Anthony Buttimer

Anthony Buttimer (born 13 July 1965) is an Irish FIFA-level^[1][2] soccer referee from County Cork. A League of Ireland official, he took charge of the 2008 FAI Cup Final in the RDS, Dublin.

Anthony Buttimer

Buttimer during a 2015 League of Ireland game with Bohemians vs. Galway United at Eamon Deacy Park
Full name	Anthony Buttimer
Born	13 July 1965 (1965-07-13) (age 60) Drogheda, Ireland
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2007	LOI First Division	Referee
2008	LOI Premier Division	Referee
2010	UEFA Champions League	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
?	UEFA listed	Referee

Career

Buttimer regularly referees matches in the League of Ireland.^[3][4] In the past he has been dispatched to referee local derbies including the Connacht Derby contested between Sligo Rovers and Galway United in August 2007.^[5] He was also deployed in the 2013 FAI Cup Semi Final and Louth Derby between Dundalk and Drogheda.^[6]

In September 2007, Buttimer took issue with the colour of the goalkeeper's jerseys in a game between Dundalk and Shelbourne. It was eventually agreed that the Dundalk goalkeeper would wear a t-shirt with a white strip of tape on the back whilst the Shelbourne goalkeeper would wear a training top for the match.^[7] A similar incident occurred in March 2008, when he said that the kit worn by Sligo Rovers was too similar to the kit worn by St Patrick's Athletic.^[8]

Buttimer took charge of the 2008-09 UEFA Cup qualifier first round second leg match between KS Vllaznia Shkodër and FC Koper at the Loro-Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër, Albania. The match finished 0 – 0, with him issuing three yellow cards.^[9]

On 23 November, Buttimer took charge of the 2008 FAI Cup Final, in which Bohemians beat Derry City^[10] This was the first FAI Cup Final to feature a penalty shoot-out.^[11]