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Stephen J. Tanner〔(Middle initial ): the Football League official website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.〕 (born 21 October 1970, Somerset〔(Profile ): the Football League official website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.〕) is an English former association football referee who operated in the Premier League and The Football League. Tanner was also a FIFA listed referee between 2008-2009. ==Career== He began refereeing in 1987, eventually officiating in the Southern League until 2002, during which he was promoted to the list of Football League assistant referees (in 1998). He was a referee in the Football Conference South from 2002 to 2003. As an assistant referee, Tanner officiated in the 2003 FA Trophy final.〔 In the same year, he progressed to the National List of Football League referees, taking control of his first match on 9 August 2003, between Football League Third Division sides Kidderminster and Mansfield Town, the home side winning 2-1.〔(First ever Football League match ), Kidderminster v. Mansfield, old Third Division: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.〕 He took charge of the Championship play-off semi-final second leg between Watford and Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road on 9 May 2006, which ended 0-0.〔(Championship Play-off Semi-final 2nd leg ), Watford v. Crystal Palace, 2006: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.〕 Tanner was promoted to the PGMO Ltd Select Group of referees at the start of the 2007-08 season.〔(Premier League Press Release 26 July 2007 ): PDF file at the Premier League official website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.〕 He had already refereed three Premier League games in the previous season as 'trial' matches, the first of which was the encounter between Reading and Everton at the Madejski Stadium on 23 December 2006, with the away side winning 2-0.〔(First ever Premier League game ), 'trial' match, Reading v. Everton, 2006: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.〕 However, the second of those appointments, Watford against Wigan Athletic, was abandoned early in the second half due to heavy rain with the score at 1-1. The match was subsequently struck from Premier League records.〔(''"Rain ends Watford v Wigan match"'' ): report from the BBC Sport website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.〕 On 13 May 2007, Tanner was man-in-the-middle for the Championship play-off semi-final first leg between Wolves and West Bromwich Albion at Molineux, which finished in a 3-2 away win.〔(Championship Play-off Semi-final 1st leg ), Wolves v. West Brom, 2007: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 23 March 2008.〕 On 1 January 2008 he was added to the FIFA list of referees, allowing him to referee in international and continental competitions.〔(Added to FIFA list ): FIFA official website. Retrieved on 31 January 2008.〕 Tanner had his place on the select group of referees relinquished, along with Keith Stroud, in November 2009, and has therefore also lost his place on the international list for 2010. 〔(PGMOL statement at refwrold.com )〕 Following the 2011/12 football season, Tanner took up the role of Referee Development Officer at Gloucestershire FA, and subsequently retired from refereeing. 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「Steve Tanner (referee)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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