Ian Smith (born 7 December 1965) is a former Super League referee. He was one of the Full Time Match Officials' coaches.[2]
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| Born | 7 December 1965 Oldham, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Smith was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
Domestic career edit
Smith officiated in the Super League competition.[3]
His first pro game was Blackpool v Bramley in 1998. His first Super League game was the London Broncos versus the Salford City Reds on 7 August 1999.
Super League edit
In 2008, Ian Smith famously sent off Gareth Hock for manhandling him. Hock was suspended 5 matches and missed the rest of 2008's Super League XIII season.[4]
Co-operative Championship edit
He was Co-operative Championship's referee of the year in 1999 & 2000.