Anthony Buttimer
 Anthony Buttimer is surrounded by Bohemian's players during their 2015 League of Ireland game with Galway United at Eamon Deacy Park | |||
| Full name | Anthony Buttimer | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | Drogheda, Ireland | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2007 | LOI First Division | Referee | |
| 2008 | LOI Premier Division | Referee | |
| 2010 | UEFA Champions League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| ? | UEFA listed | Referee | |
Anthony Buttimer is an Irish FIFA-level[1][2] soccer referee from Cork. A League of Ireland official, he took charge of the 2008 FAI Cup Final in the RDS, Dublin.
Career
Buttimer regularly referees matches in the League of Ireland.[3][4] In the past he has been dispatched to referee local derbies including the Connacht Derby contested between Sligo Rovers and Galway United in August 2007.[5] He was also deployed in the 2013 FAI Cup Semi Final and Louth Derby between Dundalk and Drogheda.[6]
In September 2007, Buttimer took issue with the colour of the goalkeeper's jerseys in a game between Dundalk and Shelbourne. It was eventually agreed that the Dundalk goalkeeper would wear a t-shirt with a white strip of tape on the back whilst the Shelbourne goalkeeper would wear a training top for the match.[7] A similar incident occurred on March 2008, when he said that the kit worn by Sligo Rovers was too similar to the kit worn by St Patrick's Athletic.[8]
Buttimer took charge of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup qualifier first round second leg match between KS Vllaznia Shkodër and FC Koper at the Loro-Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër, Albania. The match finished 0 – 0, with him issuing three yellow cards.[9]
On 23 November, Buttimer took charge of the 2008 FAI Cup Final, in which Bohemians beat Derry City[10] This was the first FAI Cup Final to feature a penalty shoot-out.[11]
References
- ↑ "Kelly blows the whistle on Ireland's referee bashers". Irish Independent. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "FIFA awards 17 badges to Irish referees and assistants". BreakingNews.ie. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ↑ "Pre-match bust-up fails to stop Rovers' run". Irish Independent. 11 August 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "Revenge sweet as Sammon nets win". Irish Independent. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "Charles and Cooke ensure home delight for Galway". Irish Independent. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "Referee red calls enrage Dundalk". The Herald.
- ↑ "Referee in goalkeeper strip fiasco". Irish Independent. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "Saints alive after ref gets shirty over jersey clash". Irish Independent. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ Anthony Buttimer profile. WorldReferee.com. Accessed 24 November 2008.
- ↑ "Bohemians 2-2 Derry City (AET, 4-2 pens)". RTÉ. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ↑ "Bohs win FAI Ford Cup on penalties". BreakingNews.ie. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-24.