Select Group Referees
The Select Group is a panel of professional football referees and assistant referees appointed by the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB) to officiate matches in the Premier League, as well as the Football League, FA Cup and Football League Cup. A number of the officials on the site have been selected to officiate in matches run by FIFA.[1] The panel was established in 2001, when referees in England became professional.[2]
Select Group Referees
| Name | Home county | Age | Year appointed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson, MartinMartin Atkinson | West Yorkshire | 45 years, 40 days | 2005 | FIFA Referee |
| Attwell, StuartStuart Attwell | Warwickshire | 33 years, 217 days | 2016 | |
| Clattenburg, MarkMark Clattenburg | County Durham | 41 years, 58 days | 2004 | FIFA Referee |
| Dean, MikeMike Dean | Merseyside | 47 years, 343 days | 2001 | |
| Dowd, PhilPhil Dowd | Staffordshire | 53 years, 105 days | 2001 | |
| East, RogerRoger East | Wiltshire | 50 years, 364 days | 2013 | |
| Friend, KevinKevin Friend | Leicestershire | 44 years, 307 days | 2009 | |
| Jones, MikeMike Jones | Cheshire | 48 years, 22 days | 2008 | |
| Madley, RobertRobert Madley | West Yorkshire | 30 years, 217 days | 2013 | FIFA Referee |
| Marriner, AndreAndre Marriner | West Midlands | 45 years, 130 days | 2005 | FIFA Referee |
| Mason, LeeLee Mason | Lancashire | 44 years, 194 days | 2006 | |
| Moss, JonathanJonathan Moss | West Yorkshire | 45 years, 205 days | 2011 | |
| Oliver, MichaelMichael Oliver | Northumberland | 31 years, 80 days | 2010 | FIFA Referee |
| Pawson, CraigCraig Pawson | South Yorkshire | 36 years, 297 days | 2013 | FIFA Referee |
| Probert, LeeLee Probert | Wiltshire | 43 years, 271 days | 2007 | FIFA Referee |
| Scott, GrahamGraham Scott | Oxfordshire | 48 years, 79 days | 2015 | |
| Swarbrick, NeilNeil Swarbrick | Lancashire | 50 years, 142 days | 2011 | |
| Taylor, AnthonyAnthony Taylor | Cheshire | 37 years, 203 days | 2010 | FIFA Referee |
| Tierney, PaulPaul Tierney | Lancashire | 35 years, 137 days | 2016 | |
Select Group Assistant Referees
| Name | Home county | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Beck | Bedfordshire | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Simon Bennett | Staffordshire | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Gary Beswick | County Durham | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Lee Betts | Norfolk | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| John Brooks | Leicestershire | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Dave Bryan | Lincolnshire | |
| Stuart Burt | Northamptonshire | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Darren Cann | Norfolk | |
| Stephen Child | Kent | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Jake Collin | Merseyside | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Derek Eaton | Gloucestershire | |
| John Flynn | Wiltshire | |
| Ron Ganfield | Somerset | |
| Andy Garratt | West Midlands | |
| Andy Halliday | North Yorkshire | |
| Adrian Holmes | West Yorkshire | |
| Constantine Hatzidakis | Kent | |
| Ian Hussin | Merseyside | |
| Peter Kirkup | Northamptonshire | |
| Scott Ledger | South Yorkshire | |
| Harry Lennard | East Sussex | |
| Simon Long | Suffolk | |
| Sian Massey | West Midlands | |
| Mick McDonough | Tyne & Wear | |
| Mike Mullarkey | Devon | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Adam Nunn | Wiltshire | |
| Marc Perry | West Midlands | |
| Michael Salisbury | Lancashire | FIFA Assistant Referee |
| Mark Scholes | Buckinghamshire | |
| Eddie Smart | West Midlands | |
| Richard West | East Yorkshire | |
| Matthew Wilkes | West Midlands |
Select Group 2 Referees
