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{{short description|English football referee}}
Mark Halsey is not a bum-licking referee prone to giving Man United decisions. Him and Howard Webb strive to support Man United in every game they can.
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'''Mark R. Halsey''' (born 8 July 1961)<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212213811/http://www.zerozero.pt/uk/arbitro.php?id=66 |date=12 February 2008 }} confirmation: ''zerozero.pt'' website.</ref> is an English retired professional ] ] who was born in ], ], later based in ], ].<ref name="toonref">{{usurped|1=}} mentions: ''Newcastle-Online.com'' website.</ref> Halsey primarily refereed in the ] from 1999 to 2013 and was on the league's list of ] from its creation in 2001 until his retirement.


His first Premier League appointment was a fixture between ] and ] in August 1999 and over the course of his professional career he refereed a number of notable matches, including the ] in 2007 and the 2008 final of the ].
In his spare time, you'll usually find him sucking Alex Ferguson's penis whilst getting it up the anus from Howard Webb.


In 2009 Halsey underwent ] to treat a cancerous tumour in his throat. He returned to refereeing in the top-flight in 2010. He announced his retirement at the end of the ].
This was page was edited by a butthurt Liverpool FC fan,a team which tries their absolute hardest to beat Manchester United FC at any given opportunity. They treat it like it's their Champions League final.

==Career==

===Early career===
Halsey spent 12 years playing non-League football as a ] with teams such as ]<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=]|title=Southern League Midland Division, 1980-81|page=46|date=May 2021|last=Alton|first=Mark}}</ref> and ] before he started refereeing in 1989. In December 1984 he played one game for ] before joining ].

Halsey was a National List referee for ] from the mid-1990s until 1999.<ref name="toonref" /> He refereed the 1999 ] ] final between ] and ] at ], which City won 3–1 on ] (the match having finishing 2–2 after ]).<ref>: ].com website.</ref>

===Select Group and FIFA lists===
In 1999 Halsey was promoted to become a ] referee, his first appointment being a 1–1 draw in August of that year between ] and ].<ref> ] appointment: soccerbase.com website.</ref>

In 2000, Halsey was added to the ] list of referees, officiating in the ] of that year. In 2001, he was a referee for the football tournament at the ] in Beijing and in 2002 at the FIFA World Disabled Championships, held in Japan.<ref name="ynwaprofile"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902194423/http://www.ynwa.tv/news/index.php/2006/April/2148 |date=2 September 2007 }}: ''YNWA'' website.</ref>

Also in 2002, he was appointed as ] to ] for the ] at the ], where ] defeated ] 2–0.<ref> match report: ''CNNSI.com'' website.</ref>

Halsey's first major FIFA appointment came in 2004 when he refereed a ] between ] and ] in Brussels.<ref name="ynwaprofile" /><ref>, 2004: ''FootballUnited'' website.</ref>

In August 2007 Halsey took charge of the ] match between ] and ] at ]. After the game finished 1–1 after extra-time, the Premier League title holders United defeated FA Cup holders Chelsea 3–0 on penalties.

In 2008 Halsey was appointed to referee the ] between ] and Chelsea.

===Cancer treatment and return to refereeing===
In August 2009 Halsey announced he had been diagnosed with a ] and had undergone surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his throat. The news came months after Halsey's wife was diagnosed with ]; she will require drugs courses for the rest of her life to treat the disease. Halsey relinquished his refereeing duties during his treatment, which included fortnightly ] and courses of radiation.<ref>, 6 Dec 2009, ''The Bolton News''</ref>

In March 2010 Halsey passed a referees' fitness test. His first game back after his treatment was ]'s reserves team versus ]'s reserves. He was due to referee a ] match between ] and ] on 30 March 2010, however it was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. He returned to oversee another League Two fixture, between ] and ], a few days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8602286.stm|title=Referee Mark Halsey makes emotional return|date=4 April 2010|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=4 April 2010}}</ref> On 9 August 2010, following his officiating of a friendly at Everton,<ref>]</ref> it was confirmed that Halsey was to return to the Premier League starting with the opening-day fixture, five days later, between ] and ].<ref name="bfc2116423">{{cite web|title=Halsey Takes Charge|url=http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2116423,00.html|publisher=]|access-date=11 August 2010|date=9 August 2010}}</ref>

