Andy D'Urso
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Andrew Paul D'Urso is an English
football referee in the Football League. D'Urso is based in Billericay
, Essex
and is a member of the Barking & Dagenham Referees Society.
in 1994; five seasons later he was promoted onto the Premier League list. In 2001 he was nominated for FIFA
status, officiating in a full international in May 2004 when the Republic of Ireland
met Nigeria
.
and Middlesbrough, D'Urso awarded Middlesbrough a penalty kick when Juninho
was tackled by Jaap Stam
. Upon awarding the kick, six Manchester United players (Roy Keane
, Nicky Butt
, David Beckham
, Jaap Stam
, Ryan Giggs
and Denis Irwin
) chased D'Urso to object to the decision; the resulting image was freely circulated by the media. D'Urso said of the incident: "It was my first season in the Premier League, my first time refereeing Manchester United and my first time at Old Trafford. With more experience I would have stood my ground. I kept saying 'go away', but the further back I walked the more they walked on. A more experienced referee would not have retreated. But there are no grudges. I've refereed Roy Keane on a number of occasions since without a problem." Several players, notably, Keane and Stam, have since voiced their regret of the incident.
He was selected to referee the FA Charity Shield
game between Liverpool
and Manchester United in 2001, in which he awarded a first half penalty against Roy Keane
.
, Southampton
between Southampton
and Blackburn Rovers
on 21 August 2004. In the closing minutes of the game and having awarded a penalty-kick against Blackburn, the Rovers' captain and Scotland
international, Barry Ferguson
was seen by D'Urso to have kicked the ball away. D'Urso cautioned the player for delaying the restart by raising the card in his direction without confirming the player's identity. Ferguson had already been cautioned in the second half of the game and therefore should have been sent from the field of play. Southampton eventually won the game 3-2, James Beattie
converting the penalty.
Following Beattie's goal the fourth official, Keith Hill brought the above to D'Urso's attention after the penalty had been scored. As the game had been restarted with a penalty kick D'Urso could not change his decision. The Football Association
suspended D'Urso for 28 days from 27 August 2004 until 23 September 2004 (as well as suspending Ferguson for one-match), after which he vowed to carry on with his refereeing career. D'Urso appealed, successfully, against the decision to relegate him from the Select Group but he was not selected for a single Premiership
match in the 2005-06
season.
From then on, D'Urso refereed infrequently in the Premier League.
on August 18, 2007, and after taking over early in the match from the injury-stricken Lee Mason as man-in-the-middle, D'Urso was disadvantaged by the failure of his assistant referee, Ian Gosling, to spot that a shot in second-half stoppage time by David Healy
, and parried on the goal-line by 'Boro goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
, had in fact crossed the line but had then been scooped away by the Middlesbrough man. Although this did not affect D'Urso's status after the match, the assistant was suspended from top level officiating for the following weekend.
the game was level at 1-1. A long ball was challenged by both teams and with the ball seemingly hitting the arm of a Bristol City player D'Urso incurred the wrath of then Norwich manager Glenn Roeder
and his assistant Lee Clark for awarding the home team the free kick from which they scored a late winner, when it was the Bristol City player who committed the foul. The pair were incensed because the 4th official said that D'Urso had indeed incorrectly awarded Bristol City the free-kick. Following the game Roeder stated "I have never ever in my life, after the final whistle, gone on to approach the referee. I'm normally a very calm person. But the referee's performance in that instance was so abysmal, even I couldn't restrain myself going to see him." The FA charged both Roeder and Clark for bringing the game into disrepute, then inexplicably assigned the controversial D'Urso to the corresponding fixture the following season for which he once again played too controversial a role in the result.
derby there were several flashpoints. Shortly after United took the lead, D'Urso sent off Barnsley
's Anderson
, and United
's Ugo Ehiogu
, despite it seeming only the latter provided any reason to be removed, after punching the former in the stomach before a corner.
