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Encyclopedia > Alan Wiley

Alan Wiley is an English football referee in the FA Premier League. He is based in Burntwood, Staffordshire. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership or just The Premiership in the UK and as the Barclays English Premier League or the English Premier League or the EPL internationally) is a league competition for English Football clubs located at the top... Map sources for Burntwood at grid reference SK0509 Burntwood is a town in Staffordshire, England, lying in the Cannock Chase area approximately four miles east of Lichfield. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...


Wiley took charge of his first FA Cup Final on May 13th 2006 when Liverpool played West Ham United at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Wiley also took charge of the 2005/06 Carling Cup final between Manchester United and Wigan Athletic at the same venue. For more on the FA Cup and trivia about the finals and champions, see the main FA Cup article The FA Cup Final is the last match in the FA Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liverpool Football Club (usually known simply as Liverpool) are an English football club, and are based in Liverpool, Merseyside. ... West Ham United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales, used primarily for rugby union and association football. ... Cardiff (Welsh: ) is the largest city in Wales and the countrys capital. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Manchester United F.C is an English football club, and is based at Old Trafford Football Ground, Stretford, Manchester. ... Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ...


During the 2005 - 2006 season, he refereed 44 games, issuing 142 yellow cards, and 7 reds.


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Wiley::History (2869 words)
Wiley and Van Winkle ended their partnership in 1820, when Charles chose to focus on publishing and bookselling and began hiring others to do his printing.
Wiley significantly expanded its scientific, technical, and medical publishing program with the 1989 acquisition of Alan R. Liss, Inc., a leading publisher of journals and books in the life sciences.
Wiley is a far cry from Charles Wiley's small printing shop, but the company's commitment to quality and to serving the needs of its customers has not changed since 1807.
Football | Wiley runs the risk of refereeing relegation (570 words)
Alan Wiley, one of the more controversial referees in the Premiership, is in danger of sanctions, including the possibility of demotion to the Nationwide League, after his latest mistake in a season laced with contentious decisions.
Wiley was also the referee who denied Manchester United's Louis Saha a penalty after a body-check by Fulham's goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar last month, and it was the same official who was duped into giving Arsenal a penalty when Robert Pires initiated contact with Dejan Stefanovic's boot during Portsmouth's visit to Highbury in September.
Wiley was also responsible for Watford's Heidar Helguson scoring against Chelsea in the FA Cup when his header hit the underside of the bar and landed on the line, and he angered both Manchester sides earlier in the season too.
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