Paul Tierney was promoted to the select group of assistant referees in 2008 and in the same year was appointed as an assistant referee for a Football League Play Off Semi-Final between Rochdale and Darlingtonand a UEFA Cup tie.
He was appointed as a referee in 2009/10 and in his first match took charge of Notts.Co 4-0 win at Macclesfield on 15 August 2009.
His last match also saw another large away victory when Gillingham won 6-1 at Herefordon 17 September 2011. It will be his first match as a referee for both Preston and Tranmere.
Season’s record:
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Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
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2011/12 |
7 |
18 |
1 |
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2010/11 |
32 |
113 |
8 |
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2009/10 |
22 |
57 |
5 |
His assistants are Anthony Backhouse (Cumbria) and David Benton (South Yorkshire). The fourth official is Michael Denton (Lancashire).