| Alan Wiley | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan G Wiley | |
| Date of birth | May 27 1960 | |
| Place of birth | Burntwood, Staffordshire, England | |
| Domestic | ||
| Years | League | Role |
| ? -1991 1991-1994 1994-1995 1995-1999 1999- |
West Midlands Regional League Football League Premier League Football League Premier League |
Referee Asst. referee Asst. referee Referee Referee |
| International | ||
| - | - | - |
Alan G. Wiley (born May 27 1960[1]) is an English football referee in the FA Premier League, and he is based in Burntwood, Staffordshire.
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Career
He first took up the whistle in 1981, then officiated in the West Midlands Regional League until 1991, when he became an assistant referee on the Football League List. In 1994, he was promoted to the FA Premier League List of assistant referees, and a year later progressed to the Football League referees' List. In 1998, he refereed the FA Women's Cup Final, when Arsenal beat Croydon 3-2.[2] Wiley made the step up to full Premier League referee in 1999, taking charge of his first match on August 11 1999 at The Dell between Southampton and Leeds United, which the away side won 3-0.[3] In the year 2000, he was fourth official for the FA Cup Final at Wembley, where Chelsea defeated Aston Villa by 1 goal to nil, courtesy of a Roberto Di Matteo goal after 73 minutes.[4] He has subsequently been given the honour of refereeing two Football League Cup semi-finals (2003 and 2006), but his first prestige men's game as man-in-the-middle was the Community Shield match at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, between Arsenal and Liverpool on 11 August 2002. The London side ran out 1-0 winners, thanks to a Gilberto Silva goal in the second half.[1] Wiley was the referee for the 2005-06 Carling Cup final between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic, also at the Millennium Stadium - United winning 4-0.[5] He then took charge of the FA Cup Final on May 13 2006 when Liverpool played West Ham United, at the same venue. Mike Dean was originally appointed to referee the game but the Football Association took the unusual step of replacing him after concerns were raised about his ability to be impartial towards Liverpool, who are based near Dean's home town on Merseyside.[6] In the game, Liverpool triumphed on penalties by 3-1, the score at the end of extra time being 3 goals each.[7] He currently holds an FA Preliminary Coaching Badge.[8]
Career statistics
| Season | Games | Total  |
per game |
Total  |
per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/1998 | 41 | 126 | 3.07 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 1998/1999 | 40 | 158 | 3.95 | 7 | 0.18 |
| 1999/2000 | 34 | 101 | 2.97 | 3 | 0.09 |
| 2000/2001 | 40 | 124 | 3.1 | 2 | 0.05 |
| 2001/2002 | 34 | 90 | 2.65 | 3 | 0.09 |
| 2002/2003 | 35 | 99 | 2.83 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 2003/2004 | 28 | 93 | 3.32 | 3 | 0.11 |
| 2004/2005 | 32 | 78 | 2.44 | 5 | 0.16 |
| 2005/2006 | 44 | 142 | 3.23 | 7 | 0.16 |
| 2006/2007 | 42 | 135 | 3.21 | 4 | 0.09 |
| 2007/2008 | 23 | 76 | 3.30 | 1 | 0.04 |
References
- ^ a b Birthdate confirmation and profile: Football League Official website.
- ^ 1998 Women's Cup Final: FA.com website.
- ^ First Premiership match, Southampton v. Leeds, 1999: soccerbase.com website.
- ^ Fourth official for the 2000 FA Cup Final: Premier League website.
- ^ 2005-06 Carling Cup Final: soccerbase.com website.
- ^ "FA replace Cup final referee from the Wirral": Telegraph.co.uk website.
- ^ 2006 FA Cup Final: soccerbase.com website.
- ^ FA Preliminary Coaching Badge confirmation: RefereesAssistant.com website.
External links
| Preceded by Steve Dunn |
FA Trophy Final 2001 |
Succeeded by Neale Barry |
| Preceded by Andy D'Urso |
FA Community Shield 2002 |
Succeeded by Steve Bennett |
| Preceded by Steve Bennett |
Carling Cup Final 2006 |
Succeeded by Howard Webb |
| Preceded by Rob Styles |
FA Cup Final 2006 |
Succeeded by Steve Bennett |
