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{{Infobox football official
| image = Mark Halsey.jpg
| name = Mark Halsey
| fullname = Mark R. Halsey
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|7|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = ], ], ]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| otheroccupation =
| years1 = Mid-1990s - 1999
| league1 = ]
| role1 = ]
| years2 = 1999 -
| league2 = ]
| role2 = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 2000 - 2006
| confederation1 = ] listed
| internationalrole1 = Referee
}}
'''Mark R. Halsey''' (born 8 July 1961)<ref> confirmation: ''zerozero.pt'' website.</ref> is an ] professional ] ] who has officiated primarily in the ] since 1999.He was formerly based in ], Hertfordshire, currently in ], Lancashire.<ref name="toonref"> mentions: ''Newcastle-Online.com'' website.</ref>

Halsey has refereed a number of notable matches, including the ] in 2007 and the 2008 final of the ].

==Career==
Halsey, a native of Hertfordshire, spent 12 years playing non-League football with teams such as ] and ] before he started refereeing in 1989. In December 1984 he played one game for ] before joining ].

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

Also in that year, he was promoted to become a ] referee, his first appointment being a 1-1 draw between ] and ] on 14 August 1999.<ref> ] appointment: soccerbase.com website.</ref>

In 2000, Halsey was added to the ] list of referees, officiating in the ] in 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">: ''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 2009 it was announced that Halsey was suffering from lymphoma of the glands and had undergone surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his throat. He relinquished his refereeing duties during treatment.<ref>, 6 Dec 2009, ''The Bolton News''</ref>

In March 2010 Halsey passed a referee fitness test. His first game back after his illness was ] Reserves against ] Reserves. Halsey 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 the League 2 fixture between ] and ] on 3 April.<ref>{{cite web|url=Mark Halsey|title=Referee Mark Halsey makes emotional return|date=4 April 2010|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 April 2010}}</ref> On 9 August, following his officiating at a friendly at Everton,<ref>]</ref> it was confirmed that Halsey was to return to officiating in 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=]|accessdate=11 August 2010|date=9 August 2010}}</ref>

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. Manchester United manager ] said after the match that he thought Shelvey's tackle was a "clear" red card but Liverpool manager ] suggested that Halsey should also have dismissed the United player, ], who was involved in the challenge.

==FA Community Shield 2007==
In 2007 Halsey took charge of the ] match between ] and ].

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|goals2=] {{goal|35}} <br/> ] {{yel|45+3}}
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==League Cup final 2008==
In 2008 Halsey was appointed to referee the ] between ] and ].

One incident of note which Halsey was required to act upon was the guidance given by assistant referee Martin Yerby which led to a ] being awarded to Tottenham in the 70th minute when Chelsea's ] handled the ball. The penalty was converted to bring Tottenham back onto level terms and ultimately take the game into extra time.<ref>, penalty awarded to Tottenham: match report from the ] website. Retrieved on 25 February 2008.</ref>

Some Chelsea players and staff were also unhappy with the timing of the full time whistle. The fourth official indicated a minimum of three minutes of injury time to be played, and Halsey blew the whistle just as ] was entering the Tottenham penalty area with the ball.<ref>: ] website. Retrieved on 26 February 2008.{{Dead link|date=March 2010}}</ref> However, Law 5 of the ] indicates that the referee may blow his whistle at any time, and he does not have to wait for an attack to finish.<ref> (including timekeeping powers): ] website. Retrieved on 26 February 2008.</ref> Kalou hit the post with his shot and the game was over.
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|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/CarlingCupDetailx/0,,10794~1227439,00.html |work=football-league.co.uk |publisher=] |date=29 January 2008 |accessdate=30 January 2009 }}

==Card 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''
|-
|''']'''||||||||||
|}
<small>Statistics are for all competitions. There are no available records prior to 1997/98.</small>

==See also==
* ]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* at Refworld.com
* at RateTheRef.net
* at ].com
*, along with ] and ], at ].com

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