The second flashpoint came moments later, with Iain Hume
of Barnsley suffering a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after being caught by an elbow from United's skipper, and former Barnsley captain, Chris Morgan. Despite the severity of the injury, D'Urso offered only a yellow card, something which was later reviewed in an FA appeal. The FA stood by their referee, prompting national outrage and high level media coverage of the event.
Finally, in the closing stages of the game, Robert Kozluk
was chasing down a ball in the penalty area. Despite no appeals from United players, and no signal from the referee, a penalty was awarded by the far linesman, standing 70 yards away near the managers' dug-out. Barnsley manager Simon Davey
was sent to the stands for his protests. United went on to win the game 2-1.
defender Gary Doherty
for a last ditch tackle on Bristol City
's Dele Adebola
and awarded a penalty to the visiting team. The penalty was converted by Bradley Orr
and was the deciding goal in Bristol's 2–1 away victory. The red card was appealed by Norwich City officials and was rescinded 4 days after the game on 10 February 2009. Norwich also had a few penalty shouts turned down in the second half - most notably when Orr appeared to trip Adam Drury
- to further infuriate Norwich fans.
Southern area final second leg D'Urso sent off Brighton and Hove Albion defender David Livermore
for a tackle later deemed on appeal should only have warranted a yellow card. The timing of the sending off was also controversail as the tackle was deemed to have taken place after the end of the first half.
game on December 1, 2009. Gillingham
's players were delayed by both traffic chaos on the A12 and problems on the Tube
getting to the match, forcing Gillingham manager Mark Stimson
to send out the first 11 players to arrive at Brisbane Road
, almost being forced to play reserve team goalkeeper Alan Julian
at right wing. D'Urso refused to sanction for a late kick-off claiming safety issues were not a problem and Gillingham had enough players to start the match. Gillingham started the match in Orient's reserve team away kit as their own kit was stuck in traffic, with limited warm up time and lost 3-1.
what the media described as "a clear penalty" which, if converted, would have levelled up the game at 2-2. Instead he allowed play to continue and Swansea City
scored from the resulting breakaway whilst the Ipswich players were still protesting.
's Robbie Simpson
go over the AFC Bournemouth goal line, before Bournemouth's Steve Cook
cleared the ball from inside the goal. The Npower League One game finished 0-0.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
football referee in the Football League. D'Urso is based in Billericay
Billericay
Billericay is a town and civil parish in the Basildon borough of Essex, England. It lies within the London Basin, has a population of 40,000, and constitutes a commuter town east of central London. The town has three secondary schools and a variety of open spaces...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
and is a member of the Barking & Dagenham Referees Society.
Career
D'Urso was first promoted to the Football LeagueThe Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
in 1994; five seasons later he was promoted onto the Premier League list. In 2001 he was nominated for FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
status, officiating in a full international in May 2004 when the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
met Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
.
Manchester United v Middlesbrough, 2000
On 29 January 2000 while refereeing the game between Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
and Middlesbrough, D'Urso awarded Middlesbrough a penalty kick when Juninho
Juninho Paulista
Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior , better known as Juninho Paulista or simply Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer...
was tackled by Jaap Stam
Jaap Stam
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He played for several European clubs like PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and AFC Ajax before retiring in October 2007...
. Upon awarding the kick, six Manchester United players (Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland....
, Nicky Butt
Nicky Butt
Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...
, David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
, Jaap Stam
Jaap Stam
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He played for several European clubs like PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, S.S. Lazio, A.C. Milan and AFC Ajax before retiring in October 2007...
, Ryan Giggs
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE is a Welsh professional footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season...
and Denis Irwin
Denis Irwin
Denis Joseph Irwin is a former Irish football player who is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester United, where he established himself as one of the most important players in the United team that won a host of domestic and European trophies in his time there between 1990 and...
