Howard Webb

Howard Webb
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Personal information
Full name Howard Melton Webb
Date of birth 14 July 1971 (1971-07-14) (age 39)
Place of birth Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Other occupation Full-time referee
Police Sergeant[1]
Domestic
Years League Role
1993–1995 Northern Counties East Asst. referee
1995–1998 Northern Counties East Referee
1996–1998 Football League Asst. referee
1998–2000 Premier League Asst. referee
1998–2000 Football Conference Referee
2000–2003 Football League Referee
2003– Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2005– FIFA listed Referee

Howard Melton Webb (born 14 July 1971[2]) is an English football referee who officiates in the Premier League and has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2005. He is counted amongst the top referees of all time by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS),[3] and has refereed the final of both the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup, being the first person to referee both matches in the same year.[4]

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Early life

Howard was born to Sylvia and Billy Webb and grew up in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.[5] His father, Billy was also a referee for 35 years.[5]

Refereeing career

Webb first took up refereeing in local Rotherham leagues in 1989. In 1993, he progressed to the Northern Counties East League as an assistant referee, becoming a referee for that league two years later. In 1996, he was appointed as a Football League assistant referee, and, in 1998, fulfilled the same function in the Premier League, as well as being promoted to the Football Conference as a referee.[6] He is a police officer with South Yorkshire Police but took a five-year sabbatical leave to concentrate on his refereeing.[7][8] In 2000, he was included on the National List of Football League referees, stepping up to the Select Group for the Premiership three years later.[6] His first game in the foremost English league was on 18 October 2003, when he took charge of the 0–0 draw between Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers[9] He was appointed as a FIFA official in 2005.[10]

FA Community Shield

7 August 2005
 Chelsea 2 – 1 Arsenal Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 58,014
Drogba Goal 8' Goal 57'

Lampard Booked
Makélélé Booked		 Fàbregas Goal 65'

Fàbregas Booked

Webb officiated the FA Community Shield game between League winners Chelsea and FA Cup winners Arsenal. Chelsea were 2–0 up through two Didier Drogba goals, by the time Cesc Fàbregas netted a goal for the Gunners twenty five minutes before the end. It was a tense finale, but the Blues held on to secure a 2–1 victory. Webb issued three cautions (to Frank Lampard, Claude Makélélé and Cesc Fàbregas) in a game that saw 11 substitutions.[11] He was the fourth official for the game the previous year between Arsenal and Manchester United.

First international match

15 November 2005
 Northern Ireland  1 – 1  Portugal Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 14,500
Feeney Goal 54'

Capaldi Booked
Gillespie Booked
Quinn Booked		 Craigan Goal 41' (o.g.)

Webb's first international game was in November 2005, when Northern Ireland took on Portugal in a friendly match. The game ended 1–1, with the home side scoring both goals. Northern Ireland went one down just before the break through a Stephen Craigan own goal, but Warren Feeney salvaged a respectable draw by netting in the second half. Tony Capaldi, Keith Gillespie and James Quinn were booked for Northern Ireland.[12]

FA Trophy Final

14 May 2006
 Grays Athletic 2 – 0 Woking Boleyn Ground, London
Attendance: 13,800
Oli Goal 41'
Poole Goal 45'

Grays Athletic beat Woking 2–0 in this game, through goals from Dennis Oli and Glenn Poole, both just before half time.[13] No players found their way into the book.

European Under-21 Championship

The 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying rounds began in August 2004, with the finals taking place in May and June 2006. Webb officiated the Group A match which saw France beat Portugal 1–0,[14] and the Group B game between Italy and Ukraine, which saw the Italians win thanks to a Giorgio Chiellini goal three minutes into second half stoppage time.[15] Webb also took charge of one of the two semi finals, seeing Ukraine beat Serbia and Montenegro 5–4 on penalties, after a 0–0 draw.[16] He was also appointed as fourth official for the final, which saw the Netherlands beat Ukraine 3–0.[17]

First Champions League match

26 September 2006
 Steaua Bucharest Romania 0 – 3 France Lyon Ghencea Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 26,500




Nicoliţă Booked
Oprita Booked
Ovidiu Petre Booked		 Fred Goal 44'
Tiago Goal 55'
Malouda Goal 90'

Toulalan Booked

The Group E match between Steaua Bucharest and Lyon was Webb's first European appointment. The game finished 3–0 to Lyon, with four yellow cards being issued overall.[18]

League Cup Final

25 February 2007
 Chelsea 2 – 1 Arsenal Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,073
Drogba Goal 20' Goal 84'

Essien Booked
Carvalho Booked
Diarra Booked
Lampard Booked
Mikel Red card		 Walcott Goal 12'

Denilson Booked
Eboué Booked
Fàbregas Booked
Touré Red card
Adebayor Red card
Webb refereeing a match in 2007

