Select Group Of Referees

The Select Group is a panel of English professional football referees and assistant referees, appointed by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).

Select Group 1

In August 2022, the PGMOL announced the referees and assistant referees for the forthcoming season.

Referees

* Stuart Attwell
* Peter Bankes
* Tom Bramall
* John Brooks
* David Coote
* Darren England
* Jarred Gillett
* Tony Harrington
* Simon Hooper
* Rob Jones
* Chris Kavanagh
* Andy Madley
* Andre Marriner
* Michael Oliver
* Craig Pawson
* Michael Salisbury
* Graham Scott
* Anthony Taylor
* Paul Tierney

Assistant Referees

* Natalie Aspinall
* Simon Bennett
* Gary Beswick
* Lee Betts
* Stuart Burt
* Darren Cann
* Dan Cook
* Neil Davies
* Derek Eaton
* Nick Greenhalgh
* Constantine Hatzidakis
* Adrian Holmes
* Nick Hopton
* Ian Hussin
* Scott Ledger
* Harry Lennard
* Simon Long
* James Mainwaring
* Sian Massey-Ellis
* Steve Meredith
* Adam Nunn
* Marc Perry
* Dan Robathan
* Mark Scholes
* Eddie Smart
* Wade Smith
* Richard West
* Matthew Wilkes
* Tim Wood

Video Assistant Referees (VAR)

As well as current Select Group 1 referees serving as video assistant referees, 2 referees following their on-field retirements now serve as dedicated video assistant referees, these are: Mike Dean and Lee Mason.

Assistant Video Assistant Referees (AVAR)

All Select Group 1 assistant referees are also trained as assistant video assistant referees.

FIFA International Match Officials

Among the Select Group 1 officials, 10 referees, 12 assistant referees, and 11 video assistant referees are listed on the 2023 FIFA International List.

Referees

* Stuart Attwell
* John Brooks
* Darren England
* Jarred Gillett
* Robert Jones
* Chris Kavanagh
* Andy Madley
* Michael Oliver
* Craig Pawson
* Anthony Taylor

Assistant referees

* Natalie Aspinall
* Simon Bennett
* Gary Beswick
* Lee Betts
* Stuart Burt
* Dan Cook
* Neil Davies
* Constantine Hatzidakis
* Ian Hussin
* Harry Lennard
* Sian Massey-Ellis
* Adam Nunn

Video match officials

* Stuart Attwell
* Peter Bankes
* Lee Betts
* David Coote
* Darren England
* Jarred Gillett
* Chris Kavanagh
* Andy Madley
* Sian Massey-Ellis
* Craig Pawson
* Michael Salisbury

Notable International Appointments

Some former and current Select Group 1 officials have overseen major international final matches.

Former Select Group 1 assistant referee Phil Sharp was a part of the team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final.

Howard Webb adjudicated the 2010 UEFA Champions League Final and subsequently the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. Webb was supported on both occasions by assistant referees Darren Cann and Mike Mullarkey.

Mark Clattenburg has supervised the 2012 Olympic Final, the 2016 UEFA Champions League Final, and subsequently the UEFA Euro 2016 Final. The assistant referees that supported Clattenburg during these finals, were: Simon Beck, Steve Child, and Jake Collin.

Anthony Taylor officiated the 2021 UEFA Nations League Final. Assistant referees Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn were also part of the team.

Michael Oliver refereed the 2022 UEFA Super Cup between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt. He was assisted by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett

Select Group 2

In August 2022, the PGMOL announced the referees and assistant referees for the forthcoming season.

