Keith Stuart Hackett was born on 22 June 1944 and is an English former football referee, who began refereeing in local leagues in the Sheffield, South Yorkshire area in 1960.
10 Facts About Keith Hackett
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Keith Hackett is counted amongst the top 100 referees of all time in a list maintained by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.
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Keith Hackett reached the Northern Premier League and became a Football League linesman in 1972.
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Keith Hackett made progress and in 1979 was senior linesman to Ron Challis in the FA Cup Final.
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Keith Hackett continued to be one of the senior English referees, even after his retirement on age grounds from the FIFA List at the end of 1991.
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Keith Hackett was granted another extra season on top of this before retiring just short of his 50th birthday in 1994.
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Keith Hackett later worked as a referees' assessor before, on 1 March 2004, he was appointed general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Board, replacing Philip Don.
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Keith Hackett has worked to promote knowledge of refereeing via several publications.
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Keith Hackett co-authored a book with Trevillion celebrating 50 years of the strip in December 2006.
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In early 2007, Keith Hackett produced a DVD-ROM with Trevillion called Referee Academy, for use in the training of match officials, with sanction from the FA, the Football League and the Premier League.