.22 |
2005/06 | 40 | 127 | 3.18 | 8 | 0.20 |
2006/07 | 38 | 107 | 2.82 | 5 | 0.13 |
2007/08 | 37 | 82 | 2.21 | 3 | 0.08 |
2008/09 | 35 | 94 | 2.68 | 4 | 0.11 |
2009/10 | 33 | 119 | 3.61 | 7 | 0.21 |
2010/11 | 34 | 88 | 2.59 | 6 | 0.18 |
2011/12 | 38 | 110 | 2.89 | 9 | 0.24 |
2012/13 | 34 | 105 | 3.09 | 6 | 0.18 |
2013/14 | 33 | 59 | 1.79 | 5 | 0.15 |
2014/15 | 19 | 63 | 3.32 | 5 | 0.26 |
2016/17 | 31 | 72 | 2.32 | 4 | 0.13 |
2017/18 | 29 | 57 | 1.96 | 5 | 0.17 |
2018/19 | 30 | 91 | 3.03 | 8 | 0.27 |
References
- ^ "Eesti kaotas Türgile 0:3" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- the Football Leagueofficial website. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ a b Birthdate confirmation and profile Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine: the Football League official website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
- soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
- ^ First match as a Football League referee, Northampton v. Torquay, 2003: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
- ^ League One play-off semi-final (second leg), Blackpool v. Oldham, 2007: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
- PDFfile). Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
- ^ Premier League "trial" match, Sheff Utd v. Portsmouth, 2007: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.
- ^ Wenger to get sending off apology, Man Utd v. Arsenal, 2009: bbc.co.uk website. Retrieved on 30 August 2009.
- ^ Premier League – Chief referee 'will apologise to Wenger', Man Utd v. Arsenal, 2009: Eurosport website. Retrieved on 30 August 2009.
- ^ Northcroft, Jonathan (18 May 2014). "Arsenal 3 Hull City 2 (Aet): Extra special Ramsey ends the drought". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Sunderland WIN their appeal against Maguire's red card".
- ^ "Probert calls time on refereeing career". PremierLeague.
External links
- Lee Probert Profile at Refworld.com
- Lee Probert Referee Statistics at soccerbase.com