{{short description|English football referee (born 1971)}} {{pp-pc1}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} <!--VANDALISM to this page will be promptly removed. Additions must be properly cited and comply with Wikipedia's rules on recentisms, notability and neutrality.--> {{Infobox football official | name = Andre Marriner | fullname = Andre Marriner | image = Andre Marriner 2013.jpg | caption = Marriner in 2013 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|1|1}} | birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[England]] | death_date = | death_place = | otheroccupation = | years1 = 1990s | league1 = [[Birmingham Amateur Football Association|Birmingham Amateur Football League]] | role1 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]] | years2 = 1990s | league2 = [[Southern Football League]] | role2 = Referee | years3 = 2000–2003 | league3 = [[The Football League]] | role3 = [[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referee]] | years4 = 2003–2005 | league4 = The Football League | role4 = Referee | years5 = 2005–2023 | league5 = [[Premier League]] | role5 = Referee | internationalyears1= 2009–2017 | confederation1 = [[FIFA International Referees List|FIFA listed]] | internationalrole1 = Referee (Category 1) }}
'''Andre Marriner''' (born 1 January 1971)<ref name="flprofile">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080115195943/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RefereeProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10794~628215%2C00.html Profile and birthdate] confirmation: [[the Football League]] official website.</ref> is a retired [[England|English]] professional [[Association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]] based in [[Solihull, West Midlands|Solihull]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]. He is a member of the [[Birmingham County Football Association]].
In 2005, Marriner was promoted to the list of [[Select Group Referees]] who officiate primarily in the [[Premier League]]. He also refereed for [[FIFA]] between 2009 & 2017. In May 2013 he took charge of the [[2013 FA Cup Final|FA Cup final]], the highest domestic honour for a referee in England. In May 2023, Marriner took charge of his final Premier League game between [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]]. He became a full-time [[video assistant referee|VAR]] official from the [[2023–24 Premier League|2023–24]] season.
==Refereeing career== ===Early career=== Marriner began refereeing in 1992, by chance when he was asked to cover for a referee who did not turn up for a local match,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID%3D2214%26linkType%3Dreferee%26contextType%3Dbio |title=WorldReferee.com - referee - Andre Marriner - bio |access-date=2011-01-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223246/http://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=2214&linkType=referee&contextType=bio |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> and progressed via the [[Birmingham Amateur Football Association|Birmingham Amateur Football League]] and the [[Southern Football League]] to become a [[The Football League|Football League]] [[Assistant referee (association football)|assistant referee]] in 2000.<ref name="flprofile" />
He was appointed to the Football League list of referees in 2003, and he was given his first Premier League appointment on 13 November 2004, a 4–0 home win by [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] over [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]].<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=437872 First ever Premier League match] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001001732/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=437872 |date=1 October 2007 }}: [[soccerbase]].com website.</ref>
===Professional career=== Marriner was promoted to the Select Group of professional referees in 2005.<ref>[http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enRefereesProfile&id=1617255&type=com.fapl.website.stories.SimpleStories&categoryCode=Referees Profile]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}: the [[Premier League]] Official website.</ref> In the same year, he refereed the [[FA Youth Cup]] final between [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], with the latter winning 3–2.<ref>[https://archive.today/20050426022111/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2005/04/FAYouthCupFinal_2ndLegReport.htm FA Youth Cup Final 2005], referee: [[The Football Association|TheFA.com]] website.</ref>
He was appointed [[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|fourth official]] for the [[2008 FA Community Shield]] match, which was won by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] who defeated [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalties]] after a 0–0 draw in normal time. [[Peter Walton (referee)|Peter Walton]] was the referee.<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACommunityShield/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/06/Clattenburg_FACS.htm FA Community Shield Appointment Confirmation] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20080626180837/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACommunityShield/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/06/Clattenburg_FACS.htm |date=26 June 2008 }}'from theFA.com'</ref>
In December 2008 it was announced that Marriner, at the age of 37 and along with 26-year-old [[Stuart Attwell]], would be invited to join FIFA's list of international referees for 2009. Marriner was called up to officiate at the [[2009 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification|elite qualification]] for the [[2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship|2009 Euro Under-19s Championship]], taking charge of [[Norway national under-19 football team|Norway]]'s 1–1 draw with [[Romania national under-19 football team|Romania]] in [[Saint-Lô]], and Romania's 3–0 defeat to [[France national under-19 football team|France]], also in Saint-Lô.
He was appointed to the [[2010 Football League Championship play-off Final|2010 Football League Championship play-off final]] between [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] and [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] at [[Wembley Stadium]]. Blackpool won the match 3–2, all five goals having been scored in the first half, securing the club's return to the Premier League for the first time since 1970. Marriner did not issue any cards during the match.
