A vastly experienced referee at this level, in his career Keith Stroud has been an International FIFA assistant referee and ran the line in the 2003 FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Southampton.
He also served as a Premier League referee for two seasons before returning to the EFL list in 2009/10. Keith has refereed near 600 EFL games, including the League Two Play-Off Final in 2013 between Bradford City and Northampton Town.
In 2012, Keith was the referee for the Cerebral Palsy Paralympics Final between Russia and Ukraine, and in 2015 refereed the Cerebral Palsy World Championships Final with the same teams as the finalists.