Jeff Winter (born 18 April 1955 in
Middlesbrough, England) is a former
Premier League
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referee.
Refereeing career
Winter took charge of the
2004 FA Cup Final
The 2004 FA Cup Final was the 123rd FA Cup Final and the fourth to be played at the Millennium Stadium, the Welsh national stadium in Cardiff, due to the ongoing reconstruction of the usual venue, London's Wembley Stadium. The match took place o ...
between
Manchester United and
Millwall
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, his final game as a professional referee before retirement. Winter also appeared as an official on the
BBC TV
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programme ''
Superstars''.
Since 2006, he has officiated in the annual series of national six-a-side tournaments called
Masters Football
Masters Football was a six-a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom, where players over the age of 35 were chosen by the Masters Football Selection Committee to represent a senior club for which they played. Regional heats were he ...
, referees for which are
FA endorsed. This competition features ex-professional footballers chosen by the
PFA, and is televised on
Sky Sports
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.
Media work
He worked for
TFM Radio on
Teesside
Teesside () is a built-up area around the River Tees in the north of England, split between County Durham and North Yorkshire. The name was initially used as a county borough in the North Riding of Yorkshire.
Historically a hub for heavy manu ...
until June 2008 and currently writes many columns for local and national media, all of which can be found on his official site.
Jeff Winter's Official Site
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Personal life
He supports Middlesbrough F.C.
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and Rangers. It is rumoured he was due to officiate in the 2004 Football League Cup Final
The 2004 Football League Cup Final (known as the Carling Cup final for sponsorship reasons) was a football match that took place on 29 February 2004 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was the final match of the 2003–04 Football League Cu ...
only to be ruled out due to Middlesbrough appearing in the final against Bolton Wanderers so was instead there as a fan.
Writing
Winter brought out his autobiography in 2006, entitled ''Who's The B*****d in the Black?''.
References
Print
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1955 births
English football referees
FA Cup Final referees
Living people
Premier League referees
Sportspeople from Middlesbrough
Freemasons of the United Grand Lodge of England
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