Eddie Ilderton started referring in the Northern Alliance and Northern League. He was encouraged to become a referee by his father when his playing career was curtailed due to injury, his father was a contributory league referee.
He joined the National List of Referees in 2002/03 and made his refereeing league debut on 10 August 2002 when Rochdale beat Leyton Orient 1-0. In 2002 he was appointed to the Football League Play Off Semi Finals and FA Youth Cup Final, both as an assistant referee. In 2003 he was officiated as a referee at the UEFA Regions’ Cup Finals, and also at an FA Trophy Semi Final.
Referring Record:
Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
2009/10 |
23 |
64 |
4 |
2008/09 |
- |
- |
- |
2007/08 |
30 |
66 |
3 |
2006/07 |
34 |
100 |
9 |
2005/06 |
36 |
84 |
4 |
2004/05 |
27 |
53 |
5 |
2003/04 |
31 |
91 |
4 |
2002/03 |
29 |
64 |
3 |
Eddie Ilderton’s last match Nottingham Forest’s 5-0 win over Q.P.R. on 26 January. His last Blades match was their 3-3 home draw against Ipswich on 29 September 2009.
Eddie Ilderton & PNE:
Date: |
Match: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Cards: |
PNE Cards: |
12/09/09 |
PNE 2 Swansea 0 |
Mellor; Elliott |
5Y/0R |
Elliott; St.Ledger |
26/04/08 |
PNE 2 Ipswich 2 |
Brown; Mellor |
nil |
nil |
15/09/07 |
PNE 1 Sheff Wed 0 |
Gallagher |
4Y/0R |
Gallagher; Mawene |
09/09/06 |
PNE 2 Cardiff 1 |
Agyemang; Pugh |
3Y/2R |
Nugent (Yellow & Red) |
14/03/06 |
PNE 3 Ipswich 1 |
Nugent 2; Agyemang |
3Y/1R |
Mawene |
31/1/06 |
PNE 2 C.Palace 0 |
Ormerod; O’Neil |
7Y/0R |
Davis;Nugent;O’Neil |
10/12/05 |
Derby 1 PNE 1 |
Davis |
4Y/0R |
Alexander; Jones; Mears; Neal |
13/01/04 |
Reading 1 PNE 2 |
Cresswell; Koumantarakis |
nil |
nil |
03/01/04 |
PNE 3 Reading 3 |
O’Neil; Fuller 2 |
2Y/0R |
Healy |
06/12/03 |
PNE 4 C.Palace 1 |
Etuhu; Alexander (pen); Lewis; Healy |
2Y/1R |
Etuhu |
01/12/02 |
PNE 3 Gillingham 0 |
Lewis; Alexander (pen); Ashby (og) |
2Y/0R |
Lucketti |
His assistants are Paul Davidson from Cleveland and Keith Lawson from Lincolnshire. The fourth official is Steven Copeland from Merseyside.