The Carling Cup final was certainly not a dull affair. Theo Walcott gave Arsenal the lead with a well taken finish early in the first half – his first goal for the London based club, but two Drogba goals gave Chelsea victory. The match ended with a large brawl, with most of the players on the pitch becoming involved. Managers José Mourinho and Arsène Wenger both entered the pitch in an attempt to calm the situation down. As a result of the melée, Webb sent off Mikel John Obi of Chelsea and Kolo Touré of Arsenal, and showed yellow cards to Frank Lampard and Cesc Fàbregas. After consulting his assistant, Webb also dismissed Emmanuel Adebayor.[19] This was the first time that three red cards had been shown in a League Cup Final. Indeed, prior to this game only three red cards had been shown in all of the previous Finals. Later in the same year, Webb was selected to be the fourth official for the 2007 FA Cup Final, with Steve Bennett chosen as referee.

FIFA Under-20 World Cup

Webb was selected to officiate in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada during June and July, and was referee for the Group D game between Poland and Brazil at the Olympic Stadium in Montréal on 30 June.[20] He then took charge of the Group C game between Mexico and Portugal at the National Soccer Stadium in Toronto on 5 July.[21]

UEFA Euro 2008

In December 2007, Webb was selected as England's representative to referee in UEFA Euro 2008, with Darren Cann and Mike Mullarkey as his assistants.[22] On 12 June 2008, whilst refereeing in his first match of the tournament between Austria and Poland and with less than one minute left in stoppage time, he awarded Austria a penalty after he adjudged Poland's Mariusz Lewandowski to have pulled the shirt of Sebastian Prödl. The penalty was converted and the match finished 1–1.[23] Leo Beenhakker, the coach of Poland, described the decision as "inconsistent with the rest of the tournament".[24][25][26] Some commentators praised the decision, describing it as "brave".[27] In the light of UEFA's instructions to referees about conduct at set pieces, the decision to award a penalty in such circumstances was considered a breakthrough in strict implementing the laws of the game by some commentators.[25] UEFA official William Gaillard said the decision was not controversial and was correct.[28] On 15 June, Webb was reported as saying that the only incorrect decision he made was to allow Poland's goal, which he said was offside. "To me the penalty was clear and I hope that people later will look at it and realise it was the only decision that could be taken," Webb said. In the same interview he also said that neither he nor his family, who remain in England, feel under threat. "I have not received any threats," he said.[29]

On 18 June, Webb refereed his second game of Euro 2008 when he took charge of the Group D match in which Greece lost 1–2 to Spain.[30] UEFA confirmed on 19 June that Webb had not been selected to referee matches in the knock-out stages of EURO 2008.[31]

Superliga 2008

Webb was invited to referee the final of the North American Superliga between New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo on 5 August. New England won the match on penalties which took place at New England's home ground of Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

FA Cup Final

30 May 2009
 Chelsea 2 – 1 Everton Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 89,391
Drogba Goal 21'
Lampard Goal 72'

Mikel Booked
Lampard Booked		 Saha Goal 1'

Hibbert Booked
Neville Booked
Baines Booked

Webb took charge of the 128th final of the world's oldest domestic football cup competition, the FA Cup. The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 30 May 2009 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since it was rebuilt. The match was contested by Chelsea, who beat Arsenal 2–1 in their semi-final, and Everton who beat Manchester United 4–2 on penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time. After Louis Saha opened the scoring after just 25 seconds, the fastest ever goal in an FA Cup Final, Didier Drogba equalised in the 21st minute before Frank Lampard scored the winner with 19 minutes left to play to give Chelsea their fifth FA Cup success.[32] Webb cautioned Mikel and Lampard for Chelsea and showed yellow cards to Hibbert, Neville and Baines for Everton.

2009 Confederations Cup

In June 2009, Webb was one of the referees at the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa where he took charge of two games. On 15 June, in the match between Brazil and Egypt with the score line at 3–3 and in the final minute, he appeared to signal for a corner after Egypt's Ahmed Al-Muhammadi had handled the ball to prevent a goal. Webb then sent off the defender and gave a penalty, which Brazil scored from to eventually win 4–3; Egypt claimed that Webb took advice from the fourth official who may have seen a TV replay and awarded the penalty based on this information, but the complaint was later rejected by FIFA.[33] He also refereed the 0–0 draw between Iraq and New Zealand in Johannesburg.[34] Throughout the tournament, Webb wrote a regular blog on Refworld.com[35] detailing his experiences as a referee whilst at the tournament in South Africa.

