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'''Andrew Madley''' (born 5 September 1983) is an English [[association football|football]] [[Referee (association football)|referee]] from [[WavertreeHuddersfield]], [[LiverpoolYorkshire]]. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest referees in association football.

For the start of the 2016–17 season, Andrew was included as a Select Group 2 referee which sees him primarily referee in the Championship. He took charge of a Premier League game for the first time on 31 March 2018, a 2–2 draw between [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] and [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]].

Madley refereed the Football League Two Playplay-Offoff Semi-Finalsemi final between [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] and [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] on 4 May 2013 which ended 0–1 (0–2 agg).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22328131|title=Cheltenham 0-1 Northampton (Agg 0-2)|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> He also refereed the FA Vase [[2015 FA Vase final|final]] Final on 9 May 2015 between [[Glossop North End F.C.|Glossop North End]] and [[North Shields F.C.|North Shields]], which finished 1–2.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=The FA |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/competitions/fa-vase/2015/may/glossop-north-end-north-shields-report |title=North Shields come from behind to lift The FA Vase |first=Jamie |last=Bradbury|date=9 May 2015 |access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref>

Madley refereed the [[Football League One]] Playplay-Offoff Final[[2015 Football League One play-off final|final]] between [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] and [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] on 24 May 2015.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=English Football League |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2015/andy-madley-to-referee-sky-bet-league-1-play-off-final-2453523.aspx |title=Andy Madley to referee Sky Bet League 1 Play-Off Final |date=12 May 2015|access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref>

On 19 May 2019, Madley refereed the FA Trophy Final[[2019 FA Trophy final|final]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] between [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] and [[A.F.C. Fylde|AFC Fylde]] ending in a 0–1 win for AFC Fylde.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48314552|title=FA Trophy final: AFC Fylde 1–0 Leyton Orient|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|first=Rob |last=Stevens|date=19 May 2019|access-date=31 December 2019}}</ref> He also refereed the [[EFL League One]] Playplay-off Off[[2019 FinalEFL League One play-off final|final]] between [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] and [[Sunderland F.C.|Sunderland]] on 26 May 2019, which Charlton won 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48324840|title=League One play-off final: Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|first=James |last=Law |date=26 May 2019|access-date=31 December 2019}}</ref>