Oliver Langford is an English referee and officiates primarily in the
EFL Championship
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. He is not in the Select Group of match officials but is, however, on the Group Two list and trained in the use of ''
Video Assisted Refereeing'', which means he is qualified to take charge of an elite league match. He has been a referee since 2009.
He made his
Premier League debut on 18 August 2019, when he was scheduled to be the
fourth official
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in
Chelsea's home match against
Leicester
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, after Match Official
Graham Scott was stuck in Traffic on the
M40. Although Scott arrived at the ground, he missed the warm-up, meaning that he had to be replaced by Langford. The match finished in a 1–1 draw.
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Living people
Premier League referees
Year of birth missing (living people)
English football referees