Mark Clattenburg
Full name | Mark Clattenburg | ||
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Born |
Consett, County Durham, England | 13 March 1975||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1993–1994 |
Northern League | Assistant referee | |
1994–1999 | Northern League | Referee | |
1999–2000 |
Football Conference | Referee | |
1999–2000 |
The Football League | Assistant referee | |
2000–2004 |
The Football League | Referee | |
2004–2017 | Premier League | Referee | |
2024 | Gladiators UK | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2006–2017 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Mark Clattenburg (born 13 March 1975)[1] is an English former professional football referee.
Clattenburg is a former member of the Premier League and the Durham County Football Association and also a former FIFA referee. He has refereed a number of notable matches, including the 2016 UEFA Champions League final and the UEFA Euro 2016 final. Clattenburg is considered one of the most highly-rated European referees of his generation.[2]
Clattenburg is the lead referee in the BBC 2024 revival of TV show Gladiators.[3]
Career
Early career
Born in
In the 2002–03 season, Clattenburg was chosen to referee two play-off semi-finals – the
On 15 May 2004, he refereed the Division One play-off semi-final first leg between
Turning professional
Clattenburg became a FIFA referee in 2006, at the age of 30, two years after turning professional.
Clattenburg was appointed to control both legs of the 2006–07 FA Youth Cup final, contested by Liverpool and Manchester United, firstly at Anfield on 16 April 2007 which United won 2–1, and then at Old Trafford on 26 April 2007 which Liverpool won 1–0. With the aggregate scores tied, Liverpool won the subsequent penalty shoot-out 4–3 after a goalless 30 minutes of extra time.[15][16]
On 6 August 2008 he refereed his first UEFA Champions League match, a 5–0 away win for Fenerbahçe at MTK Budapest. Clattenburg's next Champions League appointment was not until 3 November 2010 when he took charge of Auxerre's 2–1 win over visitors Ajax.
Investigation of debts
In the summer of 2008, Clattenburg was appointed to referee that year's FA Community Shield, with Dave Richardson and Ian Gosling assisting and Andre Marriner acting as fourth official.[17] However, Clattenburg was later suspended from refereeing, pending an investigation into alleged debts incurred by companies to which he was connected.[18] The Shield match between Portsmouth and Manchester United took place at Wembley Stadium with Peter Walton as the replacement referee.[19]
Following the investigation into his personal life and business debts, the referees' governing body dismissed Clattenburg, citing a breach of contract. He denied all the allegations and appealed against the decision. On 18 February 2009 the
2010–2012
Clattenburg was involved in a FIFA World Cup as a fourth official for a 2010 tournament UEFA qualifying group 4 match between Azerbaijan and Russia in Baku on 14 October 2009.[20]
He has officiated qualifying games for
Clattenburg was appointed to referee the
He officiated at
Clattenburg refereed a
On 28 October 2012, Chelsea made a formal complaint to the Football Association against Clattenburg about his alleged use of "inappropriate language" towards Mikel John Obi during that day's match against Manchester United.[25] The FA cleared Clattenburg of wrongdoing nine days later and charged Mikel with using "threatening and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour" towards Clattenberg after the match.[26] He returned to duty as the fourth official for a fixture between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United on 25 November and refereed Norwich City's Premier League game at Southampton for his full return to the middle on 28 November 2012.[27] He was given a standing ovation by sections of both sets of fans at the game, which finished 1–1, and the managers of both clubs said afterward that they were "pleased to see him back".[28]
2013–2015
Clattenburg refereed the 2013 FA Community Shield between Wigan Athletic and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on 11 August 2013. United won the match 2–0.[29]
In October 2014 Clattenburg was stood down for one weekend following a Crystal Palace game for phoning manager Neil Warnock and for travelling from the fixture alone (Premier League rules state all match officials must not be involved in any conversation with a manager after a game and require all officials to travel to and from a match together).[30] Clattenburg’s reasoning was that of attending an Ed Sheeran gig later in the day.
