Chris Foy (referee)

Chris Foy

Personal information
Full name	Christopher J Foy
Born	20 November 1962 (1962-11-20) (age 48) St. Helens, Lancashire, England
Domestic
Years	League	Role
1994–1995	Football League	Assistant referee
1995–1996	Premier League	Assistant referee
1996–2001	Football League	Referee
2001–	Premier League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
2002–2007	FIFA listed	Referee

Christopher J. Foy (born 20 November 1962^[1] in St. Helens, Lancashire^[2]) is an English professional football referee who officiates in the Premier League.

Since his first appointment as an official in the Football League in 1994, Foy has refereed a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield and the finals of the FA Trophy, Football League Cup and FA Cup.

Career

Foy first started refereeing in 1983. In 1994 he was promoted to the Football League list of assistant referees, and progressed to the Premier League assistant referees' list in 1995.^[1]

He made the step up to the role of referee in the Football League in 1996, and became a Premier League referee in 2001,^[1] his first appointment being the 0–0 draw between Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic on 15 December of that year.^[3] Earlier in 2001 Foy was appointed fourth official for the FA Trophy final at Villa Park on 12 May 2001, when Canvey Island defeated Forest Green Rovers 1-0.^[4][5]

He was also fourth official during the international friendly match when England lost 2–1 to Italy at Elland Road, Leeds, on 27 March 2002,^[6] and on 21 May 2006 for the Championship play-off between Leeds United and Watford, the latter winning 3-0.^[7]

Nine days after the Championship play-off he was fourth official again when England played Hungary at Old Trafford, England winning 3–1.^[8] Foy subsequently retired from international activities at the complusory age of 45 in 2007.

In 2007, he was selected to referee the FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium between Stevenage Borough and Kidderminster Harriers on 12 May. The match was won 3–2 by Stevenage, with Foy issuing four yellow cards.^[9]

In April 2008, Foy was chosen to carry out fourth official duties at the 2008 FA Cup Final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium on 17 May, with Mike Dean refereeing.^[10]

As an Everton fan,^[11] Foy does not referee competitive games involving the club^[12] although he did referee an Everton away game at Aston Villa in 2002 before he had declared his interest in the team.^[13]

Foy was actively involved in the Don't X The Line^[14] campaign to eradicate abusive or aggressive behaviour from players and spectators at junior and youth matches.^[15] Foy has also supported Knowsley Housing Trust's (KHT) "Give Rent Arrears the Red Card" scheme which advises tenants to avoid rent arrears and being "sent off" to court^[16]

2009 League Cup final

Foy refereed the 2009 Football League Cup Final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur on 1 March with United securing victory on penalties after a goalless draw after extra-time.^[17]

1 March 2009 15:00	Manchester United	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,217
	O'Shea 57' Ronaldo 67' Scholes 108'	Report
		Penalties
	Giggs Tévez Ronaldo Anderson	4 – 1	O'Hara Ćorluka Bentley

2009 FA Community Shield

Foy took charge of the 2009 FA Community Shield later that year, contested by Chelsea and Manchester United, with Chelsea winning 4–1 on penalties after extra-time finished 2-2.^[18]

9 August 2009 15:00	Chelsea	2 – 2	Manchester United	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 85,896
	Carvalho  52' Lampard  70' Ivanović 13'	Report	Nani  10' Rooney  90+2' Berbatov 4' Evra 80' Owen 86'
		Penalties
	Lampard Ballack Drogba Kalou	4 – 1	Giggs Carrick Evra

2010 FA Cup final

Foy's highest refereeing honour to date was to officiate the 2010 FA Cup Final, won 1-0 by Chelsea and during which he issued three cautions to Portsmouth players and awarded Portsmouth a penalty kick which was missed by Kevin-Prince Boateng just four minutes prior to Didier Drogba's winning goal.

15 May 2010 15:00	Chelsea	1 – 0	Portsmouth	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,335
	Drogba  59'	Report	Boateng 36' Rocha 90' O'Hara 90'

Card statistics

Season	Games	Total	per game	Total	per game
1997/1998	41	106	2.59	6	0.15
1998/1999	40	91	2.28	4	0.10
1999/2000	34	101	2.97	7	0.21
2000/2001	34	116	3.41	8	0.24
2001/2002	30	100	3.34	9	0.30
2002/2003	18	78	4.34	5	0.28
2003/2004	23	68	2.96	4	0.17
2004/2005	28	53	1.89	1	0.04
2005/2006	43	103	2.40	10	0.23
2006/2007	41	111	2.71	7	0.17
2007/2008	34	99	2.91	6	0.17
2008/2009	36	117	3.25	3	0.08
2009/2010	16	55	3.43	3	0.19
2010/2011

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Birthdate confirmation at the Football League official website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
2. ^ Confirmation of place of residence: Newcastle-Online.com website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
3. ^ First match in the Premier League: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
4. ^ FA Trophy Final 2001 result: TheFA.com website. Retrieved on 27 March 2008.
5. ^ FA Trophy Final 2001 report: report from The Independent, through the FindArticles service. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
6. ^ Fourth official, England v. Italy, 2002: EnglandFootballOnline website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
7. ^ Championship Play-off result: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
8. ^ Fourth official, England v. Hungary, 2006: EnglandFootballOnline website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
9. ^ FA Trophy Final result: TheFA.com website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
10. ^ FA Cup Final 2008, fourth official: TheFA.com official website. Retrieved on 8 April 2008.
11. ^ Everton fan: Toffeeweb.com website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
12. ^ Friendly match involving Everton, his favourite team, 2007: BlueKipper.com website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
13. ^ Refereeing his own team v. Aston Villa, Premier League, 2002: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
14. ^ "Don't X The Line" campaign objectives. Retrieved on 27 March 2008.
15. ^ "Respect is due in football": article, BBC.co.uk website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008.
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17. ^ Calring Cup Final, Manchester United v. Tottenham Hotspur, referee: Refworld.com website. Retrieved on 1st August 2009.
18. ^ Community Shield, Chelsea v. Manchester United, referee: Refworld.com website. Retrieved on 1st August 2009.

External links

• Chris Foy Profile at Refworld.com
• Chris Foy Referee Statistics at Soccerbase.com
• Chris Foy Interview at FA.com website

Preceded by Howard Webb	FA Trophy Final 2007	Succeeded by Martin Atkinson
Preceded by Mark Halsey	Carling Cup Final 2009	Succeeded by Phil Dowd
Preceded by Howard Webb	FA Cup Final 2010	Succeeded by Martin Atkinson

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Name	Foy, Chris
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Date of birth	20 November 1962
Place of birth	[[St Helens, Merseyside, [England]]
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