In a fixture between [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in April 2011, Marriner notably awarded the latest-ever [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] in the history of the Premier League. The match was goalless until Marriner awarded Arsenal a penalty in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, and four minutes later awarded a second penalty to Liverpool. Both were converted, the latter in the 102nd minute which also became the League's latest-ever goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/dalglish-plays-down-touchline-row-after-frustrating-wenger-2269269.html |title=Dalglish plays down touchline row after 'frustrating' Wenger | the Independent |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=17 April 2011 |access-date=2011-04-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220202123/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/dalglish-plays-down-touchline-row-after-frustrating-wenger-2269269.html |archive-date=20 December 2016}}</ref>
In May 2013 he refereed the [[2013 FA Cup Final|FA Cup final]] between [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] at Wembley Stadium. Marriner described the appointment as a "great honour".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=1415623&cc=5739#|title= Marriner to referee FA Cup final|date=17 April 2013|work=ESPNFC|access-date=17 April 2013 }}</ref> Wigan won the final 1–0, with a stoppage time goal from [[Ben Watson (footballer born July 1985)|Ben Watson]]. Marriner dismissed City's [[Pablo Zabaleta]] six minutes from time for a second yellow card offence.<ref>{{cite news|title=Man City 0–1 Wigan|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/22409634|access-date=22 March 2014}}</ref>
In March 2014, during [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'s 6–0 win over Arsenal, Marriner wrongly sent off [[Kieran Gibbs]] in the 15th minute, for a deliberate handball actually committed by [[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs Mistakenly Sent off for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Handball|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2002155-arsenals-keiran-gibbs-mistakenly-sent-off-for-alex-oxlade-chamberlain-handball |publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=22 March 2014}}</ref>
Marriner retired at the end of the 2022–23 season after a 23-year career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2023 |title=Andre Marriner: Premier League referee retires after 23-year career |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65758881 |access-date=30 May 2023 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
==Statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Season!!Games!!Total {{yel}}!!{{yel}} per game!!Total {{sent off}}!!{{sent off}} per game |- |[[2002–03 in English football|2002–03]]||10||33||''3.30''||5||''0.50'' |- |[[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]]||27||70||''2.59''||8||''0.30'' |- |[[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]]||37||80||''2.16''||10||''0.27'' |- |[[2005–06 in English football|2005–06]]||28||76||''2.71''||7||''0.25'' |- |[[2006–07 in English football|2006–07]]||32||96||''3.00''||5||''0.15'' |- |[[2007–08 in English football|2007–08]]||37||112||''3.02''||6||''0.16'' |- |[[2008–09 in English football|2008–09]]||33||108||''3.20''||7||''0.21'' |- |[[2009–10 in English football|2009–10]]||37||115||''3.11''||10||''0.27'' |- |[[2010–11 in English football|2010–11]]||38||131||''3.48''||5||''0.13'' |- |[[2011–12 in English football|2011–12]]||28||92||''3.29''||5||''0.18'' |- |[[2012–13 in English football|2012–13]]||38||122||''3.21''||8||''0.21'' |- |[[2013–14 in English football|2013–14]] |36 |110 |''3.06'' |13 |''0.36'' |- |[[2014–15 in English football|2014–15]] |33 |125 |''3.79'' |2 |''0.06'' |- |[[2015–16 in English football|2015–16]] |35 |120 |''3.43'' |5 |''0.14'' |- |[[2016–17 in English football|2016–17]] |39 |146 |''3.74'' |7 |''0.18'' |- |[[2017–18 in English football|2017–18]] |35 |97 |''2.77'' |5 |''0.14'' |- |[[2018–19 in English football|2018–19]] |33 |84 |''2.55'' |3 |''0.09'' |- |[[2019–20 in English football|2019–20]] |27 |71 |''2.63'' |2 |''0.07'' |- |[[2020–21 in English football|2020–21]] |31 |79 |''2.55'' |1 |''0.03'' |- |[[2021–22 in English football|2021–22]] |28 |90 |''3.21'' |3 |''0.10'' |- |[[2022–23 in English football|2022–23]] |23 |79 |''3.43'' |2 |''0.09'' |} <small>Statistics are available for all competitions. No records are available prior to 2002–03.</small><ref>[https://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=831&season_id=153 “Andre Marriner | Latest football betting odds | Soccerbase”]. ''www.soccerbase.com.''</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * {{Soccerbase referee|831}} * {{Soccerway referee|andre-marriner/48795}} * {{WorldFootball.net referee|andre-marriner}}
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