Paul Durkin

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Paul Durkin
Born (1955-08-15) 15 August 1955 (age 66)

Paul Anthony Durkin (born 15 August 1955[1]) is an English former football referee, who retired in 2004. He comes from the Isle of Portland in Dorset. He works as a referee assessor for the Football Association.

Durkin was England's only referee at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Finals in France, where he refereed one match – the Group B encounter between Italy and Austria. In the same year, he refereed the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Newcastle United, he was in charge of the 2003 Football League Cup Final between Liverpool and Manchester United.

In 2004, Durkin appeared in ITV gameshow Simply the Best as the referee.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Birthdate Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine confirmation (in German) at Weltfußball.de
  2. ^ http://www.tv.com/simply-the-best/show/7025/cast.html?tag=container;cast_crew_list[dead link]

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Preceded by FA Cup Final Referee
1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by League Cup Final
2003
Succeeded by
Retrieved from ""