Steve Bennett (referee)
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Stephen Graham Bennett (born 17 January 1961 in Farnborough, Kent) is an English football referee. He has been a referee since 1984. Aside from being a referee, Steve Bennett is also a teacher, as is his wife.[citation needed]
In 1995 he began refereeing in the English Football League, and since 1999 in the FA Premier League. In 2001 he was appointed as an official FIFA referee.[1]
In 2004 he was criticised by FIFA boss Sepp Blatter, having sent off Everton's Tim Cahill for removing his shirt after scoring against Manchester City.[2]
Bennett refereed the 2005 League Cup final at the Millennium Stadium between Chelsea and Liverpool, where the 'Blues' won by 3 goals to 2. In October 2005, he was in charge of the World Cup qualifier between Norway and Moldova, when the home side won 1-0 with a goal from Sigurd Rushfeldt.[3]
He took charge of the UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg match in March 2006 between Benfica and Barcelona; the game ending 0-0. Barcelona won the return match 2-0, setting up a final with Arsenal.
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[edit] Career Statistics
| Season | Games | Total  |
per game |
Total  |
per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/1998 | 36 | 128 | 3.56 | 12 | 0.33 |
| 1998/1999 | 39 | 162 | 4.15 | 10 | 0.26 |
| 1999/2000 | 33 | 107 | 3.24 | 2 | 0.06 |
| 2000/2001 | 31 | 87 | 2.81 | 8 | 0.26 |
| 2001/2002 | 33 | 105 | 3.18 | 8 | 0.24 |
| 2002/2003 | 38 | 148 | 3.89 | 7 | 0.18 |
| 2003/2004 | 35 | 103 | 2.94 | 12 | 0.34 |
| 2004/2005 | 42 | 169 | 4.02 | 10 | 0.24 |
| 2005/2006 | 42 | 141 | 3.36 | 12 | 0.29 |
| 2006/2007 | 40 | 129 | 3.22 | 13 | 0.32 |
[edit] Facts and Trivia
[edit] 3 red cards in a game
- October 1997, Portsmouth (Thompson) v. Bradford (Kulcsar, Pepper)
- January 2001, Tottenham (Sullivan) v. Newcastle (Solano, Dyer)
- November 2006, Colchester (Barker) v. Southend (Maher, Gower)
[edit] 10 cards in a game
- October 1998, Notts County ( ) v. Lincoln ( )
- November 2002, Tottenham ( ) v. Leeds ( )
- March 2005, Bolton ( ) v. Arsenal ( )
- June 2005, Spain () v. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( )
[edit] References
- ^ Biographical detail: Football League Official website.
- ^ Sepp Blatter's criticism: BBC.co.uk news report.
- ^ Norway v Moldova World Cup qualifier: Football.co.uk match report.
[edit] External links
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