In December 2015, the PGMOL announced that from the 2016/17 season a new Select Group 2 will be created to officiate primarily in the Championship, this will be made up of 18 referees, 12 full time and 6 part time who will train with their Select Group colleagues. [3]
The Select Group 2 officials were announced on 26th April 2016 [4]
| Name | Home county | Age | Year appointed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Adcock | Nottinghamshire | 2016 | ||
| Peter Bankes | Merseyside | 2016 | ||
| Darren Bond | Lancashire | 2016 | ||
| David Coote | West Yorkshire | 2016 | ||
| Andrew Davies | Hampshire | 2016 | ||
| Scott Duncan | Northumberland | 2016 | ||
| Geoff Eltringham | Tyne & Wear | 2016 | ||
| Simon Hooper | Wiltshire | 2016 | ||
| Tony Harrington | Cleveland | 2016 | ||
| Chris Kavanagh | Manchester | 2016 | ||
| Oliver Langford | West Midlands | 2016 | ||
| James Linnington | Isle of Wight | 2016 | ||
| Andy Madley | West Yorkshire | 2016 | ||
| Stephen Martin | Staffordshire | 2016 | ||
| Tim Robinson | West Sussex | 2016 | ||
| Jeremy Simpson | Lancashire | 2016 | ||
| Keith Stroud | Hampshire | 2016 | ||
| Andy Woolmer | Northamptonshire | 2016 |
Former Select Group Referees
| Name | Home county | Year appointed | Year removed | FIFA list | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foy, ChrisChris Foy | Merseyside | 2001 | 2015 | 2002-2007 | Retired to become senior referees' coach for PGMOB[5] |
| Webb, HowardHoward Webb | South Yorkshire | 2003 | 2014 | 2005–2014 | Retired to become technical director of PGMOB |
| Wiley, AlanAlan Wiley | Staffordshire | 2001 | 2010 | Retired | |
| Bennett, SteveSteve Bennett | Kent | 2001 | 2010 | Retired | |
| Rennie, UriahUriah Rennie | South Yorkshire | 2001 | 2009 | 2000–2005 | Retired due to injury |
| Styles, RobRob Styles | Hampshire | 2001 | 2009 | 2002–2009 | Retired |
| Tanner, SteveSteve Tanner | Somerset | 2007 | 2009 | 2008–2009 | Demoted to National List |
| Knight, BarryBarry Knight | Kent | 2001 | 2008 | Retired due to injury | |
| Messias, MattMatt Messias | Cheshire | 2001 | 2006 | 2003–2006 | Demoted and resigned |
| Barry, NealeNeale Barry | Lincolnshire | 2001 | 2005 | Retired to oversee refeering development | |
| Riley, MikeMike Riley | West Yorkshire | 2001 | 2009 | 1999–2009 | Retired to become head of PGMOB |
| Stroud, KeithKeith Stroud | Dorset | 2007 | 2009 | Demoted to National List | |
| Gallagher, DermotDermot Gallagher | Oxfordshire | 2001 | 2007 | 1994–2002 | Retired |
| Poll, GrahamGraham Poll | Hertfordshire | 2001 | 2007 | 1996–2007 | Retired |
| D'Urso, AndyAndy D'Urso | Essex | 2001 | 2005 | 2001–2005 | Demoted to National List |
| Winter, JeffJeff Winter | Lancashire | 2001 | 2004 | Retired | |
| Barber, GrahamGraham Barber | Hertfordshire | 2001 | 2004 | 1998–2004 | Retired |
| Durkin, PaulPaul Durkin | Dorset | 2001 | 2004 | Retired | |
| Jones, PeterPeter Jones | Leicestershire | 2001 | 2002 | 1996–2002 | Retired |
| Walton, PeterPeter Walton | Northamptonshire | 2003 | 2012 | Retired to become manager of PRO for North America | |
| Elleray, DavidDavid Elleray | Kent | 2001 | 2003 | 1992–1999 | Retired |
| Dunn, SteveSteve Dunn | Gloucestershire | 2001 | 2006 | 1997–2002 | Retired due to injury |
| Halsey, MarkMark Halsey | Lancashire | 2001 | 2013 | 2000-2006 | Retired |
References
- ↑ "England". FIFA. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ "Football referees turn professional". BBC Sport. 13 June 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ↑ http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2015-16/dec/171215-select-group-assistant-referees-to-take-central-contracts.html
- ↑ http://you-are-the-ref.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/SG2-Lists.pdf
- ↑ "Foy to take up new PGMOL coaching position". Premier League. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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