# Mike Jones (referee) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Jones_(referee) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mike_Jones_(referee).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Jones_(referee) > Source revision: 1343493184 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English football referee Mike Jones Full name Michael J. Jones Born (1968-04-18) 18 April 1968 (age 58) Chester, England Domestic Years League Role 1997–2018 The Football League Referee 2008–2018 Premier League Referee **Michael J. Jones** (born 18 April 1968) is an English retired professional [football](/source/Association_football) [referee](/source/Referee_(association_football)) based in [Chester](/source/Chester). He is a member of the [Cheshire County Football Association](/source/Cheshire_County_Football_Association). He began refereeing in [the Football League](/source/The_Football_League) in 1997 and was promoted in 2008 to the list of [Select Group Referees](/source/Select_Group_Referees) who officiate all [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) fixtures. In 2009, he refereed the [FA Trophy final](/source/2009_FA_Trophy_Final) at [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium). Jones is now the Head of Refereeing at the [English Football League](/source/English_Football_League). ## Career Jones was promoted to [the Football League](/source/English_Football_League)'s list of referees in 1997, his first match in charge being [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.) against [Hull City](/source/Hull_City_A.F.C.) in August of that year. His first game at [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium) was also in 2007: the [Football League Two](/source/Football_League_Two) [play-off final](/source/2007_Football_League_Two_play-off_Final) which saw [Bristol Rovers](/source/Bristol_Rovers_F.C.) defeat [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town_F.C.) 3–1. Jones dismissed Shrewsbury's [Marc Tierney](/source/Marc_Tierney) in the last minute for a second bookable offence: Tierney became the second man to be sent off at the new Wembley. In 2008 Jones became a [Select Group referee](/source/Select_Group_Referees), allowing him to regularly officiate games in the [Premier League](/source/Premier_League). His first match in England's top flight was Hull City versus [Wigan Athletic](/source/Wigan_Athletic_F.C.). In October 2009 Jones [allowed a goal](/source/Sunderland_A.F.C._1%E2%80%930_Liverpool_F.C._(2009)) scored by [Darren Bent](/source/Darren_Bent) for [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland_A.F.C.) against [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.), when his shot took a deflection off a [beach ball](/source/Beach_ball) which had been thrown onto the pitch by a fan in the Liverpool supporters' section.[1] He was subsequently demoted for one week to officiate a match in the [Football League Championship](/source/EFL_Championship).[2] The beach ball from the incident was sent for display at England's [National Football Museum](/source/National_Football_Museum) in Manchester. Jones was the fourth official for the [2012 FA Cup final](/source/2012_FA_Cup_final), with [Phil Dowd](/source/Phil_Dowd) taking charge.[3] In the final moments of a 2013 Premier League game between [Norwich City](/source/Norwich_City_F.C.) and [Cardiff City](/source/Cardiff_City_F.C.), Cardiff's goalkeeper [David Marshall](/source/David_Marshall_(Scottish_footballer)) put the ball out of play to allow Norwich's [Alexander Tettey](/source/Alexander_Tettey) to receive treatment from a physio. [Ricky van Wolfswinkel](/source/Ricky_van_Wolfswinkel) took the subsequent throw for Norwich and his teammate [Leroy Fer](/source/Leroy_Fer) tapped the ball into the net as Marshall looked on. The goal was disallowed by Jones who stated he had not blown his whistle to restart play. Cardiff's manager [Malky Mackay](/source/Malky_Mackay) praised the official's decision.[4] Former [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) referee [Dermot Gallagher](/source/Dermot_Gallagher) told [Sky Sports](/source/Sky_Sports) Jones refereed his final game on Saturday 5 May 2018 due to retirement.[5] The match at [The Hawthorns](/source/The_Hawthorns) saw [West Bromwich Albion](/source/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.) beat [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.) 1–0. ## Statistics Season Games Total per game Total per game 1997/98 29 68 2.34 2 0.07 1998/99 33 82 2.48 4 0.12 1999/00 38 82 2.16 5 0.13 2000/01 34 68 2.00 10 0.29 2001/02 36 111 3.08 9 0.25 2002/03 30 76 2.53 3 0.10 2003/04 33 103 3.12 8 0.24 2004/05 37 88 2.38 7 0.19 2005/06 39 109 2.79 5 0.13 2006/07 41 160 3.90 12 0.29 2007/08 45 134 2.98 7 0.15 2008/09 38 110 2.89 6 0.16 2009/10 33 110 3.33 5 0.15 2010/11 35 119 3.40 6 0.17 2011/12 33 112 3.39 9 0.27 2012/13 31 85 2.74 3 0.10 Statistics are for all competitions. There are no available records prior to 1997/98.[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Benitez shrugs off bizarre goal"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/8312783.stm). *BBC Sport*. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["'Beach ball goal' referee demoted to Championship but match will not be replayed"](http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/754381-beach-ball-goal-referee-demoted-to-championship-but-match-will-not-be-replayed). *[Metro](/source/Metro_(British_newspaper))*. [dmg media](/source/Dmg_media). 19 October 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Phil Dowd to referee FA Cup final"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/fa-cup/9209025/Phil-Dowd-to-referee-FA-Cup-final.html). *The Daily Telegraph*. London. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Aizlewood, John (27 October 2013). ["Norwich City 0 Cardiff City 0: 'Goal' sparks 18-man brawl"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200359/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1332828.ece). *[The Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/sport/football/Premiership/article1332828.ece) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Retiring officials"](http://s8.zetaboards.com/ratetheref/topic/10025753/1/). *s8.zetaboards.com*. Retrieved 8 May 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Games refereed by M J Jones"](http://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=150). *SoccerBase*. Retrieved 4 November 2012. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Mike Jones (referee)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mike_Jones_(referee)). - [Mike Jones Referee Statistics](https://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=150) at [soccerbase](/source/Soccerbase).com --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mike Jones (referee)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Jones_(referee)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Jones_(referee)?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.