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'''Michael Riley''' (born 17 December 1964) is a former English [[Association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]] from [[Leeds]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/apr/17/david-moyes-everton-mike-riley-fa-cup |title=David Moyes questions Mike Riley's allegiance to Manchester United |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 April 2009 |accessdate=2009-04-21 | location=London}}</ref> in [[West Yorkshire]], who oversees matches in [[the Football League]], [[FA Premier League]] and for [[FIFA]]. |
'''Michael Riley''' (born 17 December 1964) is a former English [[Association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]] from [[Leeds]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/apr/17/david-moyes-everton-mike-riley-fa-cup |title=David Moyes questions Mike Riley's allegiance to Manchester United |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 April 2009 |accessdate=2009-04-21 | location=London}}</ref> in [[West Yorkshire]], who oversees matches in [[the Football League]], [[FA Premier League]] and for [[FIFA]]. |
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==Career== |
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Riley became a national Football League referee in 1994, having previously served five years on their [[assistant referee]]s' list. He was later granted [[FIFA]] status in 1999 allowing him to officiate [[international]] fixtures.<ref>[http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RefereeProfilesDetail/0,,10794~628215,00.html Profile] at the Football League Official website</ref> |
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===League Cup Final 2004=== |
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|date = 29 February 2004 |
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|team1 = [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]] |
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|score = 1–2 |
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|team2 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] |
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|goals1 = [[Kevin Davies|Davies]] {{goal|21}}<br>[[Iván Campo|Campo]] {{yel}}<br>[[Simon Charlton|Charlton]] {{yel}}<br>[[Per Frandsen|Frandsen]] {{yel}} |
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|goals2 = [[Joseph-Désiré Job|Job]] {{goal|2}}<br>[[Boudewijn Zenden|Zenden]] {{goal|7}} (pen)<br>[[George Boateng|Boateng]] {{yel}}<br> [[Michael Ricketts|Ricketts]] {{yel}} |
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|stadium = [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] | attendance = 72,634 |
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Riley took charge of the [[2004 Football League Cup Final]], between [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], in a game that saw all three goals scored within the first 25 minutes. He awarded a penalty to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] after just seven minutes, converted by [[Boudewijn Zenden|Zenden]], and booked five players during the course of the game. |
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===Euro 2004=== |
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|date = 14 June 2004 |
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|team1 = [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] |
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|score = 5–0 |
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|team2 = [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] |
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|goals1 = [[Fredrik Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|32}} <br /> [[Henrik Larsson|Larsson]] {{goal|57}}, {{goal|58}} <br /> [[Zlatan Ibrahimović|Ibrahimović]] {{goal|78}} (pen) <br /> [[Marcus Allbäck|Allbäck]] {{goal|90}} <br /> <br /> [[Zlatan Ibrahimović|Ibrahimović]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Tobias Linderoth|Linderoth]] {{yel}} |
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|goals2 = <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Ivailo Petkov]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Zoran Janković (footballer)|Janković]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Rosen Kirilov|Kirilov]] {{yel}} |
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|stadium = [[Estádio José Alvalade]], Portugal | attendance = 52,000 |
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|date = 19 June 2004 |
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|team1 = [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]] |
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|score = 0–0 |
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|team2 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]] |
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|goals1 = <br /> <br /> [[Vitālijs Astafjevs|Astafjevs]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Aleksandrs Isakovs|Isakovs]] {{yel}} |
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|goals2 = <br /> <br /> [[Arne Friedrich|Friedrich]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Torsten Frings|Frings]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Dietmar Hamann|Hamann]] {{yel}} |
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|stadium = [[Estádio do Dragão]], Portugal | attendance = 30,000 |