===Later years and retirement===

In September 2012, Halsey made a formal complaint to the police after two abusive messages were posted to him on ] that referred to his treatment for cancer. The messages were sent following a fixture between ] and ] in which Halsey sent-off Liverpool's ] and awarded United a late ] to win the match 2–1. A man from Liverpool was ultimately cautioned by police over the messages.<ref name="SJames912">{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Stuart |title=Man cautioned after Mark Halsey Twitter abuse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/sep/27/man-cautioned-mark-halsey-twitter-abuse |website=The Guardian |access-date=13 September 2020 |date=27 September 2012}}</ref>

Halsey announced his retirement from refereeing at the end of the ]; his final game was a Premier League fixture between ] versus ] on 19 May 2013, which finished 3–2 to visitors Norwich. The crowd at the game gave Halsey what he described as a "great reception" and added that he hoped his comeback after his illness had been an "inspiration" to other cancer sufferers.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

He subsequently joined the pundit crew on ]'s television coverage to provide analysis of refereeing decisions during Premier League matches and now writes a regular column for .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mark Halsey Column - caughtoffside|url=https://www.caughtoffside.com/author/markhalsey/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mary Halsey {{!}} BT Sport football pundit |url=http://sport.bt.com/author/mark-halsey-31374088457399 |website=BT Sport}}</ref> Mark is a QPR supporter and as such did not officiate QPR matches. He stated on the Under The Cosh podcast that he had in fact officiated two QPR games, before the rules were changed.

==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Season!!Games!!Total {{yel}}!!{{yel}} per game!!Total {{sent off}}!!{{sent off}} per game
|-
|]||42||161||''3.83''||5||''0.11''
|-
|]||46||111||''2.41''||2||''0.04''
|-
|]||38||96||''2.52''||8||''0.21''
|-
|]||33||101||''3.06''||10||''0.30''
|-
|]||37||118||''3.18''||7||''0.18''
|-
|]||34||75||''2.20''||6||''0.17''
|-
|]||41||81||''1.97''||5||''0.12''
|-
|]||32||60||''1.87''||2||''0.06''
|-
|]||38||54||''1.42''||6||''0.15''
|-
|]||42||103||''2.45''||9||''0.21''
|-
|]||41||86||''2.09''||5||''0.12''
|-
|]||44||73||''1.65''||3||''0.06''
|-
|]||6||8||''1.33''||0||''0.00''
|-
|]||34||68||''2.00''||1||''0.03''
|-
|]||33||75||''2.27''||0||''0.00''
|-
|]||30||62||''2.07''||3||''0.10''
|}
<small>Statistics are for all competitions. There are no available records prior to 1997–98.</small>

==See also==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* at Refworld.com
*{{usurped|1=}} at RateTheRef.net
* at ].com
*, along with ] and ], at ].com

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Latest revision as of 04:03, 21 December 2024

English football referee

Mark Halsey
Born (1961-07-08) 8 July 1961 (age 63)
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Domestic
Years League Role
Mid-1990s – 1999 The Football League Referee
1999–2013 Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2000–2006 FIFA listed Referee

Mark R. Halsey (born 8 July 1961) is an English retired professional football referee who was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, later based in Bolton, Greater Manchester. Halsey primarily refereed in the Premier League from 1999 to 2013 and was on the league's list of Select Group Referees from its creation in 2001 until his retirement.

His first Premier League appointment was a fixture between Wimbledon and Coventry City in August 1999 and over the course of his professional career he refereed a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield in 2007 and the 2008 final of the Football League Cup.

In 2009 Halsey underwent chemotherapy to treat a cancerous tumour in his throat. He returned to refereeing in the top-flight in 2010. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2012–13 season.

Career

Early career

Halsey spent 12 years playing non-League football as a goalkeeper with teams such as Cambridge City and Hertford Town before he started refereeing in 1989. In December 1984 he played one game for Barnet before joining St Albans City.

Halsey was a National List referee for the Football League from the mid-1990s until 1999. He refereed the 1999 Second Division play-off final between Gillingham and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, which City won 3–1 on penalties (the match having finishing 2–2 after extra time).

Select Group and FIFA lists

In 1999 Halsey was promoted to become a Premier League referee, his first appointment being a 1–1 draw in August of that year between Wimbledon and Coventry City.

In 2000, Halsey was added to the FIFA list of referees, officiating in the Toulon Tournament of that year. In 2001, he was a referee for the football tournament at the World Student Games in Beijing and in 2002 at the FIFA World Disabled Championships, held in Japan.

Also in 2002, he was appointed as fourth official to Mike Riley for the FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium, where Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2–0.

Halsey's first major FIFA appointment came in 2004 when he refereed a friendly match between Belgium and France in Brussels.

