Man In The Middle- Birmingham (FA Cup)

By Russ Vernon

The Whites host Birmingham on Saturday in the FA Cup with Budweiser Third Round, looking for a place in the Fourth Round, the referee for the day is…

Chris Foy from Lancashire.

Foy first started refereeing in 1983. In 1994 he was promoted to the Football League list of assistant referees, and progressed to the Premier League assistant referees’ list in 1995.

Chris will be remembered in Leeds fans eyes for being the man who refereed the famous 1-0 win over Manchester United in January 2010.

Chris has been in charge of 18 games this season issuing 32 Yellow & 0 Red cards.

Running the lines will be Peter Bankes (Merseyside) & Richard West (East Yorkshire)

The Fourth Official is Gary Hilton (Lancashire)

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