Select Group

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The Select Group is a panel of English professional football referees and assistant referees, appointed by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL). The group was first formed in 2001, when England became the first country to use fully professional referees in its top flight.[1]

Select Group Officials

In August 2023, the PGMOL provided an update of match officials ahead of the forthcoming season. There are 20 Select Group 1 referees, 30 Select Group 1 assistant referees, 22 Select Group 2 referees, and 33 Select Group 2 assistant referees.[2][3]

Select Group 1 Referees

Select Group 1 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
  • Akil Howson
  • 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
  • Mat Wilkes
  • Tim Wood

Select Group 2 Referees

Select Group 2 Assistant Referees

  • Blake Antrobus
  • George Byrne
  • Ian Cooper
  • Adam Crysell
  • Andrew Dallison
  • Mark Dwyer
  • Carl Fitch-Jackson
  • Andrew Fox
  • Paul Hodskinson
  • Shaun Hudson
  • Jonny Hunt
  • Rob Hyde
  • Alex James
  • Matthew Jones
  • Graham Kane
  • Hristo Karaivanov
  • Dan Leach
  • Sam Lewis
  • Geoff Liddle
  • Nigel Lugg
  • Matthew McGrath
  • Rob Merchant
  • Mark Pottage
  • Greg Read
  • Mark Russell
  • Bhupinder Singh Gill
  • Matt Smith
  • Rob Smith
  • Mark Stevens
  • Craig Taylor
  • Lee Venamore
  • Richard Wild
  • James Wilson

Women's Select Group Officials

In August 2023, the PGMOL provided an update of match officials ahead of the forthcoming season. There are 17 Women's Super League referees, 22 Women's Super League assistant referees, 22 Women's Championship referees, and 36 Women's Championship assistant referees, although some officials hold dual roles.[4]

Women's Super League Referees

Women's Super League Assistant Referees

  • Jon Ashworth-Sears
  • Natalie Aspinall
  • Georgia Ball
  • Nicoleta Bria
  • Ella Broad
  • Melissa Cairns
  • Emily Carney
  • Isabel Chaplin
  • Abby Dearden
  • Sophie Dennington
  • Ffion Eade
  • Aaron Ford
  • Magda Golba
  • Levi Gray
  • Harley Hetherington
  • Dora Jakab
  • Matt Joyce
  • Aimee Keir
  • Grace Lowe
  • Sian Massey-Ellis
  • Lucy-Anne McCann
  • David Middleton
  • Callum Parke
  • Ali Rahjoo
  • Lisa Rashid
  • Chloe-Ann Small
  • Ruby Sykes
  • Laura van Lier
  • Anastasiya Voloshchuk
  • Jade Wardle
  • Ceri Williams
  • Megan Wilson

Women's Championship Referees

  • Jon Ashworth-Sears
  • Nicoleta Bria
  • Ella Broad
  • Melissa Cairns
  • Isabel Chaplin
  • Abby Dearden
  • Sophie Dennington
  • Ffion Eade
  • Aaron Ford
  • Magda Golba
  • Levi Gray
  • Dora Jakab
  • Aimee Keir
  • Grace Lowe
  • David Middleton
  • Callum Parke
  • Ali Rahjoo
  • Chloe-Ann Small
  • Ruby Sykes
  • Laura van Lier
  • Jade Wardle
  • Megan Wilson

Women's Championship Assistant Referees

  • Folu Aladelusi
  • Zeyad Ahmed
  • Katie Allen
  • Emmanuel Arakpogun
  • Alex Beeley
  • Luke Bowles
  • Josh Brayshaw
  • Adriana Bucur
  • Michael Butcher
  • Lorraine Catchpole
  • Josh Dear
  • Gareth Dunn
  • Ralph Frostick
  • Richard Fullicks
  • Hannah Gardner
  • Dasa Griffin
  • Elora Hardstaff
  • Leoni Harland
  • Rosie Johns
  • Elle-Louise Kaplicz
  • Joseph Karram
  • Julia Kings
  • Maya Korpal
  • Lee Markwick
  • Darren McCall
  • David Mitchell
  • Amy Purser
  • Charlotte Sparling Haythornthwaite
  • Rhiannon Stevens
  • Daniel Sykes
  • Emma Taylor
  • Soada Tushaj
  • Steven Walsh
  • Lauren Whiteman
  • Peter Wilson
  • Yashar Yekta

FIFA International Match Officials

There are 16 referees, 19 assistant referees, and 11 video match officials on the 2024 FIFA International List, although some hold dual roles.[5]

Referees

Assistant Referees

  • Natalie Aspinall
  • Georgia Ball
  • Simon Bennett
  • Gary Beswick
  • Lee Betts
  • Nicoleta Bria
  • Stuart Burt
  • Emily Carney
  • Dan Cook
  • Neil Davies
  • Sophie Dennington
  • Ian Hussin
  • Harry Lennard
  • James Mainwaring
  • Sian Massey-Ellis
  • Lucy-Anne McCann
  • Adam Nunn
  • Lisa Rashid
  • Ceri Williams

Video Match Officials

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.[6]

2010 FIFA World Cup Final. Webb was supported on both occasions by assistant referees Darren Cann and Mike Mullarkey.[7][8]

UEFA Euro 2016 Final. The assistant referees that supported Clattenburg during these finals, were: Simon Beck, Steve Child, and Jake Collin.[9][10][11]

Anthony Taylor has officiated the 2021 UEFA Nations League final, the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup final, and the 2023 UEFA Europa League final. For each final, Taylor was supported by assistant referees Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn.[12][13][14]

Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt. He was assisted by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett.[15]

Former Select Group Officials

Select Group 1

Referees

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

Select Group 2

These officials made it to Select Group 2, but not Select Group 1.

Referees

Assistant Referees

  • Chris Akers
  • David Avent
  • Andrew Aylott
  • Nik Barnard
  • Darren Blunden
  • John Flynn
  • Matt Foley
  • Mike George
  • Adam Matthews
  • Mark Jones
  • Tony Peart
  • Geoff Russell
  • Billy Smallwood
  • Dean Treleaven
  • Adrian Waters

See also

References

  1. ^ Ralston, William (21 March 2023). "The impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ "The full list of referees and assistant referees for the 2023/24 #PL season".
  3. ^ "The full list of Select Group 2 referees and assistant referees for the 2023/24 #EFL season".
  4. ^ "The Select Group Women's Professional Game for the 2023/24 #BarclaysWSL & #BarclaysWC season".
  5. ^ "FIFA International list of Match Officials".
  6. ^ "FIFA World Cup".
  7. ^ "Webb gets Madrid assignment".
  8. ^ "Howard Webb given honour of refereeing World Cup final".
  9. ^ "Mark Clattenburg to referee men's Olympic final".
  10. ^ "Clattenburg to referee Champions League final".
  11. ^ "Clattenburg named referee for UEFA EURO 2016 final".
  12. ^ "English Ref Anthony Taylor and His Team to Take Charge of Spain V France in Milan".
  13. ^ "English officials get Club World Cup Final call-up".
  14. ^ "Referee teams appointed for 2023 UEFA club competition finals".
  15. ^ "Michael Oliver to referee 2022 UEFA Super Cup with Semi-Automated Offside Technology to be introduced".

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