Excellent speaker who gives an entertaining and informative speech based on his highly succesful refereeing career
Jeff Winter was a regular Premiership referee for over seven seasons, arriving in the top flight after a number of years as one of the country's top linesmen. He spent six seasons as a Football League referee's assistant, before graduating to gain full control of matches.
Previously a financial services advisor by trade, Jeff’s career highlights so far have been taking charge of a women's FA Cup final, and being fourth official in the 1989 FA Cup Final between Merseyside rivals Liverpool and Everton, before his swansong – the FA Cup Final 2004 – a match which can only be officiated on one occasion in a referee’s career.
Jeff Winter comes from Stockton-on-Tees and is one of the best-respected referees within the English Premier League, having a great rapport with both players and supporters alike.
His good humour is an evident and noted feature of any Premier League game that he referees.
- Commenced Teesside January 1979
- Progressed to the National List via local leagues
- Northern League
- Northern Intermediate League
- Central League and GMVauxhall Conference
- Was a linesman on the Football League for 6 seasons
- then a referee for 3 seasons
- now completed 8th season as a Premier League Referee
- One of the first group of professional referees season 2001/2
- Major Appointments todate
- 4th Official FACup Final 1988/89 Liverpool v Everton
- 1994/5 Playoff semi finals Referee
- 4th Official Anglo Italian Cup Final 1995 Notts County v Ascoli
- Referee Womans FACup Final 1995 Liverpool v Arsenal
- Referee FATrophy Final 1997 Woking v Dagenham & Redbridge
- Referee Worthington Cup Semi-Final 2001 Birmingham v Ipswich Town & 2003 Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
- Referee FAYouth Cup Final 2001
- Playoff Semi finals Referee 2002/3
- Referee FA Cup Final 2004 (Final Game)
- Amongst major League appointments:-
- Chelsea v Leeds Utd 6 times
- Spurs v Arsenal Twice ( including return of Sol )
- Everton v Liverpool
- Sunderland v Newcastle Utd
- Man Utd v Leeds Utd x 2 ( including return of Rio )
- Man Utd v Arsenal ( Cup tie from Hell
- should have played it in Baghdad )
- Southampton v Portsmouth
- Man Utd v Man City
- Aston Villa v Birmingham City
- Man Utd v Millwall Cup Final Cardiff
- Been speaking at Dinner functions since 1998
- Referee of BBC Superstars 2003 and 2004
- A regular contributor to the media in respect of football referee debates
- Jeff also appeared in an episode of “A Touch Of Frost”
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