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Riley also headed England's refereeing team alongside assistants Philip Sharp and Glenn Turner at the [[UEFA]] [[Euro 2004]] finals.<ref>[http://www.officialsports.co.uk/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=15;t=000008;p=0 Confirmation] of appointments for [[Euro 2004]]: ''OfficialSports.co.uk''</ref> |
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===Football League Championship playoff final 2005=== |
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|date = 30 May 2005 |
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|team1 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] |
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|score = 1–0 |
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|team2 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston]] |
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|goals1 = [[Bobby Zamora|Zamora]] {{goal|57}} <br /> <br /> [[Hayden Mullins|Mullins]] {{yel}} <br /> [[James Walker (footballer born 1973)|Walker]] {{yel}} |
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|goals2 = <br /> <br /> [[Matthew Hill (footballer)|Hill]] {{yel}} <br /> [[Youl Mawene|Mawene]] {{yel}} |
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|stadium = [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] | attendance = 70,275 |
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Riley officiated the [[Football League Championship]] playoff final between [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] in 2005. [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]] ran out 1 – 0 victors, seeing them promoted to the [[F.A. Premier League|Premier League]]. |
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===Hong Kong FA Cup final; 2007=== |
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|date = 19 May 2007 |
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|team1 = [[South China AA|South China]] |
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|score = 3–1 |
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|team2 = [[Happy Valley AA|Happy Valley]] |
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|goals1 = [[Detinho]] {{goal|22}} (pen) <br/ > [[Chan Chi Hong]] {{goal|27}} <br /> [[Cheng Siu Wai]] {{goal|85}} <br /> <br /> [[Lee Chi Ho]] {{yel}} |
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|goals2 = [[Poon Yiu Cheuk]] {{goal|48}} (pen)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Denisson Ricardo De Souza|De Souza]] {{yel}} |
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|stadium = [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] | attendance = 6,427 |
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Riley was invited to go to [[Hong Kong]] to take charge of the [[Hong Kong FA Cup 2006-07]] final between [[South China AA|South China]] and [[Happy Valley AA|Happy Valley]] in 2007. [[South China AA|South China]] won by 3–1, allowing them to achieve a treble in local competitions ([[Hong Kong First Division League|First Division League]], [[Hong Kong Senior Shield|Senior Shield]] and [[Hong Kong FA Cup|FA Cup]]). Riley gave three penalty kicks in the match, two for [[South China AA|South China]] and one for [[Happy Valley AA|Happy Valley]].<ref>[http://english.sina.com/sports/1/2007/0518/112512.html Hong Kong FA Cup Final], match report: ''EnglishSINA.com''</ref> |
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===Later career=== |
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Mike Riley was appointed manager of the [[Professional Game Match Officials Board|Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMO)]] in June 2009, replacing [[Keith Hackett]]. This effectively ends his career in refereeing matches. |
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===Criticism=== |
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Riley was accused of major refereeing irregularities in an [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]]–[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] game in 2004, including a controversial penalty when [[Wayne Rooney]] dived near Sol Campbell with replays showing that no contact had been made. The match, which ended Arsenal's long running unbeaten run at the time, led to immense criticism from Arsenal fans, including an article in the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' paper using the headline "The Life of Riley".<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=323072&in_page_id=1779 Man. Utd. v. Arsenal, 2004], refereeing errors debate: Match report, Daily Mail</ref> Arsene Wenger said after the match "Riley decided the game, like we know he can do at Old Trafford. There was no contact at all for the penalty, even Rooney said so. It's very difficult to take to see how lightly the referee gives the penalty. We can only master our own performance, not the referee's performance. We got the usual penalty awarded against us when we come to Manchester United and they are in difficulty. It happened last season and it's happened again." He also said of other incidents, "At some stages there were incidents, especially on [José Antonio] Reyes, where there was some deliberate kicking. The rules are there to be respected and only the referee can make the players respect them.[13] There is a YouTube video that compiles many of Riley's controversial decisions during the Man. Utd v. Arsenal match. It considered shocking by many.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM747L9Wf8M]</ref> |
