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Graham Laws (born 17 August 1961,〔(Birthdate and profile ): the Football League official website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 Whitley Bay, Northumberland〔(Home town ) (example source): ''SoccerFactsUK.co.uk'' website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕) is an English association football referee who operates in the Football League, and has previously been a fourth official in the Premier League. He has twice been to the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, as referee of a Football League playoff Final and at a Football League Trophy Final. ==Career== Graham Laws progressed through the lower leagues to referee in the Northern Premier League, before being appointed to the Football League list of referees in 1996.〔(Football League referee ), from the 1996-97 season: ''ClubFanzine.com - Rochdale A.F.C.'' website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 He has been fourth official for Eddie Wolstenholme twice in big games,〔 firstly for the FA Vase Final at Villa Park on 6 May 2001,〔(Fourth official ), FA Vase Final, 2001: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 and then in the Football League Second Division playoff Final in Cardiff on 27 May 2001.〔(Fourth official ), Second Division playoff Final, 2001: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 He has been required, from time to time, to fulfil the role of fourth official in the Premier League,〔(Fourth official, Premier League ), Newcastle v. Wigan, 2006: ''Newcastle-Online.com'' website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 such as during the Newcastle versus Wigan match at St James' Park on 19 August 2006, when Martin Atkinson was the match referee.〔(Newcastle v. Wigan ), Premier League, 2006: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 Laws has also handled important matches involving the England national youth football team, such as their fixture against Scotland youth on 22 December 2004 at Victoria Park, Hartlepool, which finished 1–0 to England, courtesy of a David Wheater goal in the 27th minute.〔(England U-18 v. Scotland U-18 ), Hartlepool, 2004: TheFA.com official website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 On 28 April 2002, he was appointed to referee a Second Division playoff semi-final first leg match between Huddersfield and Brentford, which finished 0–0.〔(Huddersfield 0 Brentford 0 ), Second Division playoff semi-final first leg, 2002: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 This was followed on 2 May 2002 by a semi-final second leg tie between Millwall and Birmingham in the First Division playoffs. Birmingham won 1-0 to confirm their place in the Final, and subsequently the Premiership.〔(Millwall 0 Birmingham 1 ), First Division playoff semi-final second leg, 2002: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 Then, on 11 May 2002, he refereed the Second Division playoff Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, when Stoke City beat Brentford 2–0 to gain promotion to the First Division.〔(Brentford 0 Stoke 2 ), Second Division playoff Final, 2002: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved 29 March 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Graham Laws」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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