In August 2007 Halsey took charge of the FA Community Shield match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Wembley Stadium. After the game finished 1–1 after extra-time, the Premier League title holders United defeated FA Cup holders Chelsea 3–0 on penalties.

In 2008 Halsey was appointed to referee the League Cup final between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea.

Cancer treatment and return to refereeing

In August 2009 Halsey announced he had been diagnosed with a non-Hodgkin lymphoma and had undergone surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his throat. The news came months after Halsey's wife was diagnosed with leukaemia; she will require drugs courses for the rest of her life to treat the disease. Halsey relinquished his refereeing duties during his treatment, which included fortnightly chemotherapy and courses of radiation.

In March 2010 Halsey passed a referees' fitness test. His first game back after his treatment was Leicester City's reserves team versus Scunthorpe United's reserves. He was due to referee a League Two match between Accrington Stanley and Barnet on 30 March 2010, however it was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. He returned to oversee another League Two fixture, between Rotherham United and Port Vale, a few days later. On 9 August 2010, following his officiating of a friendly at Everton, it was confirmed that Halsey was to return to the Premier League starting with the opening-day fixture, five days later, between Wigan Athletic and Blackpool.

Later years and retirement

In September 2012, Halsey made a formal complaint to the police after two abusive messages were posted to him on Twitter that referred to his treatment for cancer. The messages were sent following a fixture between Liverpool and Manchester United in which Halsey sent-off Liverpool's Jonjo Shelvey and awarded United a late penalty kick to win the match 2–1. A man from Liverpool was ultimately cautioned by police over the messages.

Halsey announced his retirement from refereeing at the end of the 2012–13 season; his final game was a Premier League fixture between Manchester City versus Norwich City on 19 May 2013, which finished 3–2 to visitors Norwich. The crowd at the game gave Halsey what he described as a "great reception" and added that he hoped his comeback after his illness had been an "inspiration" to other cancer sufferers.

He subsequently joined the pundit crew on BT Sport's television coverage to provide analysis of refereeing decisions during Premier League matches and now writes a regular column for caughtoffside.com. Mark is a QPR supporter and as such did not officiate QPR matches. He stated on the Under The Cosh podcast that he had in fact officiated two QPR games, before the rules were changed.

Statistics

Season Games Total Yellow card Yellow card per game Total Red card Red card per game
1997–98 42 161 3.83 5 0.11
1998–99 46 111 2.41 2 0.04
1999–2000 38 96 2.52 8 0.21
2000–01 33 101 3.06 10 0.30
2001–02 37 118 3.18 7 0.18
2002–03 34 75 2.20 6 0.17
2003–04 41 81 1.97 5 0.12
2004–05 32 60 1.87 2 0.06
2005–06 38 54 1.42 6 0.15
2006–07 42 103 2.45 9 0.21
2007–08 41 86 2.09 5 0.12
2008–09 44 73 1.65 3 0.06
2009–10 6 8 1.33 0 0.00
2010–11 34 68 2.00 1 0.03
2011–12 33 75 2.27 0 0.00
2012–13 30 62 2.07 3 0.10

Statistics are for all competitions. There are no available records prior to 1997–98.

See also

References

  1. Birthdate Archived 12 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine confirmation: zerozero.pt website.
  2. ^ Places of residence and Football League list mentions: Newcastle-Online.com website.
  3. Alton, Mark (May 2021). "Southern League Midland Division, 1980-81". When Saturday Comes. p. 46.
  4. 1999 Championship Play-off Final: soccerbase.com website.
  5. First ever Premier League appointment: soccerbase.com website.
  6. ^ Profile Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine: YNWA website.
  7. 2002 FA Cup Final match report: CNNSI.com website.
  8. Belgium v. France, 2004: FootballUnited website.
  9. Referee Mark Halsey speaks out after learning cancer is in remission, 6 Dec 2009, The Bolton News
  10. "Referee Mark Halsey makes emotional return". BBC Sport. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  11. Brotherhood Cup
  12. "Halsey Takes Charge". Blackpool F.C. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  13. James, Stuart (27 September 2012). "Man cautioned after Mark Halsey Twitter abuse". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  14. "Mark Halsey Column - caughtoffside".
  15. "Mary Halsey | BT Sport football pundit". BT Sport.

External links

Preceded byMartin Atkinson FA Community Shield
2007 		Succeeded byPeter Walton
Preceded byHoward Webb League Cup Final
2008 		Succeeded byChris Foy
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