Referee League 08/09

Once again we're keeping a watchful eye on the men in black sent to torture us on a weekly basis.

Referee League
Position	Referee	Average	Games
1st	Kevin Wright	9/10	Derby A
=2nd	Phil Dowd	8/10	Man Utd A
=2nd	Fred Graham	8/10	Forest H
=2nd	Iain Siddall	8/10	Blackpool A
5th	Graham Laws	7.5/10	Blackpool A,Sheff Utd A
=6th	Richard Beeby	7/10	Swindon A
=6th	Chris Foy	7/10	Reading A
=6th	Keith Hill	7/10	Carlisle H
=6th	Trevor Kettle	7/10	Ipswich A
=6th	Jon Moss	7/10	Reading H,Wolves A
=6th	Graham Scott	7/10	Norwich H
=6th	Colin Webster	7/10	Burnley A, Doncaster A
=6th	Iain Williamson	7/10	Wolves H
=14th	Tony Bates	6/10	Burnley H,Swansea A
=14th	Roger East	6/10	Cardiff A
=14th	Kevin Friend	6/10	Southampton H, Plymouth A
=14th	Mike Jones	6/10	Southampton A
=14th	Scott Mathieson	6/10	Palace H
=14th	Clive Penton	6/10	Watford H
=14th	Keith Stroud	6/10	Charlton H, Coventry H
=14th	Rob Styles	6/10	Palace A
=14th	Mike Thorpe	6/10	Doncaster H
=23rd	Grant Hegley	5.5/10	Blackpool H,Bristol City H
=23rd	Neil Swarbrick	5.5/10	Barnsley H, Sheff Utd H
=25th	Darren Deadman	5/10	Bristol City A, Forest A,Sheff Wed H
=25th	Andy D'Urso	5/10	Birmingham A
=25th	Mark Haywood	5/10	Burnley A
=25th	Graham Horwood	5/10	Swansea H
=25th	Rob Shoebridge	5/10	Norwich A, Barnsley A
=25th	Anthony Taylor	5/10	Derby H
=25th	Dean Whitestone	5/10	Coventry A
=25th	Alan Wiley	5/10	Preston H
33rd	Nigel Miller	4.5/10	Sheff Wed A,Plymouth H
=34th	Stuart Attwell	4/10	Birmingham H, Ipswich H
=34th	Anthony Bates	4/10	Swansea A
=34th	Lee Mason	4/10	Aston Villa A
=34th	Michael Oliver	4/10	Preston A
=34th	Lee Probert	4/10	Cardiff H
=34th	Andy Woolmer	4/10	Burnley H
40th	Paul Taylor	3/10	Charlton A
41st	Andy Penn	2/10	Watford

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