2010 UEFA Champions League Final

22 May 2010
 Bayern Munich Germany 0 – 2 Italy Inter Milan Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 80,355


Demichelis Booked
van Bommel Booked		 Milito Goal 34', 70'

Chivu Booked

On 20 May 2010, Webb was announced as the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final referee.[36] He showed yellow cards to Demichelis and van Bommel for Bayern and cautioned Chivu for Inter, who went on to win the match and the UEFA Champions League title – their first for 45 years – thanks to both goals by Inter striker Diego Milito.

2010 FIFA World Cup

On 24 October 2008, FIFA announced that Webb would be on the provisional list of referees for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[37] On 5 February 2010, FIFA confirmed that Webb had been selected as a referee for the competition. He took charge of the Group H match between Spain and Switzerland on 16 June 2010,[38] the Group F match between Italy and Slovakia on 24 June 2010,[39] and the round of 16 match between Brazil and Chile on 28 June 2010.[40]

2010 FIFA World Cup Final

11 July 2010
20:30
 Netherlands  0 – 1  Spain Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,490


Van PersieBooked in the 15th minute 15'
Van BommelBooked in the 22nd minute 22'
De JongBooked in the 28th minute 28'
Van BronckhorstBooked in the 54th minute 54'
HeitingaYellow cardYellow cardRed card 57', 110'
RobbenBooked in the 84th minute 84'
Van der WielBooked in the 112th minute 112'
MathijsenBooked in the 117th minute 117'
 Report Iniesta Goal 116'

PuyolBooked in the 17th minute 17'
RamosBooked in the 23rd minute 23'
CapdevilaBooked in the 67th minute 67'
IniestaBooked in the 118th minute 118'
XaviBooked in the 120th minute 120'

On 8 July 2010, FIFA announced that Webb would referee the final between the Netherlands and Spain.[41] He was assisted by Darren Cann and Michael Mullarkey during the final in Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium.[42] He was the first English referee to take charge of a World Cup Final since Jack Taylor in 1974 – in which the Netherlands lost to West Germany.[43]

In the game he issued 14 yellow cards, one of which became a red since it was John Heitinga's second, more than doubling the former record of six for World Cup finals, set in the 1986 final.[44] The match was seen as a highly difficult match to referee.[45][46][47] After the match he was criticised by the Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk, the Dutch players, and was even booed by the Dutch fans as he and his fellow officials collected their World Cup medals.[48] However portions of the world's press condemned the Dutch for their rough play,[49] and some pundits opined that Webb was generous to the Dutch for not showing any red cards to their players until ten minutes before the end of extra time.[50] The Spanish press criticised Webb's performance, complaining that he failed to properly control the game and take enough action against several of the Dutch players, notably citing Nigel de Jong's high kick on Xabi Alonso.[51] Dutch legend Johan Cruyff criticised both his countrymen's rough tactics,[52] and Webb for not dealing more harshly with them.[48]

FIFA President Sepp Blatter defended Webb and noted that it was "not easy" to control such a match, saying "It's not up to me to judge the performances of the officials, I can only say it was a very hard task that the referee trio had on the field of play". Former Premier League referee Jeff Winter stated of Webb's performance "I thought he had a superb game. I find it very difficult to remember a more testing game than that at any level. I thought the players' behaviour and discipline were abysmal. From a referee's point of view, if the players don't want to be controlled it's virtually impossible to control them. Had it had been a referee without his experience of the European game, they might have lost control within the first 30 minutes."[53] Respected analyst Alan Hansen defended Webb and condemned the Dutch, saying that: "Howard Webb tried to make the game flow but on this occasion he was left with no choice."[48]

After the game criticism of Webb came from the Dutch players, media, and also the Spanish media. Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder claimed Webb "robbed us" and was a "scandal";[54] whereas Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo took the polar opposite view in stating that "Holland were able to count on an unexpected ally: referee Howard Webb".[55] As the criticism rolled in so did the praise, as colleagues, commentators and media figures rose to Webb's defence.[56] The Britain's Referees' Association said "it would be almost impossible to disagree with any of the bookings he issued",[57] former FA Cup Final referee Keith Hackett noted that "anyone who criticises the officials lacks the knowledge and experience of someone who has refereed" and called on FIFA to punish the Dutch players who castigated Webb to the press.[58] Jeff Winter said that "to listen to Dutch players after the game blaming the referee for the defeat after they conducted themselves abysmally for the whole two hours is unbelievable. I hope when they look back at what they've said they are totally and utterly embarrassed."[59]

There was specific criticism regarding Webb's performance in the final game of the World Cup 2010 coming from the Dutch players. Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben said that the game had required "a world-class referee".[60] Arsenal forward Robin van Persie was equally scathing about an official who had earlier sent off Holland's John Heitinga for a second bookable offence, but spared Andrés Iniesta the same punishment. "What was this man doing?" said Van Persie. "He made three big errors in extra time of a World Cup final. Believe me, this really hurts."[60] Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk criticised English referee Howard Webb after the game stating that "I don't think the referee controlled the match well. If you look at the second chance of Robben, the referee should give Puyol a second yellow card, which would have meant him being sent off. It was a crucial moment just before the end of the 90 minutes. It is very bitter, but that is sport. It is harsh. And as I said, Spain were the better team."[61]

