Paul_Durkin

Paul Durkin

Paul Durkin

English football referee

Not to be confused with Paul Durcan.

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.

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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. [1]
    Birthdate Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine confirmation (in German) at Weltfußball.de
  2. [2]
    "Simply the Best Cast". Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
Preceded by FA Cup Final Referee
1998		 Succeeded by
Preceded by League Cup Final
2003		 Succeeded by
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