Darren Drysdale (born 18 February 1971, Lincolnshire) is an English football referee who officiates in the Football League, and is a sergeant in the RAF at Waddington.
He has been refereeing since 1988, officiating in the Northern Alliance and Northern Premier League. He became an assistant referee for the Football League in 1996, and in 1997 progressed to Conference North referee.
He was appointed as an assistant referee for the Premier League i...
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Darren Drysdale (born 18 February 1971, Lincolnshire) is an English football referee who officiates in the Football League, and is a sergeant in the RAF at Waddington.
He has been refereeing since 1988, officiating in the Northern Alliance and Northern Premier League. He became an assistant referee for the Football League in 1996, and in 1997 progressed to Conference North referee.
He was appointed as an assistant referee for the Premier League in 1998.
Darren was given the honour of being an assistant referee to Graham Poll in the 2000 FA Cup Final, and became a FIFA assistant referee in the same year.
In 2002, he became a UEFA assistant referee, one of only 3 from the UK at the time.
He was appointed to the (Football League) National List of referees in 2004. Also in 2004, on 6 March, he was named Combined Services Sports Official of the Year, due to his work for sport within the RAF. He had been posted to the Middle East at this time, so his parents travelled to London to receive...
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