Career
He was appointed as a referee to the Football League in 1986, at the age of thirty-five - the last Welsh referee to join the English list, as this option was withdrawn by UEFA in 1997.
He was on the first list of referees to officiate in the new Premier League for the 1992-93 season, and made his debut there on September 5, 1992, taking charge of the 3-2 win by Wimbledon over Arsenal at Plough Lane.
He was a FIFA official until 1995, when he reached the international retirement age of forty-five. One of his last appointments was in the Euro '96 qualifying tournament, when Lithuania drew 0-0 at home to Croatia on March 29, 1995.
Domestically, he retained his place on the Premier League list for six seasons, until he retired from refereeing completely after his final match in the Premier League, a 2-1 win by Manchester United over Aston Villa at Old Trafford on May 1, 1999.
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