) chased D'Urso to object to the decision; the resulting image was freely circulated by the media. D'Urso said of the incident: "It was my first season in the Premier League, my first time refereeing Manchester United and my first time at Old Trafford. With more experience I would have stood my ground. I kept saying 'go away', but the further back I walked the more they walked on. A more experienced referee would not have retreated. But there are no grudges. I've refereed Roy Keane on a number of occasions since without a problem." Several players, notably, Keane and Stam, have since voiced their regret of the incident.
He was selected to referee the FA Charity Shield
FA Community Shield
The Football Association Community Shield is English football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition...
game between Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
and Manchester United in 2001, in which he awarded a first half penalty against Roy Keane
Roy Keane
Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish former footballer and manager. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United, before ending his career at Celtic in Scotland....
.
Southampton v Blackburn Rovers, 2004
D'Urso was dropped from the 'Select Group' of match referees by the Football Association in the summer of 2005. This announcement followed an incident at the St Mary's StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton F.C., in the city of Southampton. It is a UEFA 4-star rated stadium and with a capacity of 32,689 is the largest football stadium in the south of England, outside of London.-History:...
, Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
between Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
and Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
on 21 August 2004. In the closing minutes of the game and having awarded a penalty-kick against Blackburn, the Rovers' captain and Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
international, Barry Ferguson
Barry Ferguson
Barry Ferguson MBE is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool.Ferguson has made 82 appearances in European competitions, all for Rangers, which makes him the record European appearance holder at the club. He was also inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame...
was seen by D'Urso to have kicked the ball away. D'Urso cautioned the player for delaying the restart by raising the card in his direction without confirming the player's identity. Ferguson had already been cautioned in the second half of the game and therefore should have been sent from the field of play. Southampton eventually won the game 3-2, James Beattie
James Beattie (footballer)
James Scott Beattie is an English footballer who currently plays for Sheffield United as a striker.Born in Lancaster, Lancashire he came through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers eventually signing professionally for them in 1995...
converting the penalty.
Following Beattie's goal the fourth official, Keith Hill brought the above to D'Urso's attention after the penalty had been scored. As the game had been restarted with a penalty kick D'Urso could not change his decision. The Football Association
The Football Association
The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
suspended D'Urso for 28 days from 27 August 2004 until 23 September 2004 (as well as suspending Ferguson for one-match), after which he vowed to carry on with his refereeing career. D'Urso appealed, successfully, against the decision to relegate him from the Select Group but he was not selected for a single Premiership
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
match in the 2005-06
2005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
season.
From then on, D'Urso refereed infrequently in the Premier League.
Fulham v Middlesbrough, 2007
Having been appointed as fourth official for this game at Craven CottageCraven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
on August 18, 2007, and after taking over early in the match from the injury-stricken Lee Mason as man-in-the-middle, D'Urso was disadvantaged by the failure of his assistant referee, Ian Gosling, to spot that a shot in second-half stoppage time by David Healy
David Healy (footballer)
David Jonathan Healy, MBE is a Northern Ireland international footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League champions Rangers...
, and parried on the goal-line by 'Boro goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer
Mark Schwarzer OAM is an Australian association football player who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Premier League club Fulham. He rose to prominence during his time at North-East England football club Middlesbrough...
, had in fact crossed the line but had then been scooped away by the Middlesbrough man. Although this did not affect D'Urso's status after the match, the assistant was suspended from top level officiating for the following weekend.
Bristol City v Norwich, 2008
During the closing minutes of the Championship match between Bristol City and Norwich on the 29th March 2008 at Ashton GateAshton Gate
Ashton Gate Stadium is a stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of Bristol City F.C. Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it has an all-seated capacity of 21,497, with an effective capacity for football matches of around 19,500, with an average...
the game was level at 1-1. A long ball was challenged by both teams and with the ball seemingly hitting the arm of a Bristol City player D'Urso incurred the wrath of then Norwich manager Glenn Roeder
Glenn Roeder
Glenn Victor Roeder is an English football manager and former player, most recently in charge at Norwich City. As a player, Roeder represented England B on 7 occasions...
