Tony Bates has been a qualified referee since 1983 and after progressing via the West Midlands League, Points League and the Vauxhall Conference he joined the National List assistant referee in 1993. In 1996 he became a FIFA assistant referee and was also appointed to Euro 1996 and an assistant between Germany and the Czech Republic match at Old Trafford. Having also joined the National List of Referees in 1996 Tony Bates is now the of the longest serving in the football league. He was an Assistant Referee at the Charity Shield in 1995 and also in the FA Cup Final of 1996. He also refereed the FA Women’s Cup Final in 2007.
In February 2010 he collided with Coventry’s Sammy Clingan in a match against Nottingham Forest and had to leave the field on 70 minutes with a calf injury. His assistant Amy Fearn became the first women to referee a Championship match.
His last match was a 1-0 win for Carlisle at Notts County on 22 January whilst his last Robins mach was a 0-0 home draw with Ipswich on 5 December 2009.
Referring Record (since 1997/98):
|
Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
|
2010/11 |
23 |
65 |
4 |
|
2009/10 |
36 |
106 |
1 |
|
2008/09 |
38 |
64 |
3 |
|
2007/08 |
36 |
85 |
2 |
|
2006/07 |
40 |
116 |
4 |
|
2005/06 |
36 |
100 |
7 |
|
2004/05 |
33 |
94 |
3 |
|
2003/04 |
32 |
92 |
5 |
|
2002/03 |
40 |
105 |
2 |
|
2001/02 |
38 |
78 |
4 |
|
2000/01 |
33 |
100 |
2 |
|
1999/2000 |
37 |
121 |
8 |
|
1998/99 |
41 |
160 |
6 |
|
1997/98 |
38 |
140 |
8 |
Tony Bates and PNE (since 1997/98):
|
Date: |
Teams: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Cards |
PNE Yellow / Red cards: |
|
03/10/09 |
PNE 0 West Brom 0 |
None |
Nil |
Nil |
|
04/04/09 |
Bristol City 1 PNE 1 |
Mawene |
1Y |
Mawene |
|
23/02/08 |
Watford 0 PNE 0 |
None |
2 Y |
Davidson / Mellor |
|
22/04/06 |
Hull 1 PNE 1 |
Whaley |
2 Y |
Dichio / Mawene |
|
22/08/05 |
PNE 0 Brighton 0 |
None |
2 Y |
None |
|
23/10/04 |
PNE 3 Nottm Forest 2 |
McKenna / Lucketti / Etuhu |
4 Y / 1 R |
Davis |
|
23/08/03 |
PNE 0 Sunderland 2 |
None |
6 Y |
Cresswell / Keane |
|
14/12/02 |
PNE 3 Grimsby 0 |
Alexander (P) / Cresswell / Healy |
5 Y / 1 R |
Healy / Lewis |
|
11/09/02 |
PNE 2 Scunthorpe 1 |
Alexander (P) / Fuller |
3 Y |
None |
|
10/02/02 |
Man.City 3 PNE 2 |
Macken / Anderson |
3 Y |
Alexander / Gregan |
|
26/01/02 |
PNE 2 Sheff.Utd. 1 |
Cresswell / Alexander (P) |
3 Y |
Healy |
|
23/09/01 |
Birmingham 0 PNE 1 |
Edwards |
2 Y |
None |
|
17/03/01 |
Norwich 1 PNE 2 |
Healy / Gregan |
4 Y |
Murdock / Rankine |
|
14/10/2000 |
PNE 1 Tranmere 0 |
Basham |
4 Y |
Edwards |
|
11/03/2000 |
Bournemouth 0 PNE 1 |
Angell |
5 Y |
Macken / Murdock / Rankine |
|
21/08/99 |
Wycombe 1 PNE 1 |
Nogan |
4 Y / 1 R |
Alexander / Jackson / Gregan (Red) |
|
13/01/98 |
Macclesfield 0 PNE 1 |
Cartwright |
1 Y |
None |
|
02/09/97 |
PNE 2 Grimsby 0 |
Reeves / Ashcroft |
2 Y |
None |
His assistants on Saturday are Michael Denton (Lancashire) and Phillip Dermott (Cheshire). Also from Cheshire is the fourth official Mark Duncan.