REFEREE OF THE WEEK: ANDRE MARRINER

 

Andree Marriner in action earlier this season

ANDRE Marriner has been appointed to take charge of  Sunday’s FA Cup match between Conference League side Dover Athletic and Crystal Palace from the Premier League.

Aged 44 (his birthday was on New Year’s Day), he is from Sheldon in the West Midlands

Marriner has not been man in the middle for either team this season, but he was referee for three Palace matches last season - the away defeats at Stoke (August 24) and Manchester City (December 28) and the away win at Everton on April 16.

In 2010, he  was appointed to the Championship play-off final between Blackpool and Cardiff at Wembley.

 Blackpool won the match 3–2, all five goals being 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 and Liverpool in April 2011, Marriner notably awarded the latest-ever 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. 

In May 2013 he was in charge for the FA Cup Final in which Wigan beat Man City 1-0 thanks to a stoppage time goal from former Palace favourite Ben Watson.

In the 15^th minute of a March 2014 Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal, Marriner mistakenly dismissed Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs for a deliberate handball on the goal-line, the offence having actually been committed by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

After the game, which finished 6–0 to Chelsea, the Professional Game Match Officials Board stated: "Incidents of mistaken identity are very rare and are often the result of a number of different technical factors. 

“While this was a difficult decision, Andre is disappointed that he failed to identify the correct player."

The full list of appointments for the forthcoming  FA Cup action is as follows: 

Friday 2nd January 2015 (Replayed 2nd Round)
Milton Keynes Dons  v Chesterfield
Referee: Stephen Martin 
Assistant Referees: Gavin Muge  and Akil Howson
Fourth Official: Brian Durie 

3rd Round
Cardiff City  v Colchester United – Live on BBC Wales
Referee: James Linington 
Assistant Referees: Danny Gratton  and Brett Huxtable
Fourth Official: Andy Hendley

Saturday 3rd January 2015
Barnsley  v Middlesbrough
Referee: Dean Whitestone 
Assistant Referees: Steven Rushton  and Matthew Jones
Fourth Official: Mark Astley

Blyth Spartans AFC v Birmingham City
Referee: Michael Jones 
Assistant Referees: Adrian Holmes  and Kevin Mulraine
Fourth Official: Ross Joyce

Bolton Wanderers  v Wigan Athletic.
Referee: Philip Dowd
Assistant Referees: Andrew Halliday  and Duncan Street
Fourth Official: Robert Jones

Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion
Referee: David Coote
Assistant Referees: Constantine Hatzidakis  and Simon Barrow
Fourth Official: Colin Lymer

Cambridge United  v Luton Town
Referee: Tony Harrington
Assistant Referees: Robert Hyde  and Declan Ford
Fourth Official: Christopher Pollard

Charlton Athletic v Blackburn Rovers
Referee: Keith Stroud
Assistant Referees: Nick Hobbis  and Grant Taylor
Fourth Official: Robert Whitton

Derby County  v Southport
Referee: Graham Scott
Assistant Referees: Scott Ledger  and Joe Clark
Fourth Official: Ollie Yates

Doncaster Rovers  v Bristol City
Referee: Scott Duncan
Assistant Referees: Neil Sharp  and Nicholas Gibbons
Fourth Official: Wayne Grunnill

Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Referee: Lee Probert
Assistant Referees: Ronald Ganfield  and Wade Norcott
Fourth Official: Hair  Neil

Huddersfield Town  v Reading
Referee: Philip Gibbs
Assistant Referees: Jonathan Hunt and James Mainwaring
Fourth Official: Christopher Akers

Leicester City  v Newcastle United
Referee: Lee Mason
Assistant Referees: Simon Beck  and Alan Young
Fourth Official: Oliver Langford

Millwall v Bradford City
Referee: David Webb
Assistant Referees: Marc Perry  and Stuart Butler
Fourth Official: John Busby

Preston North End  v Norwich City
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Assistant Referees: Glen Hart  and Matthew Corlett
Fourth Official: Ryan Johnson

Rochdale v Nottingham Forest
Referee: Gary Sutton
Assistant Referees: Richard Wigglesworth  and Robert Atkin
Fourth Official: Michael Hanley

Rotherham United  v AFC Bournemouth
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Assistant Referees: Edward Smart  and Michael Denton
Fourth Official: Stephen Ross

Tranmere Rovers  v Swansea City
Referee: Paul Tierney
Assistant Referees: Andrew Garratt  and William Smallwood
Fourth Official: Graham Salisbury

West Bromwich Albion  v Gateshead
Referee: Andrew Madley
Assistant Referees: Ian Hussin  and Tom Nield
Fourth Official: Charles Breakspear

Sunday 4th January 2015
Arsenal v Hull City
Referee: Robert Madley
Assistant Referees: Gary Beswick  and Stephen Child
Fourth Official: Anthony Taylor

Aston Villa  v Blackpool
Referee: Christopher Foy
Assistant Referees: Richard West  and Robert Merchant
Fourth Official: Mark Heywood

Chelsea v Watford
Referee: Kevin Friend
Assistant Referees: Harry Lennard  and David Bryan
Fourth Official: Lee Collins

Dover Athletic  v Crystal Palace 
Referee: Andre Marriner
Assistant Referees: Michael Mullarkey  and Lee Betts
Fourth Official: Andy D’Urso

Manchester City  v Sheffield Wednesday
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant Referees: Matthew Wilkes  and Paul Hodskinson
Fourth Official: Sebastian Stockbridge

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Assistant Referees: Darren Cann  and Chris Powell
Fourth Official: Andy Woolmer

Southampton  v Ipswich Town
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistant Referees: Mark Scholes  and Timothy Wood
Fourth Official: Kevin Johnson

Stoke City  v Wrexham
Referee: Simon Hooper
Assistant Referees: Michael Salisbury  and Guy Stretton
Fourth Official: Christopher Kavanagh

Sunderland v Leeds United
Referee: Michael Dean
Assistant Referees: Simon Bennett  and Paul Marsden
Fourth Official: Scott Mathieson

Yeovil Town  v Manchester United  – 
Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistant Referees: Stuart Burt  and John Brooks
Fourth Official: Keith Stroud

Monday 5th January 2015
AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool 
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Assistant Referees: Simon Long  and Peter Kirkup
Fourth Official: Lee robert

Burnley  v Tottenham Hotspur
Referee: Roger East
Assistant Referees: Adam Nunn  and Scott Oldham
Fourth Official: Christopher Foy

Tuesday 6th January 2015
Everton  v West Ham United – Live on BT Sport
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistant Referees: Darren England  and Michael McDonough
Fourth Official: Michael Jones

Scunthorpe United  v Milton Keynes Dons /Chesterfield
Referee: Mark Haywood
Assistant Referees: Karl Evans  and Billy Khatib
Fourth Official: Ricky Wootton