Paul Alcock

Paul E. Alcock (27 October 1953 – 29 January 2018)[1][2] was an English football referee, who operated in the English Football League and Premier League. He was based originally in the Redhill area before later moving to Halstead, Kent.

Paul Alcock
Full name Paul E. Alcock
Born (1953-10-27)27 October 1953
Redhill, Surrey, England
Died 29 January 2018(2018-01-29) (aged 64)
Domestic
Years League Role
1982–1988 Football League Asst. referee
1988–1995 Football League Referee
1995–2000 Premier League Referee
2000–2002 Football League Referee
International
Years League Role
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Career

Alcock became a Football League linesman in 1982 at the age of twenty eight. He then spent six years at this level before progressing to full referee status. He joined the Premier League list in 1995.

His first appointment to this competition was the 2–1 home win by Coventry City over Manchester City at Highfield Road on 23 August 1995.[3]

On 26 September 1998, in a match between Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal at Hillsborough, he was pushed over by home team striker Paolo Di Canio after having issued the player with a red card. Di Canio was given an extended ban of 11 matches for his actions.[4] Alcock continued refereeing Premier League matches without pause. His final match in that competition being the 0–0 draw between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield on 7 May 2000.[5] He returned to refereeing in the Football League, where he spent his final two seasons, retiring after the Norwich City versus Stockport County match in Division One on 21 April 2002.[6]

Alcock died of cancer on 29 January 2018.[2]

References

Print
  • Football League Handbooks, 1982–1988
  • Rothmans Football Yearbooks, 1988–2002

Internet
  1. Birthdate confirmation: zerozero.eu website. Retrieved on 25 March 2008.
  2. Former Premier League referee Paul Alcock dies aged 64: The Guardian website. Retrieved on 31 January 2018.
  3. First Premiership match, 1995: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 25 March 2008.
  4. Paulo Di Canio incident, Sheffield Wednesday v. Arsenal match: BBC.co.uk website. Retrieved on 25 March 2008.
  5. Final Premiership match, 2000: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 25 March 2008.
  6. Last ever top-class match before retirement in 2002: soccerbase.com website. Retrieved on 25 March 2008.
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