and his assistant Lee Clark for awarding the home team the free kick from which they scored a late winner, when it was the Bristol City player who committed the foul. The pair were incensed because the 4th official said that D'Urso had indeed incorrectly awarded Bristol City the free-kick. Following the game Roeder stated "I have never ever in my life, after the final whistle, gone on to approach the referee. I'm normally a very calm person. But the referee's performance in that instance was so abysmal, even I couldn't restrain myself going to see him." The FA charged both Roeder and Clark for bringing the game into disrepute, then inexplicably assigned the controversial D'Urso to the corresponding fixture the following season for which he once again played too controversial a role in the result.
Barnsley v Sheffield United, 2008
During this hotly contested YorkshireYorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
derby there were several flashpoints. Shortly after United took the lead, D'Urso sent off Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
's Anderson
Anderson Silva de França
Anderson Silva de França or simply Anderson de Silva or Anderson is a Brazilian footballer who is currently playing for Club Nacional de Football.-Early career:...
, and United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
's Ugo Ehiogu
Ugo Ehiogu
Ugochuku "Ugo" Ehiogu is an English former footballer who played as a centre back, most recently for Sheffield United...
, despite it seeming only the latter provided any reason to be removed, after punching the former in the stomach before a corner.
The second flashpoint came moments later, with Iain Hume
Iain Hume
Iain Edward Hume is a Scottish-born Canadian international soccer player who plays as a striker for Preston North End FC.Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hume plays internationally for Canada.-Tranmere Rovers:...
of Barnsley suffering a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after being caught by an elbow from United's skipper, and former Barnsley captain, Chris Morgan. Despite the severity of the injury, D'Urso offered only a yellow card, something which was later reviewed in an FA appeal. The FA stood by their referee, prompting national outrage and high level media coverage of the event.
Finally, in the closing stages of the game, Robert Kozluk
Robert Kozluk
Robert Kozluk is an English footballer who plays for League Two side Port Vale. Predominantly a right-back, he can also operate on the left or at the centre of defence when needed....
was chasing down a ball in the penalty area. Despite no appeals from United players, and no signal from the referee, a penalty was awarded by the far linesman, standing 70 yards away near the managers' dug-out. Barnsley manager Simon Davey
Simon Davey
Simon Davey is a Welsh former footballer and football manager. He played for Swansea City, Carlisle United and Preston North End and had a short loan spell with Darlington, making a total of 271 appearances in the Football League...
was sent to the stands for his protests. United went on to win the game 2-1.
Norwich City v Bristol City, 2009
During this match Andy D'Urso controversially sent off Norwich CityNorwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
defender Gary Doherty
Gary Doherty
Gary Michael Thomas Doherty is an Irish footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic. He plays as defender.Doherty played international football for the Republic of Ireland but has not been in the squad under manager Giovanni Trapattoni...
for a last ditch tackle on Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
's Dele Adebola
Dele Adebola
Bamberdele "Dele" Adebola is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as a striker for Hull City.-Early life:...
and awarded a penalty to the visiting team. The penalty was converted by Bradley Orr
Bradley Orr
Bradley James Orr is an English defender currently playing for Queens Park Rangers. He has played for the club since July 2010, joining for an undisclosed fee from Bristol City....
and was the deciding goal in Bristol's 2–1 away victory. The red card was appealed by Norwich City officials and was rescinded 4 days after the game on 10 February 2009. Norwich also had a few penalty shouts turned down in the second half - most notably when Orr appeared to trip Adam Drury
Adam Drury
Adam James Drury is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City.-Career:Drury joined Norwich City from Peterborough United in March 2001 for £500,000. He is a left-back and has been a regular for the Canaries since he signed for the club. He was voted Norwich City player of the year in...
- to further infuriate Norwich fans.
