Howard Webb
English football referee
Howard Melton Webb (born 14 July 1971)[1] is an English past professional football referee. He is currently the Chief Refereeing Officer for PGMOL since November 2022. He had a former job as General Manager and Head of VAR of the Professional Referee Organization for Major League Soccer before he took his role at PGMOL as their Chief Operating Officer. Webb is regarded as one of the top referees by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.[2] He has refereed many notable games.[3]
 Webb in 2011 | |||
| Full name | Howard Melton Webb | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
14 July 1971 Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||
| Other occupation | Police Officer with South Yorkshire Police | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1993–1995 | Northern Counties East | Assistant referee | |
| 1995–1998 | Northern Counties East | Referee | |
| 1996–1998 | Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 1998–2000 | Premier League | Assistant referee | |
| 1998–2000 | Football Conference | Referee | |
| 2000–2003 | Football League | Referee | |
| 2003–2014 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2005–2014 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
References
change- ↑ "REFEREE PROFILES | The Football League | Referees | Profiles | Profiles". web.archive.org. 2008-04-17. Archived from the original on 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "IFFHS (Fußball Historie & Statistiken)" (in German). 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/07/09/2017194/howard-webbs-journey-from-rotherham-policeman-to-world-cup Viewed on 09/09/2022
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