Roger Dilkes
Roger Dilkes (born 16 August 1948) is an
the Football League and Premier League. During his time on the National List he was based in Mossley, Lancashire
.
Career
Dilkes became a Football League
Everton and Liverpool
. This would be a key match in any circumstances but took on far greater significance as Liverpool were aiming to set a (then) record of thirty matches unbeaten from the start of the season. Everton won 1โ0, inflicting one of only two League defeats all season on Liverpool, who subsequently won the Title.
He continued to receive good appointments, many in the old First Division, as well as Lancashire derbies. He did not achieve FIFA status - he may have been unlucky in that only one vacancy occurred during his most eligible years. When more opportunities arose in 1992 he was then too old according to FIFA's newly introduced age criteria.
Dilkes was nevertheless chosen as one of the first set of Premier League referees for the
campaign.References
- Football League Handbooks, 1980-1982
- Rothmans Football Yearbooks, 1983-1997
Internet
- soccerbase.com website.
- ^ Coca Cola Cup Semi-Final Second Leg 1996, Leeds v. Birmingham: soccerbase.com website.
- ^ FA Cup Quarter-Final 1997, Sheffield Wednesday v. Wimbledon: soccerbase.com website.
External links
- Roger Dilkes Referee Statistics (incomplete) at soccerbase.com
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