Keith Hill has been refereeing since he was fourteen, starting in the Hertfordshire Senior and Southern Leagues. He was promoted to the National List of Assistant referees in 1994 and to the National Referees List in 1998.
Keith Hill's first match as a League referee was a 2-1 win for Shrewsbury at home to Scunthorpe on 8 August 1998. Jamie Forrester gave the Irons a 1-0 lead but two goals in the last eight minutes gave Shrewsbury the three points. His career appointments include refereeing a semi-final of the FA Trophy, and being appointed as 4th Official on the 2002 Game of Unity in Kabul.
He effectively took a two-year sabbatical to train referees and develop his colleagues in the Far East. He left for the Land of the Rising Sun in March 2011 but had to delay his trip by a week because of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that had devastated the country.
He returned in January 2011 and his first match on his return was a 1-1 draw between Cheltenham and Aldershot, which saw the Shots’ reduced to ten men with a 73rd minute red card on 16 February.
Season’s record
|
Season: |
Matches: |
Yellow Cards: |
Red Cards: |
|
2013/14 |
12 |
35 |
1 |
|
2012/13 |
12 |
47 |
3 |
|
2011/12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2010/11 |
30 |
122 |
5 |
|
2009/10 |
30 |
97 |
5 |
|
2008/09 |
19 |
64 |
2 |
|
2007/08 |
32 |
109 |
6 |
|
2006/07 |
34 |
117 |
9 |
|
2005/06 |
24 |
66 |
7 |
|
2004/05 |
16 |
47 |
3 |
|
2003/04 |
32 |
93 |
4 |
|
2002/03 |
37 |
136 |
7 |
|
2001/02 |
31 |
95 |
6 |
|
2000/01 |
29 |
88 |
8 |
|
1999/2000 |
32 |
133 |
12 |
|
1998/99 |
29 |
103 |
13 |
His last match was a 2-0 win for Rochdale at Torquay in the FA Cup on 9 November. His last Leyton Orient match was a 2-2 home draw against Bournemouth on 20 October 2011.
Keith Hill and PNE:
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Date: |
Match: |
PNE Goalscorers: |
Cards: |
PNE Bookings: |
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03/11/2011 |
Crystal Palace 1 PNE 0 |
None |
2Y |
Tracy |
|
15/09/2009 |
Scunthorpe 3 PNE 1 |
Parkin |
3Y |
Jones; Mawene; Sedgwick |
|
01/01/2008 |
Sheff.Wed. 2 PNE 1 |
Hawley |
3Y |
Hill; McKenna |
|
28/02/2004 |
Ipswich 2 PNE 0 |
none |
2Y |
Lewis |
|
16/10/2001 |
Sheff.Wed.1 PNE 2 |
Rankine; Macken |
4Y |
Rankine |
|
18/09/1999 |
Gillingham 0 PNE 2 |
Macken; Gregan |
1Y |
none |
His assistants are Essex boys Adam Crysell and Rob Whitton. The fourth official is Lee Venamore from Kent.