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David Roland Elleray is a former English FIFA grade referee, who managed games in the Football League, the FA Premier League and the World Cup.

Elleray is a career geography teacher, currently at Harrow School, where he is director of boarding and house master of Druries House. His teaching role entailed time conflicts with his role as a leading referee before his retirement.

One of the most recognisable figures in football, Elleray’s life featured in an award-winning documentary "The Man in Black" for Channel 4.

During his refereeing career, Elleray is remembered for a number of incidents:

Failed to award Chesterfield a goal during the FA Cup semi final of 1997. A shot had hit the crossbar and then bounced over the line but was collected by the Middlesborough goalkeeper. Elleray and his officials failed to notice that a goal had been scored and play continued with the game ending 3-3 after extra time. Had the goal been given, the Spireites would have gained a 3-1 lead, and in his autobiography Elleray disputes the reason for disallowing the goal
For sending off Roy Keane four times throughout his career. When Elleray retired, Keane jokingly wrote him a letter saying that it was about time he retired and sent him a signed shirt
For being the referee when Ryan Giggs scored his ‘wonder goal’ at Arsenal, and the day when David Beckham scored from his own half against Crystal Palace F.C.

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 Elleray is a career geography teacher, currently at [[Harrow School]], where he is director of boarding and house master of Druries House. His teaching role entailed time conflicts with his role as a leading referee before his retirement.
+One of the most recognisable figures in football, Elleray’s life featured in an award-winning documentary ''"The Man in Black"'' for [[Channel 4]].
-During his refereing career, Elleray is remembered for two incidents:
-*Failed to award [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] a goal during the [[FA Cup]] semi final of [[1997]]. A shot had hit the crossbar and then bounced over the line but was collected by the [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] goalkeeper. Elleray and his officials failed to notice that a goal had been scored and play continued with the game ending 3-3 after extra time. Had the goal been given, the Spireites would have gained a 3-1 lead, and in his autobiography Elleray disputes the reason for disallowing the goal
+During his refereeing career, Elleray is remembered for a number of incidents:
-*For sending off [[Roy Keane]] four times throughout his career. When Elleray retired, Keane jokingly wrote him a letter saying that it was about time he retired and sent him a signed shirt.
+*Failed to award [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] a goal during the [[FA Cup]] semi final of [[1997]]. A shot had hit the crossbar and then bounced over the line but was collected by the [[Middlesborough F.C.|Middlesborough]] goalkeeper. Elleray and his officials failed to notice that a goal had been scored and play continued with the game ending 3-3 after extra time. Had the goal been given, the Spireites would have gained a 3-1 lead, and in his autobiography Elleray disputes the reason for disallowing the goal
+*For sending off [[Roy Keane]] four times throughout his career. When Elleray retired, Keane jokingly wrote him a letter saying that it was about time he retired and sent him a signed shirt
+* For being the referee when [[Ryan Giggs]] scored his ‘wonder goal’ at Arsenal, and the day when [[David Beckham]] scored from his own half against [[Crystal Palace F.C.]]
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