Whittlesey referee picks up prestigious FA award at Wembley

Published: 2:58 PM August 19, 2013

Updated: 9:32 PM October 31, 2020

Robert Windle, 50 from Whittlesey was awarded the Outstanding contribution to refereeing within a referee development setting, in the inaugural FA Carlsberg Referee Awards, - Credit: The FA via Getty Images

A WHITTLESEY referee was recognised for his outstanding contribution to football on the game’s grandest stage.

Robert Windle, 50, was presented with an Outstanding Contribution To Refereeing Within a Referee Development Setting Award at Wembley Stadium before the England Scotland clash last Wednesday by Premiership referee Andre Marriner.

He was one of the referees recognised in the inaugral FA Carlsberg Referee Awards, a scheme set up to highlight the work being done by referees at grassroots level across the country.

Windle was shortlisted by the Cambridgeshire FA panel in March and put forward to The FA judging panel chaired by former Premiership referee and current chairman of The FA Referees’ Committee David Elleray.

Windle said: “It was been well worth the trip to pick up my FA Carlsberg Award with fellow winners tonight and to be at Wembley to soak up the atmosphere of an England Scotland game.

“My award involved working with younger referees who had just passed their courses. We want to develop their potential and give them an opportunity to still be involved in refereeing in the future.

“I act as a mentor of sorts and hope that I can help future generations and pass on my knowledge.”