Terry Heilbron
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Terry Heilbron is an English
former football
referee in the English Football League
, who took charge of the 1999 Football League Cup
Final. During his time on the List he was based in Newton Aycliffe
in County Durham
.
status.
His appointments by the late nineties suggested he was held in high regard by the Football League. This culminated in 1999 when he was appointed to the League Cup Final between Leicester and Tottenham at Wembley. Heilbron is the only referee to be appointed to a major English Final without ever officiating in the top division.† Tottenham won the game 1-0 despite having Justin Edinburgh
dismissed.
The following season was his last but saw more Football League and League Cup appointments. He visited Highbury
in the third round for Premier League side Arsenal's tie with Preston of the then Second Division
, and handled a semi-final first leg in the same competition as Aston Villa entertained Leicester City. His last ever match was the Division One play-off
final
at Wembley in May 2000 as Ipswich
beat Barnsley 4-2 to secure a place in the Premier League. After retiring he became a Football League assessor. He is a driving tutor as well (from january 2011-present) and he has got many outstanding tutees including Terry Lam
and Matthew Dennis
as well as many others who passed due to Heilbron's outstanding teaching.
Terry also worked in the motor industry working for Honda for a number of years.
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England
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former football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
referee in the English Football League
The 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...
, who took charge of the 1999 Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
Final. During his time on the List he was based in Newton Aycliffe
Newton Aycliffe
Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1947 under the New Towns Act of 1946, it is the oldest new town in the north of England.-Geography:...
in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
.
Career
He became a Football League linesman in 1989 and four years later was elevated to the National List of referees at the age of forty one. However his age meant his chances of promotion to the Premier League were extremely slim as the policy at the time (since relaxed a little) was only to promote younger officials with prospects of a long Premier career or FIFAFIFA
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.
His appointments by the late nineties suggested he was held in high regard by the Football League. This culminated in 1999 when he was appointed to the League Cup Final between Leicester and Tottenham at Wembley. Heilbron is the only referee to be appointed to a major English Final without ever officiating in the top division.† Tottenham won the game 1-0 despite having Justin Edinburgh
Justin Edinburgh
Justin Charles Edinburgh is an English professional football manager and former player. He is currently manager of . Nicknamed 'Musselburgh', he has previously played for, or managed, six other clubs.-Playing career:...
dismissed.
The following season was his last but saw more Football League and League Cup appointments. He visited Highbury
Arsenal Stadium
Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006...
in the third round for Premier League side Arsenal's tie with Preston of the then Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
, and handled a semi-final first leg in the same competition as Aston Villa entertained Leicester City. His last ever match was the Division One play-off
Football League Play-Offs
The Football League play-offs are an annual series of football matches to determine some of the promotion places within the Football League. Essentially, each division of the league offers a certain number of automatic promotion places to the top two or three clubs. A further promotion place is...
final
Final (competition)
The final of a competition is the match or round in which the winner of the entire event is decided.In sports competitions following a knockout system, where only two individuals or teams compete in each match, the final is usually played between the winners of two semi-finals...
at Wembley in May 2000 as Ipswich
Ipswich 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....
beat Barnsley 4-2 to secure a place in the Premier League. After retiring he became a Football League assessor. He is a driving tutor as well (from january 2011-present) and he has got many outstanding tutees including Terry Lam
Sedbergh School
Sedbergh School is a boarding school in Sedbergh, Cumbria, for boys and girls aged 13 to 18. Nestled in the Howgill Fells, it is known for sporting sides, such as its Rugby Union 1st XV.-Background:...
and Matthew Dennis
Sedbergh School
Sedbergh School is a boarding school in Sedbergh, Cumbria, for boys and girls aged 13 to 18. Nestled in the Howgill Fells, it is known for sporting sides, such as its Rugby Union 1st XV.-Background:...
as well as many others who passed due to Heilbron's outstanding teaching.
Terry also worked in the motor industry working for Honda for a number of years.
- Football League Handbooks, 1989–1992
- Rothmans Football Yearbooks, 1993–2000
- †Bruce Smith (2000) Virgin Premier League Record File, Virgin Books, p54 (Premier League referee statistics, 1992–2000)
External links
- Terry Heilbron Referee Statistics at soccerbase.com