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The former [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] manager, [[Sam Allardyce]], once criticised him after Riley officiated between [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] and his own side on 14 January 2006.<ref>[http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/04/29/laptop_manager_with_a_passion.html Article] where Sam Allardyce is quoted as being critical of Mike Riley: The Guardian</ref> Allardyce denied a charge of improper conduct by the FA following his comments,<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Disciplinary/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2006/02/Disciplinary_Reina.htm Allardyce denial] of improper conduct: ''TheFA.com''</ref> but was found guilty at a personal hearing, fined £2000, severely censured and warned as to his future conduct. Following the match Allardyce had said: "The stats just don't stand up when he referees us. In my opinion, it is not good enough – he nearly caused a riot." Opposing manager [[Mark Hughes]] had partly agreed, saying: "Both sides would argue the referee didn't have his best game but can't argue about the sending off."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/4883894.stm Quotes and FA action], same match, [[Mark Hughes]] and [[Sam Allardyce]]: BBC Sport</ref> |
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He was involved in controversy on 30 March 2006 after the sending off of a [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski]] player in a [[UEFA Cup 2005-06]] quarter final tie, [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski]] vs [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]]. He showed a second yellow card to [[Cedric Bardon]], although it was disputed whether there was any contact between him and the opposition player. |
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After [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea's]] 1–0 win at [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on 14 October 2006, Riley received more criticism, having allowed [[Petr Čech]] and [[Carlo Cudicini]] only to crawl off the field early in the game with what turned out to be a serious head injury.<ref>[http://www.royals.org/matdoc/141006.html Petr Čech's] head injury mentioned: ''"Hob Nob Anyone?" – Royals Match Reports''</ref> |
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In a lighter vein, during the first half of the home match against [[Newcastle United FC|Newcastle]] on 30 April 2007 [[Kingsley Royal]], the [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] club mascot, was sent from the field by the referee for standing too close to the pitch. It was reported that one of Riley's assistants mistook Kingsley for one of the players and almost flagged him for offside. A spokesman for the [[The Football Association|FA]] said: "The referee reported to us that the mascot made a number of inflammatory gestures. I don't know what the gestures were and we are now making further enquiries and will look at video evidence."<ref>{{cite news | date=2007-05-02 | |
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url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premiership/article1734046.ece | title=Riley bites off more than he can chew with Madejski lion bar | publisher=The Times | accessdate=2007-05-02 | location=London | first=Russell | last=Kempson}}</ref> After reviewing video footage the FA confirmed that they would be taking no further action.<ref>{{cite news | date=2007-05-03 | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premiership/reading/article1739039.ece | title=King of the Jungle free to roar one more time | publisher=The Times | accessdate=2007-05-03 | author=Russell Kempson | location=London}}</ref> |
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In a [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|Euro 2008 qualifying]] match between [[Albania national football team|Albania]] and [[Holland national football team|Holland]] on 12 September 2007, Riley denied Albania a goal in the last minutes of the first half when Dutch defender [[Mario Melchiot]] headed a ball behind his own goalkeeper after an Albanian free kick. Riley ruled out the goal and gave a free kick to Holland. He was also said to have finished the game two minutes early, due to fireworks being thrown from the spectators' area.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=197400&cc=5739 Disallowed Albanian goal], versus Holland, Euro 2008 qualifier: ESPN soccernet, Retrieved on 14 September 2007</ref> The criticism in the Albanian media and from the Albanian players was very harsh. The Albanian Football Federation decided to file an official complaint with UEFA.<ref>[http://www.albaniasoccer.com/en/index.php?id=613 Albanian Football Federation], files official complaint with UEFA regarding Holland game: Albania Soccer; Retrieved on 16 September 2007</ref> |
