The Football Association has awarded referee Chris Foy this year's FA Cup Final between Chelsea FC and Portsmouth FC at Wembley on May 15.
The 47-year-old from St Helens was the fourth official at the 2008 final.
Last year he refereed both the Football League Cup Final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur and the Community Shield clash involving Chelsea and Manchester United.
Foy, who first started refereeing in 1983 and was promoted to the Football League list in 1994, was delighted at the news.
He said: "To get any appointment from the FA is always a great honour, but this surpasses anything that has happened to me in the past.
"I am happy, not just for my family and friends, but also for the wider referee family.
I think the foundation stones for times like this are set over a number of years and I've worked very hard during my career to better myself and to reach this stage. It's a great honour."
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