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.
Season’s Record:
Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
2011/12 |
10 |
23 |
2 |
2010/11 |
36 |
74 |
6 |
2009/10 |
35 |
88 |
5 |
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 was the 2-2 draw between Burton and Bradford on 1 October. His last Morecambe match was a 3-0 home victory over Dagenham & Redbridge on 20 May 2010.
Eddie Ilderton & PNE:
Date: |
Match: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Cards: |
PNE Cards: |
12/02/11 |
Hull 1 PNE 0 |
None |
1Y |
Gray |
11/12/10 |
PNE 1 Ipswich 0 |
Hume |
2Y |
Lonergan; Barton |
09/02/10 |
PNE 2 Sheff Utd 1 |
James; Parkin |
2Y |
Coutts |
12/09/09 |
PNE 2 Swansea 0 |
Mellor; Elliott |
5Y |
Elliott; St.Ledger |
26/04/08 |
PNE 2 Ipswich 2 |
Brown; Mellor |
nil |
nil |
15/09/07 |
PNE 1 Sheff Wed 0 |
Gallagher |
4Y |
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 |
Davis;Nugent;O’Neil |
10/12/05 |
Derby 1 PNE 1 |
Davis |
4Y |
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 |
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 |
Lucketti |
His assistants are Matthew Bristow from Manchester and Tony Harrington from Cleveland. The fourth official is Scott Oldham from Lancashire.