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In February 2009 in a match between [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], Riley sent off [[Frank Lampard]] for a tackle on [[Xabi Alonso]], with the score at 0–0. Liverpool went on to win the game 2–0. Replays however showed that Lampard had won the ball cleanly and he successfully appealed the red card. In the same game, [[Steven Gerrard]] had earlier been involved in 2 potential red card incidents both of which were ignored by the referee. Lampard suggested that referees should take more time to consult with their assistants before making big decisions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/lampard-free-to-play-after-blunder-1544841.html|title=Lampard free to play after blunder|last=Moore|first=Glenn|date=2009-02-04|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=2009-02-05 | location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7869305.stm|title=Officials should liaise – Lampard |date=2009-02-04|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> In the same match, Riley failed to discipline [[José Bosingwa]] for stamping on [[Yossi Benayoun]]'s back, a blatant foul for which Chelsea boss [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] admitted Bosingwa should have been sent off. Because the assistant referee did see this incident and it was included in the match report, the FA were unable to review it to apply retrospective punishment. |
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In March 2009 [[Hull F.C.|Hull]] manager [[Phil Brown (footballer born 1959)|Phil Brown]] accused Riley of a "disgraceful" performance and of being influenced by the Arsenal fans during Hull's [[FA Cup]] defeat at the [[Emirates Stadium]]. Phil Brown was charged by the FA and fined £2,500 for improper conduct.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/jun/24/phil-brown-fined-hull-arsenal | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Phil Brown fined £2,500 for outburst at Arsenal | date=24 June 2009 | accessdate=12 May 2010}}</ref> |
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In April 2009 [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] played [[Manchester United]] in the [[FA Cup]] semi final. Mike Riley was appointed the referee and Everton Manager [[David Moyes]] questioned his appointment and called for an [[The Football Association|FA]] investigation into whether the official had any allegiance towards Manchester United <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1195780/Life-Riley--Leeds-official-Mike-hangs-whistle-Hackett-refs-chief.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=Life of Riley – Leeds official Mike hangs up whistle to take over from Hackett as refs' chief | date=26 June 2009}}</ref> – a comment for which Moyes was not punished by the FA. No investigation was made into his allegations. However in the match itself, Manchester United were denied a possible penalty when [[Phil Jagielka]] made slight contact with [[Danny Welbeck]] in the penalty area,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7990227.stm | work=BBC News | title=Man Utd 0–0 Everton (aet) | date=19 April 2009 | accessdate=12 May 2010}}</ref> prompting [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]] to suggest that Mike Riley had been influenced by Moyes's comments <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/5186326/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-suggests-Mike-Riley-was-influenced.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=Sir Alex Ferguson suggests Mike Riley was influenced | first1=Emily | last1=Benammar | date=20 April 2009 | accessdate=12 May 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> |
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See the [[Professional Game Match Officials Board|Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMO)]] page for further controversy since Mike Riley has been in charge of this organisation. |
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==Career statistics== |
==Career statistics== |
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| Full name | Michael Riley | ||
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| Born |
17 December 1964 Leeds, England | ||
| Other occupation | Accountant | ||
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 1989–1994 | Football League | Asst. referee | |
| 1994–1996 | Football League | Referee | |
| 1996–2009 | Premier League | Referee | |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 1999–2009 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Michael Riley (born 17 December 1964) is a former English football referee from Leeds[1] in West Yorkshire, who oversees matches in the Football League, FA Premier League and for FIFA.
Career statistics
| Season | Games | Total  |
per game |
Total  |
per game
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| 1997/98 | 28 | 87 | 3.11 | 3 | 0.11 |
| 1998/99 | 23 | 81 | 3.52 | 7 | 0.30 |
| 1999/2000 | 28 | 93 | 3.32 | 9 | 0.32 |
| 2000/01 | 36 | 141 | 3.92 | 9 | 0.25 |
| 2001/02 | 31 | 117 | 3.77 | 19 | 0.61 |
| 2002/03 | 33 | 105 | 3.18 | 7 | 0.21 |
| 2003/04 | 38 | 130 | 3.42 | 6 | 0.16 |
| 2004/05 | 39 | 117 | 3.00 | 11 | 0.28 |
| 2005/06 | 42 | 147 | 3.50 | 16 | 0.31 |
| 2006/07 | 43 | 145 | 3.37 | 13 | 0.30 |
| 2007/08 | 37 | 124 | 3.35 | 6 | 0.16 |
| 2008/09 | 35 | 145 | 4.14 | 6 | 0.17 |
| Overall | 444 | 1432 | 3.23 | 109 | 0.25 |
| Please Note: There are no available records prior to 1997/1998 | |||||
References
- ^ "David Moyes questions Mike Riley's allegiance to Manchester United". London: The Guardian. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.