Roger East (born 12 May 1965) is an English former professional football

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who officiated primarily in the

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. He was associated with the Wiltshire Football Association.

Career

East has been on the national list of football referees since 2006. In 2006, at the request of

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, he travelled to Libya to officiate the Tripoli derby between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly. He had previously been an assistant referee for the 2004 FA Cup Final and the

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. He took charge of the 2012 Football League One play-off Final between

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and

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and refereed his first

game in September 2012 in a match between

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and

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. He also was in charge of the championship play - off clash with Norwich City and Ipswich Town in 2015. East became a member of the Select Group of Premier League referees for the 2013–14 season. East retired at the end of the 2018–19 season.

References

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