Last and First for Oliver

Last updated : 04 August 2009 By @pnemad

Michael Oliver started refereeing at fourteen years of age with the Morpeth Sunday League was his first taste of refeering in senior football. He reached the National List of assistants in 2004 and the National List of Referees aged 22 years in 2007, joining his father Clive on the Referees list. He became the youngest National List match official to referee at Wembley when refereeing the Conference Play Off Final in May 2007 as Morecambe beat Exeter.

He made his League debut as a referee in a 3-1 victory for Lincoln at Mansfield on 18 August 2007, whilst his Championship debut was at Turf Moor as Burnley beat Scunthorpe 2-0 on 26 January 2008.

His last match was in front of almost 60,000 spectators at Wembley when he took charge of the League One Play Off Final as Scunthorpe beat Millwall 3-2.

Michael Oliver will take charge of his fourth Preston match; all previous matches have been at Deepdale with the Lilywhites winning all of them.

His last match officiating the Robins was a 2-0 home win against Southampton on St. Valentines Day which saw three booking a piece.

Card record:

Season

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

2008/09

101

5

2007/08

73

6

2006/07

26

3

His assistants on Saturday are Simon Bennett of Staffordshire and Andrew Hutchinson of Cheshire. The fourth official is Peter Wright of Merseyside.

Michael Oliver and Preston:

Date:

Result:

PNE Goalscorers:

Cards:

PNE Cards:

03/05/09

PNE 2 QPR 1

Parkin /St.Ledger

4

Jones / St.Ledger

28/10/08

PNE 2 Watford 0

Jones / Wallace

Nil

Nil

26/02/08

PNE 2 Stoke 0

Chaplow 2

5

Sedgwick