Samuel Barrott (born 1992 or 1993) is an English professional
football referee who has primarily officiated in the
Premier League
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since 2024. He was promoted to the FIFA list of international referees in December 2024.
Early life
Barrott was born in
Brighton
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Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...
and is a former season ticket holder at
Brighton and Hove Albion.
Refereeing career
Barrot started refereeing at the age of 15 after an injury playing for
Halifax Town Youth team.
He is based in
West Riding
The West Riding of Yorkshire was one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the riding was an administrative county named County of York, West Riding. The lieutenancy at that time included the city of York a ...
.
Barrott was promoted from the National list of officials to the
EFL at the end of the 2019–2020 season.
He was promoted
Select Group 2 at the start of the 2023–2024 season. He refereed 15 Premier League matches during the season, with his debut coming on 7 October 2023 at Craven Cottage between
Fulham
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and
Sheffield United
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history ...
.
Barrott refereed the
2024 EFL League One play-off final between
Bolton Wanderers
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and
Oxford United
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.
He was promoted to the
Select Group
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at the start of the
2024–2025 season.
Barrott was promoted to the FIFA list of international referees in December 2024, replacing
Craig Pawson.
See also
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List of football referees
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Current referees are at the top of the section for each coun ...
References
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Living people
English football referees
Premier League referees
Sportspeople from Yorkshire
Year of birth missing (living people)