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'''Mark R. Halsey''' (born 8 July 1961<ref> confirmation: ''zerozero.pt'' website.</ref>) is an ] ] ] in the ]. He was formerly based in ], ], latterly in ].<ref name="toonref"> mentions: ''Newcastle-Online.com'' website.</ref> '''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 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 ].


==Career== ==Career==
Mark Halsey, a native of Hertfordshire, spent 12 years playing non-league football before he started refereeing in 1989. In December 1984 he played one game for ] before joining ] and in the early 1990s Halsey would train with Barnet in Potters Bar to keep himself prepared for the rigours of officiating top flight games.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}}


===Early career===
Halsey has been a National List referee for ] since the mid-1990s.<ref name="toonref" /> He refereed the 1999 ] ] ] between ] and ] at ] on 30 May 1999, when City won 3-1 on ], the match finishing 2-2 after ].<ref>: ].com website.</ref>
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 ].


Also in that year, he was promoted to ] referee, his first match in this competition being the 1-1 draw between ] and ] on 14 August 1999.<ref> ] appointment: soccerbase.com website.</ref> 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 2000, he was added to the ] List of referees, officiating in the Toulon Under-21 tournament in the same year. In 2001 he was a referee for the football tournament at the ] in ], and in 2002 at the FIFA World Disabled Championships, held in ].<ref name="ynwaprofile">: ''YNWA'' website.</ref>
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 ] on 4 May 2002 at the ], ], where ] defeated ] 2-0, the goals coming from ] and ].<ref> match report: ''CNNSI.com'' 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>
⚫ In 2004, he took control of his first major ] appointment, the match between ] and ].<ref name="ynwaprofile" /><ref>, 2004: ''FootballUnited'' 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>
He also owns, with his wife Michelle, an Italian restaurant called Sottovento which is based in Farnworth (near Bolton)


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.
On 19 May 2009, he appeared on the ITV show "60 Minute Makeover", with his home getting a makeover to the tune of £20,000.


In 2008 Halsey was appointed to referee the ] between ] and Chelsea.
⚫ In August 2009 it was announced Halsey was suffering from lymphoma of the glands and had undergone surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his throat, of which is currently in remission.<ref>, 6th Dec 2009, ''The Bolton News''</ref> He is hoping to return to refereeing later on in the 2009/2010 season, with the ambition to referee the FA Cup Final.


===Cancer treatment and return to refereeing===
==FA Community Shield; 2007==
⚫ 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>
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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>
==Football League Cup Final; 2008==
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===Later years and retirement===
The only incident of note which Halsey was required to act upon was the guidance given by assistant referee Martin Yerby, which led to the ] ], awarded in the 70th minute when ]'s ] handled the ball, and which cancelled out their first half goal by ].<ref>, penalty awarded to Tottenham: match report from the ] website. Retrieved on 25 February 2008.</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. 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>
Some Chelsea players and staff were also unhappy with the timing of the full time whistle. The ] showed three minutes of injury time to be played, and Halsey blew the whistle just as ] was entering the Spurs penalty area with the ball.<ref>: ] website. Retrieved on 26 February 2008.</ref> However, Law 5 of the ] indicates that the referee may blow his whistle at any time, and he therefore 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.


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}}
==Career statistics==

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==
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|- |-
!Season!!Games!!Total {{yel}}!!{{yel}} per game!!Total {{sent off}}!!{{sent off}} per game !Season!!Games!!Total {{yel}}!!{{yel}} per game!!Total {{sent off}}!!{{sent off}} per game
|- |-
|'''1997/98'''||42||161||''3.83''||5||''0.11'' |]||42||161||''3.83''||5||''0.11''
|- |-
|'''1998/99'''||46||111||''2.41''||2||''0.04'' |]||46||111||''2.41''||2||''0.04''
|- |-
|'''1999/00'''||38||96||''2.52''||8||''0.21'' |]||38||96||''2.52''||8||''0.21''
|- |-
|'''2000/01'''||33||101||''3.06''||10||''0.30'' |]||33||101||''3.06''||10||''0.30''
|- |-
|'''2001/02'''||37||118||''3.18''||7||''0.18'' |]||37||118||''3.18''||7||''0.18''
|- |-
|'''2002/03'''||34||75||''2.20''||6||''0.17'' |]||34||75||''2.20''||6||''0.17''
|- |-
|'''2003/04'''||41||81||''1.97''||5||''0.12'' |]||41||81||''1.97''||5||''0.12''
|- |-
|'''2004/05'''||32||60||''1.87''||2||''0.06'' |]||32||60||''1.87''||2||''0.06''
|- |-
|'''2005/06'''||38||54||''1.42''||6||''0.15'' |]||38||54||''1.42''||6||''0.15''
|- |-
|'''2006/07'''||42||103||''2.45''||9||''0.21'' |]||42||103||''2.45''||9||''0.21''
|- |-
|'''2007/08'''||41||86||''2.09''||5||''0.12'' |]||41||86||''2.09''||5||''0.12''
|- |-
|'''2008/09'''||44||73||''1.65''||3||''0.06'' |]||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>(There are no available records prior to 1997/98)</small> <small>Statistics are for all competitions. There are no available records prior to 1997–98.</small>


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


==External links== ==External links==
* at Refworld.com * at Refworld.com
*{{usurped|1=}} at RateTheRef.net
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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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