Luton Town v Brighton and Hove Albion, 2009
During the 2009 Football League TrophyFootball League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
Southern area final second leg D'Urso sent off Brighton and Hove Albion defender David Livermore
David Livermore
David Livermore is an English footballer who is currently player-manager of Histon. He plays as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Edmonton, London, Livermore previously played for Millwall, where he was captain, and as a trainee at Arsenal...
for a tackle later deemed on appeal should only have warranted a yellow card. The timing of the sending off was also controversail as the tackle was deemed to have taken place after the end of the first half.
Leyton Orient v Gillingham, 2009
Prior to the League OneFootball League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
game on December 1, 2009. Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
's players were delayed by both traffic chaos on the A12 and problems on the Tube
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
getting to the match, forcing Gillingham manager Mark Stimson
Mark Stimson
Mark Nicholas Stimson is an English former footballer and current manager of Kettering Town. He signed his first professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur in 1985, but was unable to gain a regular place in the team. In 1989, he moved on to Newcastle United, where he made over 80 appearances in...
to send out the first 11 players to arrive at Brisbane Road
Matchroom Stadium
Brisbane Road, currently referred to as the Matchroom Stadium for sponsorship purposes and originally known as Osborne Road, is a football stadium in Brisbane Road, Leyton, east London, England. It has been the home ground of Leyton Orient F.C. since 1937, prior to which it was the home of amateur...
, almost being forced to play reserve team goalkeeper Alan Julian
Alan Julian
Alan John Julian is a football goalkeeper who plays for League One side Stevenage.Julian started his career at Brentford, progressing through the youth side and making his first-team debut in 2002. After failing to cement a place as Brentford's number one goalkeeper, he left to join Stevenage in...
at right wing. D'Urso refused to sanction for a late kick-off claiming safety issues were not a problem and Gillingham had enough players to start the match. Gillingham started the match in Orient's reserve team away kit as their own kit was stuck in traffic, with limited warm up time and lost 3-1.
Ipswich Town v Swansea City, 2010
In this game, D'Urso denied Ipswich TownIpswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
what the media described as "a clear penalty" which, if converted, would have levelled up the game at 2-2. Instead he allowed play to continue and Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
scored from the resulting breakaway whilst the Ipswich players were still protesting.
Charlton Athletic v Southampton, 2010
D'Urso, who arrived late for this fixture, called off this game due to a frozen touchline less than an hour before the scheduled 1pm kick off. No consideration was taken for the proximity to kick off & the fact that many fans had traveled long distances to this Boxing Day fixture - reports from those at the ground suggested that by 1pm the disputed area of the pitch was perfectly fine. This decision angered officials from both Charlton & Southampton who felt the pitch was perfectly playable & were willing to play.Ipswich Town v Leeds United, 2011
In this game, D'Urso gave a red card to Leeds United's Aidan White for a professional foul as last man. Replays showed that White had in fact been fouled initially and as White tumbled to the crowd Ipswich's Jay Emmanuel-Thomas accidentally tripped over White. Later in the match, it appeared that Leeds' Max Gradel was fouled in the Ipswich penalty area. D'Urso ignored what was a clear penalty and only moments later Ipswich scored the winner from a heavily deflected shot. Ipswich manager Paul Jewell acknowledged after the game that his side had received a number of lucky decisions and that Leeds should have been given a penalty.AFC Bournemouth v Oldham Athletic 2011
D'Urso failed to see a first half strike from Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
's Robbie Simpson
Robbie Simpson
Robbie Simpson is an English professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic on loan from Huddersfield Town. He is a forward.-Early life:...
go over the AFC Bournemouth goal line, before Bournemouth's Steve Cook
Steve Cook (footballer)
Steve Anthony Cook is an English footballer who plays for English team Brighton & Hove Albion as a central defender, although he can also play at right-back...
cleared the ball from inside the goal. The Npower League One game finished 0-0.
External links
- Andy D'Urso Referee Statistics at soccerbase.com