Phil Dowd
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| Full name | Philip Dowd | ||
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| Born |
26 January 1963 Leek, Staffordshire, England |
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| Years | League | Role | |
| ? – ? | Staffordshire Senior League | Referee | |
| ? – ? | Midland Football Alliance | Referee | |
| 1992–1997 | Football League | Assistant referee | |
| 1997–2001 | Football League | Referee | |
| 2001–2016 | Premier League | Referee | |
Philip "Phil" Dowd (born 26 January 1963) is a retired English professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League. He is based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, and was a member of the Staffordshire Football Association.
Dowd made his first appearance as an official in the Football League as an assistant referee in 1992. Since he was promoted to the list of Select Group Referees in 2001 he has refereed a number of notable matches, including the finals of the FA Cup, in 2012, and the Football League Cup, in 2010, as well as the FA Community Shield in 2011.
Dowd began refereeing in local leagues in 1984, eventually officiating in the Staffordshire Senior League and Midland Football Alliance. He was appointed to The Football League list of assistant referees in 1992, before joining the League's full list of referees in 1997, aged 34.
He was promoted to the Premier League list in 2001, his first match being a fixture between Fulham and Everton in December of that year. The 2014-15 season in English football was his fifteenth year refereeing in the top flight of English football.
In 2006, Dowd was the fourth official at that year's FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
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