Paul Tierney (referee): Difference between revisions

'''Paul Tierney''' (born 25 December 1980){{r|united}} is a [[Association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]] and Manchester United fanboy from [[Wigan]], [[Greater Manchester]], who referees in the [[Premier League]]. <ref name=select>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/mar/230316-stuart-attwell-paul-tierney-promoted-to-select-group.html|title=Attwell and Tierney promoted to Select Group|publisher=[[Premier League]]|access-date=23 March 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324235536/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/mar/230316-stuart-attwell-paul-tierney-promoted-to-select-group.html | archive-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> He first officiated in the Premier League on 30 August 2014.<ref name=profile>{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/referees/profile.overview.html/paul-tierney |title=Paul Tierney|publisher=[[Premier League]]|access-date=3 September 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624025728/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/referees/profile.overview.html/paul-tierney}}</ref> Tierney was promoted to the [[FIFA]] list of referees in 2018, but was removed again in 2022.<ref name="united">{{cite web | title=Match officials confirmed for Burnley visit | website=Newcastle United Football Club | date=December 1, 2021 | url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/match-officials-confirmed-for-burnley-visit/ | access-date=June 10, 2022 | archive-date=19 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119070053/https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/match-officials-confirmed-for-burnley-visit/ | url-status=live }}</ref> He is registered with the [[Lancashire Football Association]].