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| Full name | David Roland Elleray | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 September 1954 Dover, Kent, England | ||
| Other occupation | Technical Director, IFAB | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| ?–? | Hellenic League | Referee | |
| ?–? | Isthmian League | Referee | |
| 1986–1992 | The Football League | Referee | |
| 1992–2003 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1992–1999 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
David Roland Elleray, MBE (born 3 September 1954[1]), is an English former football referee who officiated in the Football League, Premier League and for FIFA. As of September 2021 he held the position of Technical Director at the IFAB.[2]
During his career as a prominent referee, Elleray officiated for a number of notable matches, including the FA Cup Final, the highest domestic honour for an English referee. Due to his Oxbridge background and "day job" as a teacher at a public school, Elleray has been described as "schoolmasterly"[3] and "posh" by the press.[4] His teaching role entailed time conflicts with his role as a leading referee before his retirement. He has periodically advised football boards.[5]
- ^ "David Elleray » Matches as referee". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "IFAB Organisation". International Football Association Board. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
teswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sporting Spotlight: David Elleray". BBC Sport. 27 March 2013.
- ^ "David Elleray, Türk Hakemlik Sistemine ilişkin raporunu sundu - Hakemler Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 24 May 2022.