Alan Wiley

infobox football official


name = Alan Wiley
| fullname = Alan G Wiley
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|5|27
cityofbirth = Burntwood, Staffordshire
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
otheroccupation =
years = ? -1991
1991-1994
1994-1995
1995-1999
1999-
league = West Midlands (Regional) League
Football League
Premier League
Football League
Premier League
role = Referee
Asst. referee
Asst. referee
Referee
Referee
internationalyears = -
confederation = -
internationalrole = -

Alan G. Wiley (born May 27, 1960 [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RefereeProfilesDetail/0,,10794~628215,00.html Birthdate confirmation and profile] : Football League Official website.] ) is an English football referee in the FA Premier League, and he is based in Burntwood, Staffordshire.

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. [ [http://www.thefa.com/Womens/TheFAWomensCup/History/Postings/2003/11/10050.htm 1998 Women's Cup Final] : FA.com website.] 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. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=264772 First Premiership match] , Southampton v. Leeds, 1999: soccerbase.com website.] 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. [ [http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=setSelectedId&nextPage=enRefereesProfile&id=2896&type=com.fapl.website.stories.SimpleStories&categoryCode=Referees Fourth official] for the 2000 FA Cup Final: Premier League website.]

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.

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. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=481357 2005-06 Carling Cup Final] : soccerbase.com website.]

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. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/04/25/sfnfac25.xml "FA replace Cup final referee from the Wirral"] : Telegraph.co.uk website.] In the game, Liverpool triumphed on penalties by 3-1, the score at the end of extra time being 3 goals each. [ [http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=484894 2006 FA Cup Final] : soccerbase.com website.]

He currently holds an FA Preliminary Coaching Badge. [ [http://www.refereesassistant.com/html/main/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=954 FA Preliminary Coaching Badge] confirmation: "RefereesAssistant.com" website.]

Wiley was on the receiving end of an Alex Ferguson tirade following Manchester United's loss to Chelsea on 26th April 2008, when Chelsea were awarded a penalty for handball. Manchester United's bench claimed the ball had hit midfielder Michael Carrick on the shoulder, however the penalty was awarded by assistant referee Glenn Turner, and was scored to give Chelsea a 2-1 lead.

On the 24th May 2008, Mr Wiley took charge of the Championship Playoff Final between Hull City and Bristol City at Wembley Stadium, a match which Hull City won.

Career statistics

(There are no available records prior to 1997/1998)

References

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=179 Alan Wiley Referee Statistics] at soccerbase.com