Paul Tierney (referee)

{{short description|English football referee}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox football official

| fullname = Paul Tierney

| image =Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion, 7 August 2022 (01) (cropped) Paul Tierney.jpg

| caption =Tierney in 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|12|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wigan, England{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/premier-league-referee-appointments-support-13026745 |title=Premier League referee appointments: Where officials they are from, who they support and their next match |publisher=The Mirror |access-date=1 June 2023}}

| otheroccupation =

| years1 = ?–2009

| league1 = National League

| role1 = Referee

| years2 = 2009–2015

| league2 = The Football League

| role2 = Referee

| years3 = 2015–

| league3 = Premier League

| role3 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 2018–

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Paul Tierney (born 25 December 1980){{r|united}} is a football referee from Wigan, Greater Manchester, who referees in the Premier League. {{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/mar/230316-stuart-attwell-paul-tierney-promoted-to-select-group.html|title=Attwell and Tierney promoted to Select Group|publisher=Premier League|access-date=23 March 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324235536/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/mar/230316-stuart-attwell-paul-tierney-promoted-to-select-group.html | archive-date=24 March 2016}} He first officiated in the Premier League on 30 August 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/referees/profile.overview.html/paul-tierney |title=Paul Tierney|publisher=Premier League|access-date=3 September 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624025728/https://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/referees/profile.overview.html/paul-tierney}} He was promoted to the FIFA list of referees in 2018, but was removed again in 2022.{{cite web | title=Match officials confirmed for Burnley visit | website=Newcastle United Football Club | date=December 1, 2021 | url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/match-officials-confirmed-for-burnley-visit/ | access-date=June 10, 2022 | archive-date=19 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119070053/https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/match-officials-confirmed-for-burnley-visit/ | url-status=live }} Tierney is registered with the Lancashire Football Association.