Statistics

Yellow and red cards per game

Year Games Total Booked Booked per game Total Red card Red card per game
2000–01 26 58 2.23 1 0.04
2001–02 32 69 2.16 5 0.16
2002–03 39 145 3.72 4 0.10
2003–04 34 92 2.94 9 0.26
2004–05 34 100 2.94 2 0.06
2005–06 47 117 2.49 7 0.15
2006–07 43 151 3.51 9 0.21
2007–08 38 128 3.37 2 0.05
2008–09 40 132 3.30 6 0.15
2009–10 35 124 3.54 4 0.11
Overall 368 1116 3.03 49 0.13

Cautions and dismissals

Webb issued at least one card in every game he refereed in both the 2002–03 and 2004–05 seasons. As a result, it meant that he had shown at least one card in every game he took charge of between 2 March 2002 (Oldham v. Colchester)[62] and 27 September 2003 (Sunderland v. Reading)[63] and 10 April 2004 (Lincoln v. Swansea)[64] and 18 December 2005 (Middlesbrough v. Tottenham).[65] Between 17 February and 17 March 2007, Webb showed five red cards, all in the 90th minute.

The first red card he showed in the Premier League was to Michael Svensson of Southampton in the 0–0 draw between Bolton Wanderers and Southampton on 8 November 2003.[66] To date, the only current England international he has dismissed is Peter Crouch, when he was playing for Southampton against Crystal Palace on 7 May 2005.[67]

Since the 2000–2001 season, he has issued two red cards in the same game three times, twice giving one red to either side, once reducing one team to nine men (Wimbledon).[68] He sent three players off in the same match for the first time in the 2007 League Cup final, when Mikel John Obi of Chelsea, and Touré and Adebayor of Arsenal, were given their marching orders.[69] He has sent two goalkeepers off; Kelvin Davis whilst playing for Wimbledon in 2001,[70] and John Filan of Wigan in 2004.[71] Webb has shown red cards in consecutive matches six times.

Most cards in a Premiership game

29 November 2006
 Fulham 2 – 1 Arsenal Craven Cottage, London
Attendance: 24,510
McBride Goal 6'
Radzinski Goal 19'

Brown Booked in the 31st minute 31'
Rosenior Booked in the 36th minute 36'
Boa Morte Booked in the 82nd minute 82'
Helguson Booked in the 82nd minute 82'		 Van Persie Goal 36'


Song Billong Booked in the 25th minute 25'
Senderos Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 40', 66'
Rosický Booked in the 43rd minute 43'
Van Persie Booked in the 71st minute 71'
Flamini Booked in the 82nd minute 82'

Webb also issued ten cards in the 2007 Carling Cup Final between Chelsea and Arsenal.

Premier League red cards by season

Webb refereeing a match in October 2006

2003–04

2004–05

2005–06

2006–07

2007–08

2008–09

2009–10

Personal life

Webb is married to Kay, they have three children Holly, Jack and Lucy. Webb is a sergeant in the South Yorkshire Police.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ taken from an interview with Howard Webb on 22 January 2009 at Wickersley School and Sports College in Rotherham
  2. ↑ Birthdate and biographical detail: Football League website.
  3. ↑ Ingo Faulhaber. "IFFHS". Iffhs.de. http://www.iffhs.de/?20e43c03f32b00f31c13f32b17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6e08. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
  4. ↑ "Howard Webb : First person to referee Champions League and World Cup final". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/07/09/2017194/howard-webbs-journey-from-rotherham-policeman-to-world-cup. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Scott, George (10 July 2010). "World Cup Final: Referee Howard Webb 'Can't control his own kids!'". Daily Star. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/football/view/143755/World-Cup-Final-Referee-Howard-Webb-can-t-control-his-own-kids-/. Retrieved 10 July 2010. 
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  11. ↑ Arsenal v. Chelsea, FA Community Shield 2005 match report: TheFA.com website.
  12. ↑ N. Ireland v. Portugal, friendly match 2005: BBC.co.uk article.
  13. ↑ Grays Athletic v. Woking, FA Trophy Final 2006: Grays Athletic website.
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  15. ↑ Italy v. Ukraine Under-21 match lineups from www.uefa.com
  16. ↑ Ukraine v. Serbia and Montenegro Under-21 match lineups from www.uefa.com
  17. ↑ Netherlands v. Ukraine Under-21 match lineups from www.uefa.com
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  20. ↑ Poland v. Brazil, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup: FIFA.com website.
  21. ↑ Mexico v. Portugal, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup: FIFA.com website.
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