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'{{Other people|Mike Riley}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2012}} <!-- This is a neutral point of view biographical article, prone to soapbox vandalism, not a complaints department. Please ensure that your edits are a) relevant and b) concerned with notable events in the subject's life. --> <!--PLEASE DO NOT change the middle name without a source --> {{Infobox football official | name = Mike Riley | image = Mike riley.jpg | fullname = Michael Riley | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|12|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Leeds]], England | death_date = | death_place = | otheroccupation = [[Accountant]] | years1 = 1989–1994 | league1 = [[The Football League|Football League]] | role1 = [[Assistant referee (association football)|Asst. referee]] | years2 = 1994–1996 | league2 = Football League | role2 = [[Referee (association football)|Referee]] | years3 = 1996–2009 | league3 = [[Premier League]] | role3 = Referee | internationalyears1 = 1999–2009 | confederation1 = [[FIFA International Referees List|FIFA listed]] | internationalrole1 = Referee }} '''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 has refereed matches in [[the Football League]], [[FA Premier League]] and for [[FIFA]]. ==Career== Riley became a national Football League referee in 1994, having previously served five years on their [[Assistant referee (association football)|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> In 2002, Riley refereed the English [[FA Cup]] Final between [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], which he later stated was "the highlight of my career".<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/Refereeing/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2002/09/25106.htm "FA Cup Final 2002 – the highlight"] of Mike Riley's career: Interview at TheFA.com</ref> 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 seven minutes and cautioned five players during the course of the game. 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> Riley is prehaps most well known for the 2004 match between Manchester United and Arsenal, also known as the [[Battle of the Buffet]]. The match saw a series of unprofessional fouls that were overlooked, resulting in the end of Arsenal's record-breaking 49 match unbeaten run. {{Citation needed}} 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]]. 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> Mike Riley was appointed manager of the [[Professional Game Match Officials Board|Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB)]] in June 2009, replacing [[Keith Hackett]]. This effectively ended his career in refereeing matches. ==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Season!!Games!!Total {{yel}}!!{{yel}} per game!!Total {{sent off}}!!{{sent off}} per game |- |'''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''''' |- |colspan="6" align="left"| <small>Please Note: There are no available records prior to 1997/1998</small> |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=173 Mike Riley Referee Statistics] at [[soccerbase]].com {{s-start}} {{succession box|title=[[FA Charity Shield]]|before=[[Graham Barber]] |after=[[Andy D'Urso]] |years=2000}} {{succession box|title=[[FA Cup Final|FA&nbsp;Cup&nbsp;Final]]&nbsp;Referee|before=[[Steve Dunn (referee)|Steve Dunn]] |after=[[Graham Barber]] ||years=[[FA Cup Final 2002|2002]]}} {{succession box|title=[[Football League Cup|League Cup]] Final|before=[[Paul Durkin]] |after=[[Steve Bennett (referee)|Steve Bennett]] |years=2004}} {{s-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Mike}} [[Category:English football referees]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1964 births]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Leeds]] [[Category:FA Cup Final referees]] [[Category:UEFA European Championship referees]]'