2016
Clattenburg refereed the
Clattenburg was selected as the referee of the
Clattenburg officiated at several matches at UEFA Euro 2016. Late in a group match between the Czech Republic and Croatia in Saint-Étienne, Croatian hooligans threw flares onto the pitch and Clattenburg suspended the match for several minutes, moving the players away from the burning flares to avoid injury.[33][34][35][36]
Clattenburg went on to referee the
which Portugal went on to win 1–0 after extra time.Premier League exit
On 16 February 2017, the PGMOL announced that Clattenburg had left his position as a Premier League referee for a role with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation,[38] replacing Howard Webb as the country's Head of Refereeing.[39]
China
On 23 February 2019, it was announced that Clattenburg had been hired by CFA to become one of the professional referees in China.[40]
Leisure Leagues
In 2017, Clattenburg was announced as an Ambassador for Leisure Leagues agreeing to become their Head Referee[41] as part of this, he was a guest of honour at the formation of the International Socca Federation in Birmingham UK, refereeing the final of the 6 a side World Cup in 2019 as Germany beat Poland.[42]
He was also there in 2019, as the World Cup went to Crete,[43] refereeing with fellow former Premier League referee Bobby Madley.[44]
Egypt
On 5 August 2022, he was appointed as president of the Egyptian Referees Committee in order to improve the performances of local referees.[45] On 24 January 2023, he resigned from his position and left Egypt, due to threats from fans after Zamalek SC president Mortada Mansour alleged that he was in a gay relationship, in addition to unpaid £32,000-a-month salary for the last two months.[46]
Return to England
In February 2024, Clattenburg was appointed by Nottingham Forest as the club's "referee lobbyist".[47]
List of notable matches
Notable matches refereed by Clattenburg include:
- 2012 Football League Cup final
- 2012 Olympics men's final
- 2013 FA Community Shield
- 2014 UEFA Super Cup
- 2016 FA Cup final
- 2016 UEFA Champions League final
- UEFA Euro 2016 final
- 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup final
- 2022 Sidemen Charity Match
- 2023 Sidemen Charity Match
Statistics
Match breakdown
Clattenburg refereed 297 Premier League matches, 37 in the FA Cup, 28 in the Champions League, 21 in the EFL Cup, 4 in European Championships, and 3 at the Olympics.[48]
Games and cards
Season | Games | Total | per game | Total | per game |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000–01 | 24 | 67 | 2.79 | 4 | 0.17 |
2001–02 | 33 | 103 | 3.12 | 6 | 0.18 |
2002–03 | 35 | 135 | 3.86 | 8 | 0.23 |
2003–04 | 34 | 104 | 3.06 | 2 | 0.06 |
2004–05 | 28 | 83 | 2.96 | 5 | 0.18 |
2005–06 | 24 | 81 | 3.38 | 4 | 0.17 |
2006–07 | 42 | 166 | 3.95 | 3 | 0.07 |
2007–08 | 39 | 124 | 3.18 | 10 | 0.26 |
2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
2009–10 | 42 | 105 | 2.50 | 5 | 0.12 |
2010–11 | 40 | 123 | 3.08 | 7 | 0.18 |
2011–12 | 36 | 115 | 3.19 | 8 | 0.22 |
2012–13 | 36 | 104 | 2.89 | 6 | 0.17 |
2013–14 | 42 | 145 | 3.45 | 6 | 0.13 |
2014–15 | 47 | 172 | 3.66 | 5 | 0.11 |
2015–16 | 46 | 162 | 3.52 | 7 | 0.15 |
2016–17 | 26 | 90 | 3.46 | 4 | 0.15 |
Total | 576 | 1879 | 3.26 | 90 | 0.16 |
Source: Soccerbase |
Statistics are for all competitions, including domestic, European and international. No records are available prior to 2000–01.
Media work
Clattenburg joined the
Clattenburg refereed the 2022 and 2023
He refereed several Soccer Aid matches for charity.
Clattenburg is also the lead referee in the BBC 2024 revival of TV show Gladiators.[51]
Personal life
Clattenburg went to Cramlington Community High School and was chosen to play football for them, as well as South Northumberland.[5] He is divorced from his wife with whom he lived in Chester-le-Street; they had one son during their marriage.[52]
Bibliography
Date | Title | Publisher | ISBN |
---|---|---|---|
30 September 2021 | Whistle Blower[53] | Headline Publishing Group | 978-1-4722-8203-3 |
See also
- List of football referees
References
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- ISBN 9781472282033.
External links
- Mark Clattenburg Profile at Refworld.com
- Mark Clattenburg Referee Statistics Archived 1 October 2007 at the soccerbase.com