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Refereeing career
Winter took charge of the 2004 FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Millwall, his final game as a professional referee before retirement. Winter also appeared as an official on the BBC TV programme Superstars.
Since 2006, he has officiated in the annual series of national six-a-side tournaments called Masters Football, referees for which are FA endorsed. This competition features ex-professional footballers chosen by the PFA, and is televised on Sky Sports.
Media work
He worked for TFM Radio on Teesside until June 2008 and currently writes many columns for local and national media, all of which can be found on his official site.
Possibly as a result of Winter's apparent sense of self-importance, Sky TV's Soccer AM regularly lampoon him by having a member of the TV production team dressed in a referee uniform commenting on referee decisions.
Personal life
Winter is a supporter of Scottish football team Rangers. He recently incurred the wrath of Celtic supporters for an article on his personal website, in which he denounced Aiden McGeady as a "cheating bastard" and called Celtic Park the "Glitterdome" .
His first team however, is Middlesbrough FC. It is rumoured he was due to officiate in the 2004 Carling Cup final only to be ruled out due to Middlesbrough appearing in the final against Bolton Wanderers so was instead there as a fan.
Writing
Winter brought out his autobiography in 2006, entitled Who's The B*****d In The Black?.
References
- Birthdate confirmation: zerozero.pt website
- Masters Football Profile
- Jeff Winter Leaves TFM Vital Hartlepool
- Jeff Winter's Official Site
- Celtic fury at ex-Premiership ref Jeff Winter's internet slurs on club Daily Record, 8 May 2010
- Winter, Jeff (2006). Who's The B*****d In The Black? Confessions of a Premiership Referee. Ebury Press. ISBN 0091909178.
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| Preceded byGraham Barber | FA Cup Final Referee 2004 |
Succeeded byRob Styles |
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