Kevin Friend started refereeing at age thirteen within his home county of Leicestershire. His route was via the Leicester Senior League and Midland Football Alliance before being promoted to the National List of Referees in 2003. His first game was on 9 August 2003 between Scunthorpe and Bristol Rovers with the visitors winning 2-1.
In addition to being appointed as 4th Official at a U-21 International, he has also been appointed to the FA Vase Final and Football League Trophy Final.
The 2009/10 season saw him move to the Select Group of Referees
His last match was on 29 August with a 2-2 draw between Bolton and Birmingham with oalkeeper Jaashelainen being sent off after 36 minutes for the home side. Birmingham were also the visitors in has last match involving Burnley which ended in a 2-1 win for the Clarets on 3 October 2009.
Refereeing Record:
|
Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red cards: |
|
2010/11 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
|
2009/10 |
34 |
133 |
7 |
|
2008/09 |
46 |
124 |
6 |
|
2007/08 |
41 |
100 |
11 |
|
2006/07 |
34 |
87 |
6 |
|
2005/06 |
21 |
45 |
2 |
|
2004/05 |
37 |
107 |
7 |
|
2003/04 |
27 |
98 |
4 |
Kevin Friend & PNE:
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Date: |
Match: |
PNE Goalscorers |
Total Cards |
PNE Cards: |
|
30/11/2010 |
Blackpool 1 PNE 1 |
Wallace |
4 Y |
Jones; Wallace |
|
14/03/2009 |
PNE 2 Coventry 1 |
Turner (og); Parkin |
3 Y |
Parkin |
|
26/11/2008 |
PNE 2 Derby 0 |
St.Ledger; Parkin |
1 Y |
St.Ledger |
|
24/11/2007 |
PNE 0 Charlton 2 |
None |
2 Y |
McKenna |
|
16/12/2006 |
PNE 3 Plymouth 0 |
Pugh; Ormerod; Alexander (pen) |
4 Y |
Hill |
|
17/04/2008 |
PNE 2 Wolves 0 |
Neal; Ormerod |
None |
Nil |
His assistants Paul Thompson from Derbyshire and William Smallwood from Cheshire. The fourth official is Eddie Ilderton from Tyne & Wear, his last PNE game as referee was the 2-1 home win over Sheffield United on 9 February 2010.