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Kevin Friend (born 8 July 1971)^[2] is a former professional football referee based in Leicester. He is a member of the Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association.

His most notable appointments have been to referee the 2012 Community Shield, played at Villa Park, the 2013 League Cup final which was held at Wembley Stadium, and the 2019 FA Cup final which was also held at Wembley.

Career

Friend started refereeing at the age of 14 in his home county of Leicestershire. He officiated in the Leicestershire Senior League and Midland Football Alliance before being promoted to the National List of Referees, and later to the Select Group of Referees ahead of the 2009–10 season. His first Premier League fixture was on 20 September 2009: a 2–1 victory for Wolverhampton Wanderers over Fulham; Friend showed two yellow cards during his debut appointment in England's top-flight.

Friend issued his first Premier League red card on 15 December 2009 to Sunderland captain Lorik Cana for a second bookable offence in his team's 2–0 defeat to Aston Villa.

He refereed the 2009 FA Vase final at Wembley Stadium on 10 May between Whitley Bay and Glossop North End, won 2–0 by the Bay.

During a Football League One match in 2010 between Norwich City and Milton Keynes Dons Friend issued 11 yellow cards, including two to Dons player Aaron Wilbraham.^[3]

Friend showed a red card to Sunderland defender Wes Brown in a 2013 Premier League match against Stoke City, which the FA later rescinded.^[4]^[5]

In 2016, Friend was controversially prevented from officiating a Premier League match between Stoke City and title contenders Tottenham Hotspur, due to him being a supporter of fellow title challengers Leicester City.^[6]

At the end of the 2021–22 season, Friend retired from officiating, but will continue to work for PGMOL as manager of the Select Group 2 referees.^[7]

2012 FA Community Shield

On 3 July 2012, it was announced that Friend would referee the 2012 FA Community Shield, played on 12 August at Villa Park.^[8] His assistants were Michael McDonough and Richard West, and Anthony Taylor was the fourth official.

Chelsea were defeated 3–2 by Manchester City. Branislav Ivanović was sent off for the Blues for a high challenge towards the end of the first half. Ivanović did not serve any subsequent suspension, however, after FA rule changes regarding pre-season fixtures.^[9]

2013 League Cup final

Friend refereed the 2013 League Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 24 February. The match was contested by League 2's Bradford City and Premier League Swansea City.

Swansea won the final 5–0.^[10] An incident early in the second-half, when the Premier League side were already 3–0 up, saw Friend adjudge Bradford goalkeeper Matt Duke to have committed a professional foul. The official dismissed Duke and awarded Swansea a penalty kick, which was converted by Jonathan de Guzmán; he also scored again in the 90th minute. The other Swansea goals came courtesy of Nathan Dyer (2) and Michu.^[11]

2019 FA Cup final

Friend refereed the 2019 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 18 May 2019. The match was contested between Manchester City and Watford, with Manchester City winning the match 6–0.

Statistics

Season	Games	Total	per game	Total	per game
2003–04	27	98	3.63	4	0.15
2004–05	37	107	2.89	7	0.19
2005–06	21	45	2.14	2	0.09
2006–07	34	87	2.56	6	0.18
2007–08	41	100	2.44	11	0.27
2008–09	46	124	2.69	6	0.13
2009–10	34	133	3.91	7	0.21
2010–11	33	116	3.52	7	0.21
2011–12	33	120	3.64	3	0.09
2012–13	34	120	3.53	3	0.09
2013–14	31	98	3.16	1	0.03
2014–15	35	141	4.03	5	0.14
2015–16	31	100	3.23	6	0.06
2016–17	32	127	3.97	2	0.06
2017–18	33	66	2.00	1	0.03
2018–19	39	139	3.56	3	0.08
2019–20	33	89	2.70	8	0.24
2020–21	31	74	2.39	3	0.10
2021–22	28	109	3.89	2	0.07

Statistics are for all competitions as of 18 May 2019. No records are available prior to 2003–04.^[12]

