Darren Drysdale is a sergeant in the RAF and has been refereeing since 1988. He became an assistant referee in the Football League in 1996 and in 1997 progressed to a Conference North referee. The following year he was appointed as an assistant referee for the Premier League.
In 2000, he was an assistant to Graham Poll in the FA Cup Final and in the same year becale a FIFA assistant referee.
In 2002, he became a UEFA assistant referee, one of only 3 from the UK at the time.
He was appointed to the Football League National list of Referees in 2004. His first Football League game was a 0-0 draw between Rushden and Kidderminster on 7 August 2004. His first game at Championship level was the 2-0 home win for Leicester against Gillingham on 22 January 2005.
He attracted some media attention on 2 January 2007 after Dean Windass of Bradford received a five match ban for swearing at him in the car park after a home game against Brentford.
His last match was a 3-2 win for Shrewsbury at Derby on 9 August 2011 in the Carling Cup. This will be his first match for Scunthorpe.
Season’s Records:
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Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
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2011/12 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
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2010/11 |
20 |
52 |
3 |
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2009/10 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
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2008/09 |
12 |
29 |
3 |
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2007/08 |
29 |
83 |
6 |
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2006/07 |
21 |
63 |
5 |
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2005/06 |
33 |
117 |
9 |
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2004/05 |
28 |
64 |
3 |
Darren Drysdale & PNE:
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Date: |
Match: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Match Cards: |
PNE Cards: |
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11/02/2006 |
PNE 5 Luton1 |
Neal; Nugent; Mears; Sedgwick (pen); Davis |
5 Y / 1 R |
Hill; Whaley |
His assistants at Scunthorpe are Ian Dudley (Notts) and Ross Joyce (Cleveland). The fourth official is Simon Clayton (Co.Durham)