9 years a Premiership referee with a story or two to share with your audience, hear what it's like to walk onto a football field with 50,000 fans shouting at you "Who's the B*****d in the Black.....
Jeff is one of the most active speakers on the after-dinner circuit and has won the prestigious MBN Soccer Speaker of the Year.
Jeff has an array of amusing anecdotes and motivating moments you can enjoy by hiring him for after dinner speaking, motivational presentations, product endorsements, personal appearances, hosting of events
He became one of our most high profile and popular referees. Not a stickler, but someone who tried, as a fan himself to adapt to the needs of the moment.
Was a linesman on the Football League for 6 seasons, then a referee for 3 seasons, completed 9 seasons as a Premier League Referee.
One of the first group of professional referees season 2001/2.
Major Appointments to date.
4th Official F.A.Cup Final 1988/89 Liverpool v Everton.
1994/5 Playoff semi finals Referee.
4th Official Anglo Italian Cup Final 1995 Notts County v Ascoli.
Referee Womens’ F.A.Cup Final 1995 Liverpool v Arsenal.
Referee F.A.Trophy Final 1997 Woking v Dagenham & Redbridge.
Referee Worthington Cup Semi-Final 2001 Birmingham v Ipswich Town & 2003 Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United.
Referee F.A.Youth Cup Final 2001.
Playoff Semi finals Referee 2002/3
F A Cup Final 2004 Referee
Amongst major League appointments:-
Chelsea v Leeds Utd 6 times
Spurs v Arsenal Twice ( including return of Sol )
Everton v Liverpool
Sunderland v Newcastle Utd
Man Utd v Leeds Utd x 2 ( including return of Rio )
Referee of BBC Superstars 2003 & 2004
Referee of 2004 “The Match” on Sky One.
Author of autobiography “Who’s the Bastard in the Black“
Now working with local and national TV, radio and newspapers.
Since breaking ties with The FA, he is now free to speak about his experiences with true candidness, his dealings with the most controversial and volatile players and his experience of the management elite.