References

^ "Football: Leicester referee Kevin Friend can't wait to blow whistle on Capital One Cup final". This is Leicestershire. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013.
^ Birthdate confirmation at the Football League official website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008. Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Times & The Sunday Times". Timesonline.co.uk. 19 August 1919. Retrieved 19 August 2019.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "BBC Sport — Stoke v Sunderland: Gus Poyet wants apology after red card". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ Owen Phillips. "BBC Sport — Stoke City 2-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ "Kevin Friend: Leicester-based referee taken off Tottenham game". BBC. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ Wallace, Sam (21 June 2022). "Exclusive: Premier League facing shortfall of experienced referees as Kevin Friend steps down". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
^ "A Friend in me". The FA.com. 12 August 2012.
^ "Ivanovic spared suspension for Community Shield red". Yahoo! Europsort. 13 August 2012.
^ "Bantams battered by Swans". ESPN. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
^ "Bradford 0 – 5 Swansea". BBC Sport. 24 February 2013.
^ "Kevin Friend- Latest Football Betting Odds – Soccer Base".

External links

Kevin Friend Profile at Refworld.com
[1] at Soccerbase.com

[1] "Football: Leicester referee Kevin Friend can't wait to blow whistle on Capital One Cup final". This is Leicestershire. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013.

[flprofile-2] Birthdate confirmation at the Football League official website. Retrieved on 26 March 2008. Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "The Times & The Sunday Times". Timesonline.co.uk. 19 August 1919. Retrieved 19 August 2019.^{[dead link‍]}

[4] "BBC Sport — Stoke v Sunderland: Gus Poyet wants apology after red card". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[5] Owen Phillips. "BBC Sport — Stoke City 2-0 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[6] "Kevin Friend: Leicester-based referee taken off Tottenham game". BBC. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[7] Wallace, Sam (21 June 2022). "Exclusive: Premier League facing shortfall of experienced referees as Kevin Friend steps down". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

[8] "A Friend in me". The FA.com. 12 August 2012.

[9] "Ivanovic spared suspension for Community Shield red". Yahoo! Europsort. 13 August 2012.

[10] "Bantams battered by Swans". ESPN. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.

[11] "Bradford 0 – 5 Swansea". BBC Sport. 24 February 2013.

[12] "Kevin Friend- Latest Football Betting Odds – Soccer Base".

