Philip Sharp (football referee)

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Philip Sharp (April 5, 1964 - ) is an English Premier League assistant referee and one of only 10 match officials from the United Kingdom to have officiated in a FIFA World Cup Final.

Sharp first played football for East Barnet School but became a referee via the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme in order to fulfill the Service in the Community component of the course. He gained his apprenticeship through the Hertfordshire County League before gaining promotion onto the Southern Football League middle from where he was promoted to Panel Referee for two seasons before being promoted as an Assistant Referee to the Football League and, finally, the Premier League. He was selected to run the line at the 1999 FA Challenge Cup Final. Sharp currently referees on the national Contributory List of match referees.

Sharp was promoted to the FIFA list of match officials on January 1, 1997, being appointed to his first international (in Budapest) in the Summer of that year. His progression, internationally, was exceptional being appointed to hold the flag in the opening game of his first senior tournament, the year 2000 European Championship and the semi-final of that tournament. In the 2002 FIFA World Cup Sharp was appointed to five games in total, including the Croatia v Italy match and the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final between Germany and Brazil. As such he was England's second successive match official at a Final match, Mark Warren having been the Assistant Referee at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final.

Phil Sharp was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games football tournament and represented England at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

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