P A Durkin - Portland, Dorset
Paul Durkin is the grand old man of the Premiership, even though, at 45, he's not technically that old. The Dorset born ref has now turned professional, but previously listed his occupation as 'administrator'.
Durkin has been a Premier League referee since its inception back in 1992, and is one of the most respected amongst managers and players. As you'd expect from one of the veterans, Durkin has been refereeing for some time - starting his career back in 1974 and progressing to the Football League in 1987.
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Referee Stats - 2003/2004
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On the surface Ref Durkin's figures seem rather good in that they are less harsh than many of his Premiership collegues. He whistles less than average and gives out less cards than average.
However the devil is in the detail as highlighted below when we look at how he spreads his cards between home and away squads. |
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Mr. Durkin's |
Av Premiership Ref |
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Total |
Match Avg |
Total |
Match Avg |
| Games |
12 |
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9 |
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| Fouls |
276 |
23.00 |
225 |
26.36 |
| Yellows |
26 |
2.17 |
29 |
3.38 |
| Reds |
1 |
0.08 |
2 |
0.19 |
| Penalties |
2 |
0.17 |
1 |
0.16 |
| Fouls per Yellow |
- |
10.62 |
- |
7.80 |
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| Homer? (2003-2004) |
| Total |
Home |
Away |
Total |
| Games |
Fouls |
Yellow |
Red |
Fouls |
Yellow |
Red |
Fouls |
Yellow |
Red |
| 12 |
135 |
6 |
0 |
141 |
20 |
1 |
276 |
26 |
1 |
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49% |
23% |
0% |
51% |
77% |
100% |
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- |
- |
| Premiership Average |
| 9 |
49% |
45% |
40% |
51% |
55% |
60% |
225 |
29 |
2 |
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It would appear that Ref Durkin does not spend much time reviewing his past performances if his yellow card stats are anything to go by. He awards fouls fairly even handedly but then goes on to give 77% of his yellow cards to the away side.
Hopefully Mr Durkin treats visiting Fulham players more fairly, at Middlesbrough, than his record might indicate. |
Mr. Paul Durkin's meetings with Fulham
2002-2003
15-03-2003 Premier Fulham
2-2 Southampton 1y 0r
Bookings: Wome (Fulham)
26-01-2003FA Cup Fulham
3-0 Charlton 3y 1r
Bookings: Jensen, Konchesky, Young (Charlton) - Fish sent off 86 (Charlton)
28-12-2002 Premier Fulham
0-1 Man City 1y 0r
Bookings: Jensen (Man City)
07-12-2002 Premier Fulham
1-0 Leeds 7y-0r
Bookings: Davis, Legwinski, Wome (Fulham) Bakke, Fowler, Wilcox, Woodgate (Leeds)
23-09-2002 Premier Fulham
0-0 Chelsea 1y 0r
Bookings: Ouaddou (Fulham)
2001-2002
23-04-2002 Premier Fulham
3-0 Bolton 0y r0
Bookings: None
24-03-2002 Premier Fulham
0-2 Tottenham 4y 0r
Bookings: Goma, Malbranque (Fulham) Gardner, Sherwood (Tottenham)
14-10-2001 Premier Aston Villa
2-0 Fulham 2y 0r
Bookings: Hadji (Aston Villa) Davis (Fulham)