Paul Durkin
Football referee (born 1955)
About Paul Durkin
Born 1955. Paul Durkin is a British association football referee and association football player.
Paul Anthony Durkin (born 15 August 1955 ) is an English former football referee, who retired in 2004. He comes from the Isle of Portland in Dorset. He works as a referee assessor for the Football Association.
Durkin was England's only referee at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Finals in France, where he refereed one match – the Group B encounter between Italy and Austria. In the same year, he refereed the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Newcastle United, he was in charge of the 2003 Football League Cup Final between Liverpool and Manchester United.
In 2004, Durkin appeared in ITV gameshow Simply the Best as the referee.
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Who is Paul Durkin?
football referee (born 1955)
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Paul Durkin was born on 15 August 1955 in Weymouth.
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Paul Durkin is an association football referee and association football player.
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Paul Durkin is British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Paul Durkin. https://biography.guide/paul-durkin/
MLA: "Paul Durkin." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/paul-durkin/.
Chicago: "Paul Durkin." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/paul-durkin/.
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