Referees

* James Bell
* Darren Bond
* John Busby
* Andy Davies
* Matthew Donohue
* Leigh Doughty
* Geoff Eltringham
* Oli Langford
* James Linington
* Bobby Madley
* Steve Martin
* Tim Robinson
* Jeremy Simpson
* Josh Smith
* Keith Stroud
* Gavin Ward
* David Webb
* Dean Whitestone
* Andy Woolmer

Assistant Referees

* Andrew Aylott
* George Byrne
* Ian Cooper
* Adam Crysell
* Andrew Dallison
* Philip Dermott
* Mark Dwyer
* Carl Fitch-Jackson
* Andrew Fox
* Bhups Gill
* Paul Hodskinson
* Akil Howson
* Shaun Hudson
* Jonny Hunt
* Rob Hyde
* Matt Jones
* Graham Kane
* Dan Leach
* Sam Lewis
* Geoffrey Liddle
* Nigel Lugg
* Matt McGrath
* Rob Merchant
* Mark Pottage
* Greg Read
* Mark Russell
* Matt Smith
* Rob Smith
* Mark Stevens
* Craig Taylor
* Lee Venamore
* Adrian Waters
* Richard Wild
* James Wilson

Women's Select Group

In August 2022, the PGMOL announced the members of the Women's Select Group for the forthcoming season.

* Chloe-Ann Anderson
* Natalie Aspinall
* Georgia Ball
* Lisa Benn
* Nicoleta Bria
* Lucy-Anne Briggs
* Ella Broad
* Melissa Burgin
* Abigail Byrne
* Melissa Cairns
* Emily Carney
* Isabel Chaplin
* Phoebe Cross
* Abby Dearden
* Sophie Dennington
* Kirsty Dowle
* Ffion Eade
* Amy Fearn
* Aaron Ford
* Stacey Fullicks
* Magda Golba
* Cristiana Hattersley
* Emily Heaslip
* Lauren Impey
* Dora Jakab
* Aimee Kerr
* Sian Massey-Ellis
* Lucy May
* David Middleton
* Stacey Pearson
* Ali Rahjoo
* Lisa Rashid
* Yasmin Saeed
* Louise Saunders
* Jane Simms
* Adewunmi Soneye
* Ruby Sykes
* Jade Wardle
* Rebecca Welch
* Ceri Williams
* Paula Wyatt

Lisa Benn, Abigail Byrne, Kirsty Dowle, Stacey Pearson, and Rebecca Welch are also included as referees on the 2023 FIFA International List.

Former Select Group Officials

Referees

* Martin Atkinson
* Graham Barber
* Neale Barry
* Steve Bennett
* Mark Clattenburg
* Mike Dean
* Phil Dowd
* Steve Dunn
* Paul Durkin
* Andy D'Urso
* Roger East
* David Elleray
* Chris Foy
* Kevin Friend
* Dermot Gallagher
* Mark Halsey
* Mike Jones
* Peter Jones
* Barry Knight
* Lee Mason
* Matt Messias
* Jon Moss
* Graham Poll
* Lee Probert
* David Pugh
* Uriah Rennie
* Mike Riley
* Keith Stroud
* Rob Styles
* Neil Swarbrick
* Steve Tanner
* Peter Walton
* Howard Webb
* Alan Wiley
* Clive Wilkes
* Jeff Winter
* Eddie Wolstenholme

Assistant Referees

* Stephen Artis
* Nigel Bannister
* Simon Beck
* Charles Breakspear
* Dave Bryan
* Andrew Butler
* Mike Cairns
* Steve Child
* Jake Collin
* John Flynn
* Ron Ganfield
* Andy Garratt
* Andy Halliday
* Patrick Keane
* Peter Kirkup
* Rob Lewis
* Trevor Massey
* Mo Matadar
* Mick McDonough
* Dean Mohareb
* Mike Mullarkey
* Michael Murphy
* Andy Newbold
* Bob Pollock
* Shaun Procter-Green
* Ceri Richards
* David Richardson
* Phil Sharp
* Billy Smallwood
* John Stokes
* Gary Stott
* Paul Thompson
* Mike Tingey
* Glenn Turner
* Adam Watts
* Andy Williams
* Martin Yerby

See also

* Professional Game Match Officials Limited
* Professional Referee Organization

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