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-His most notable appointments have been to referee the [[2012 FA Community Shield|2012 Community Shield]], played at [[Villa Park]], the [[2013 Football League Cup Final|2013 League Cup final]] which was held at [[Wembley Stadium]], and the [[2019 FA Cup Final]] which was also held at Wembley.
+His most notable appointments have been to referee the [[2012 FA Community Shield|2012 Community Shield]], played at [[Villa Park]], the [[2013 Football League Cup final|2013 League Cup final]] which was held at [[Wembley Stadium]], and the [[2019 FA Cup final]] which was also held at Wembley.
 ==Career==
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 He refereed the 2009 [[FA Vase]] final at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 10 May between [[Whitley Bay F.C.|Whitley Bay]] and [[Glossop North End A.F.C.|Glossop North End]], won 2–0 by the Bay.
-During a [[Football League One]] match in 2010 between [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] and [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] Friend issued 11 yellow cards, including two to Dons player [[Aaron Wilbraham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article7094365.ece |title=The Times & The Sunday Times |publisher=Timesonline.co.uk |date=1919-08-19 |access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref>
+During a [[Football League One]] match in 2010 between [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] and [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]] Friend issued 11 yellow cards, including two to Dons player [[Aaron Wilbraham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article7094365.ece |title=The Times & The Sunday Times |publisher=Timesonline.co.uk |date=1919-08-19 |access-date=2019-08-19}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
-Friend showed a red card to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] defender [[Wes Brown]] in a 2013 Premier League match against Stoke City, which the FA later rescinded.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25072028|title=BBC Sport&nbsp;— Stoke v Sunderland: Gus Poyet wants apology after red card|work=BBC Sport|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24969017|title=BBC Sport&nbsp;— Stoke City 2-0 Sunderland|author=Owen Phillips|work=BBC Sport|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>
+Friend showed a red card to [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] defender [[Wes Brown]] in a 2013 Premier League match against Stoke City, which the FA later rescinded.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25072028|title=BBC Sport&nbsp;— Stoke v Sunderland: Gus Poyet wants apology after red card|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24969017|title=BBC Sport&nbsp;— Stoke City 2-0 Sunderland|author=Owen Phillips|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>
-In 2016, Friend was controversially prevented from officiating a [[Premier League]] match between [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and title contenders [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], due to him being a supporter of fellow title challengers [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36042805|title=Kevin Friend: Leicester-based referee taken off Tottenham game|date=14 April 2016|access-date=19 August 2019|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
+In 2016, Friend was controversially prevented from officiating a [[Premier League]] match between [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] and title contenders [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], due to him being a supporter of fellow title challengers [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36042805|title=Kevin Friend: Leicester-based referee taken off Tottenham game|date=14 April 2016|access-date=19 August 2019|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
 At the end of the [[2021–22 in English football|2021–22]] season, Friend retired from officiating, but will continue to work for PGMOL as manager of the Select Group 2 referees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Sam |date=21 June 2022 |title=Exclusive: Premier League facing shortfall of experienced referees as Kevin Friend steps down |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/06/21/exclusive-premier-league-facing-shortfall-experienced-referees/ |access-date=7 September 2022 |website=The Telegraph}}</ref>
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 ===2013 League Cup final===
-Friend refereed the [[2013 Football League Cup Final|2013 League Cup final]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 24 February. The match was contested by [[Football League Two|League 2]]'s [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[Premier League]] [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]].
+Friend refereed the [[2013 Football League Cup final|2013 League Cup final]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 24 February. The match was contested by [[EFL League Two|League 2]]'s [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] and [[Premier League]] [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]].
-Swansea won the final 5–0.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/359954/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739|title= Bantams battered by Swans|date=25 February 2013|work=ESPN|access-date=26 February 2013 }}</ref>
+Swansea won the final 5–0.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://espnfc.com/uk/en/report/359954/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739|title= Bantams battered by Swans|date=25 February 2013|publisher=ESPN|access-date=26 February 2013 }}</ref>
 An incident early in the second-half, when the Premier League side were already 3–0 up, saw Friend adjudge Bradford goalkeeper [[Matt Duke]] to have committed a [[professional foul]]. The official dismissed Duke and awarded Swansea a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]], which was converted by [[Jonathan de Guzmán]]; he also scored again in the 90th minute. The other Swansea goals came courtesy of [[Nathan Dyer]] (2) and [[Michu]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bradford 0&nbsp;– 5 Swansea|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21489673|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 February 2013}}</ref>
-===2019 FA Cup Final===
+===2019 FA Cup final===
-Friend refereed the [[2019 FA Cup Final]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 18 May 2019. The match was contested between [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], with Manchester City winning the match 6–0.
+Friend refereed the [[2019 FA Cup final]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] on 18 May 2019. The match was contested between [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], with Manchester City winning the match 6–0.
 ==Statistics==
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-<small>Statistics are for all competitions as of 18 May 2019. No records are available prior to 2003–04.</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=865|title=Kevin Friend- Latest Football Betting Odds - Soccer Base}}</ref>
+<small>Statistics are for all competitions as of 18 May 2019. No records are available prior to 2003–04.</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=865|title=Kevin Friend- Latest Football Betting Odds – Soccer Base}}</ref>
 ==References==
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+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110913233139/http://refworld.com/referee/136/0/kevin-friend Kevin Friend Profile] at Refworld.com
-*[http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=865&seasonid=139 ] at [[Soccerbase]].com
+*[https://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=865&season_id=139 ] at [[Soccerbase]].com
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Kevin Friend

Born	(1971-07-08) 8 July 1971 (age 53) Bristol, England^[1]