by Andy Kelly
This isn’t the sort of article that we would normally produce but there has been a fair amount of talk recently about Arsenal’s record with Mike Dean as referee. Some out of date stats have been bandied about so I thought I would put together the following table so that it can be used as an accurate reference point to sling some mud at the man from Wirral.
Here is a list of every Arsenal game where Mike Dean has been the referee. It looks to me like someone must have had a word in his ear in October 2004. If you’re reading this on a smartphone, you might want to turn it 90 degrees to see the whole table.
Date | Opponents | V | Comp | Score | Sent off | ||
1 | 16/09/2000 | Coventry City | H | Premier League | 2-1 | W | |
2 | 09/12/2000 | Newcastle United | H | Premier League | 5-0 | W | |
3 | 03/02/2001 | Coventry City | A | Premier League | 1-0 | W | |
4 | 09/11/2002 | Newcastle United | H | Premier League | 1-0 | W | |
5 | 19/01/2003 | West Ham United | H | Premier League | 3-1 | W | Lomas |
6 | 27/08/2003 | Aston Villa | H | Premier League | 2-0 | W | |
7 | 01/11/2003 | Leeds United | A | Premier League | 4-1 | W | |
8 | 24/01/2004 | Middlesbrough | H | FA Cup | 4-1 | W | Boateng |
9 | 09/05/2004 | Fulham | A | Premier League | 1-0 | W | |
10 | 08/08/2004 | Manchester United | N | Community Shield | 3-1 | W | |
11 | 02/10/2004 | Charlton Athletic | H | Premier League | 4-0 | W | |
12 | 06/11/2004 | Crystal Palace | A | Premier League | 1-1 | D | |
13 | 24/09/2005 | West Ham United | A | Premier League | 0-0 | D | |
14 | 28/01/2006 | Bolton Wanderers | A | FA Cup | 0-1 | L | |
15 | 15/04/2006 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Premier League | 3-1 | W | |
16 | 25/11/2006 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Premier League | 1-3 | L | |
17 | 26/12/2006 | Watford | A | Premier League | 2-1 | W | |
18 | 28/01/2007 | Bolton Wanderers | H | FA Cup | 1-1 | D | |
19 | 21/04/2007 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | Premier League | 2-2 | D | |
20 | 31/10/2007 | Sheffield United | A | League Cup | 3-0 | W | |
21 | 05/12/2007 | Newcastle United | A | Premier League | 1-1 | D | |
22 | 09/01/2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | League Cup | 1-1 | D | |
23 | 23/02/2008 | Birmingham City | A | Premier League | 2-2 | D | Taylor |
24 | 13/09/2008 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Premier League | 4-0 | W | |
25 | 30/11/2008 | Chelsea | A | Premier League | 2-1 | W | |
26 | 08/02/2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | Premier League | 0-0 | D | Eboue |
27 | 16/05/2009 | Manchester United | A | Premier League | 0-0 | D | |
28 | 29/08/2009 | Manchester United | A | Premier League | 1-2 | L | |
29 | 16/12/2009 | Burnley | A | Premier League | 1-1 | D | |
30 | 07/02/2010 | Chelsea | A | Premier League | 0-2 | L | |
31 | 24/04/2010 | Manchester City | H | Premier League | 0-0 | D | |
32 | 03/10/2010 | Chelsea | A | Premier League | 0-2 | L | |
33 | 07/11/2010 | Newcastle United | H | Premier League | 0-1 | L | Koscielny |
34 | 19/01/2011 | Leeds United | A | FA Cup | 3-1 | W | |
35 | 27/02/2011 | Birmingham City | N | League Cup | 1-2 | L | |
36 | 02/10/2011 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | Premier League | 1-2 | L | |
37 | 26/11/2011 | Fulham | H | Premier League | 1-1 | D | |
38 | 22/01/2012 | Manchester United | H | Premier League | 1-2 | L | |
39 | 26/02/2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Premier League | 5-2 | W | Parker |
40 | 31/03/2012 | Queens Park Rangers | A | Premier League | 1-2 | L | |
41 | 21/04/2012 | Chelsea | H | Premier League | 0-0 | D | |
42 | 23/09/2012 | Manchester City | A | Premier League | 1-1 | D | |
43 | 03/11/2012 | Manchester United | A | Premier League | 1-2 | L | Wilshere |
44 | 11/12/2012 | Bradford City | A | League Cup | 1-1 | D* | |
45 | 13/01/2013 | Manchester City | H | Premier League | 0-2 | L | Koscielny, Kompany |
46 | 16/02/2013 | Blackburn Rovers | H | FA Cup | 0-1 | L | |
47 | 14/05/2013 | Wigan Athletic | H | Premier League | 4-1 | W | |
48 | 22/09/2013 | Stoke City | H | Premier League | 3-1 | W | |
49 | 23/12/2013 | Chelsea | H | Premier League | 0-0 | D | |
50 | 16/03/2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | Premier League | 1-0 | W | |
51 | 29/03/2014 | Manchester City | H | Premier League | 1-1 | D | |
52 | 22/11/2014 | Manchester United | H | Premier League | 1-2 | L |
* Lost on penalties
Table updated on 17 January 2015
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This has been added since the original article was published.
Mike Dean has been announced as the referee for the forthcoming North London Derby. It will be his 50th game in charge of Arsenal. Will he want to mark this special occasion in his own inimitable way?
The last time he refereed an Arsenal v Tottenham game he did a girly skip as he celebrated Louis Saha’s goal as shown in the video below. Keep an eye on him in the right-hand side of the picture.
Here is a breakdown of Arsenal’s record with Mike Dean as referee.
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | |
To 2 Oct 2004 | 11 | 11 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
From 6 Nov 2004 | 41 | 10 (24%) | 17 (42%) | 14 (34%) |
Total | 52 | 21 (40%) | 17 (33%) | 14 (27%) |
And here is Arsenal’s record since 16 September 2000 without Mike Dean:
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | |
621 | 377 (61%) | 136 (22%) | 108 (17%) |
If Mike Dean was in charge of every Arsenal game, we would be flirting with relegation.
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Just to clarify, this is every Arsenal game that Mike Dean has refereed, not just those from a certain date.
Can you put up the results as well?
Lorcan,
Are you looking at it on your phone? as results are on the report, but don’t expand on the phone layout.
If you go to the full website you will see all the results
Mark
If you are looking at the page on your phone, try turning your phone so you are looking at it in landscape.