Select Group
The Select Group is a panel of English professional football referees and assistant referees, appointed by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).
The panel was established in 2001, when referees in England became professional.[1]
Contents
1 Select Group Match Officials
1.1 Referees
1.2 Assistant Referees
1.3 Notable International Appointments
2 Select Group 2 Match Officials
2.1 Referees
2.2 Assistant Referees
3 Former Select Group Referees
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Select Group Match Officials
The 2018-2019 Select Group match officials lists, consists of 17 referees and 28 assistant referees.
Referees
- Martin Atkinson
- Stuart Attwell
- David Coote
- Mike Dean
- Roger East
- Kevin Friend
- Simon Hooper
- Chris Kavanagh
- Andre Marriner
- Lee Mason
- Jon Moss
- Michael Oliver
- Craig Pawson
- Lee Probert
- Graham Scott
- Anthony Taylor
- Paul Tierney
Attwell, Oliver, Pawson, Taylor, and Tierney, are also FIFA International Referees.[2]
Oliver and Taylor are UEFA Elite referees, Pawson is a UEFA First Group referee, and Attwell and Tierney are UEFA Second Group referees.[3]
Atkinson, Dean, Marriner, and Probert, were all previously FIFA International Referees. Atkinson reached the UEFA Elite Group, Dean and Marriner reached the UEFA First Group, and Probert reached the UEFA First Group—before finishing in the UEFA Second Group.
Assistant Referees
- Simon Beck
- Simon Bennett
- Gary Beswick
- Lee Betts
- Stuart Burt
- Darren Cann
- Stephen Child
- Dan Cook
- Neil Davies
- Derek Eaton
- Andy Garratt
- Andy Halliday
- Constantine Hatzidakis
- Adrian Holmes
- Ian Hussin
- Peter Kirkup
- Scott Ledger
- Harry Lennard
- Simon Long
- Sian Massey-Ellis
- Mick McDonough
- Adam Nunn
- Marc Perry
- Dan Robathan
- Mark Scholes
- Eddie Smart
- Richard West
- Matthew Wilkes
Bennett, Beswick, Betts, Burt, Child, Hatzidakis, Hussin, Lennard, Massey-Ellis, Nunn, and Smart, are also FIFA International Assistant Referees.[4]
Beck, Cann, and Kirkup, were all previously FIFA International Assistant Referees.
Notable International Appointments
Current and former Select Group match officials have overseen some of the most prestigious matches available, these include:
- 2010 UEFA Champions League Final
Refereed by Howard Webb, and assisted by Darren Cann and Mike Mullarkey.
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
Overseen by Webb, Cann, and Mullarkey.
- 2012 Summer Olympics Gold Medal Match
Refereed by Mark Clattenburg, and assisted by Simon Beck and Stephen Child.
- 2015 Europa League Final
Refereed by Martin Atkinson and assisted by Michael Mullarkey and Stephen Child
- 2016 UEFA Champions League Final
Refereed by Mark Clattenburg, and assisted by Simon Beck and Jake Collin.
- UEFA Euro 2016 Final
Overseen by Clattenburg, Beck, and Collin.
Select Group 2 Match Officials
In December 2015, the PGMOL announced that a new Select Group 2 would be created. This would start from the 2016-2017 season, and the officials would primarily oversee Championship matches.[5]
In July 2018, the list of Select Group 2 match officials was updated ahead of the 2018-2019 season.[6]
The 2018-2019 Select Group 2 match officials lists, consists of 20 referees and 36 assistant referees.
Referees
- James Adcock
- Peter Bankes
- Darren Bond
- John Brooks
- Andrew Davies
- Scott Duncan
- Geoff Eltringham
- Darren England
- Tony Harrington
- Robert Jones
- Oliver Langford
- James Linington
- Andy Madley
- Stephen Martin
- Tim Robinson
- Jeremy Simpson
- Keith Stroud
- Gavin Ward
- David Webb
- Andy Woolmer
Assistant Referees
- Darren Blunden
- Ian Cooper
- Adam Crysell
- Philip Dermott
- Mark Dwyer
- John Flynn
- Matt Foley
- Andrew Fox
- Michael George
- Nick Greenhalgh
- Paul Hodskinson
- Nick Hopton
- Akil Howson
- Shaun Hudson
- Jonathan Hunt
- Robert Hyde
- Mark Jones
- Graham Kane
- Daniel Leach
- Sam Lewis
- Nigel Lugg
- James Mainwaring
- Adam Matthews
- Matthew McGrath
- Robert Merchant
- Steven Meredith
- Tony Peart
- Mark Pottage
- Geoffrey Russell
- Mark Russell
- Billy Smallwood
- Dean Treleaven
- Lee Venamore
- Adrian Waters
- James Wilson
- Timothy Wood
Former Select Group Referees
Name | Year from—to | FIFA list | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Peter Jones | 2001—2002 | 1996—2002 | Retired |
David Elleray | 2001—2003 | 1992—1999 | Retired |
Graham Barber | 2001—2004 | 1998—2004 | Retired |
Paul Durkin | 2001—2004 | Retired | |
Jeff Winter | 2001—2004 | Retired | |
Neale Barry | 2001—2005 | Retired to oversee refereeing development | |
Andy D'Urso | 2001—2005 | 2001—2005 | Demoted to National List |
Steve Dunn | 2001—2006 | 1997—2002 | Retired due to injury |
Matt Messias | 2001—2006 | 2003—2006 | Demoted and resigned |
Dermot Gallagher | 2001—2007 | 1994—2002 | Retired |
Graham Poll | 2001—2007 | 1996—2007 | Retired |
Barry Knight | 2001—2008 | Retired due to injury | |
Uriah Rennie | 2001—2009 | 2000—2005 | Retired due to injury |
Mike Riley | 2001—2009 | 1999—2009 | Retired to become head of PGMOL |
Keith Stroud | 2007—2009 | Demoted to National List | |
Rob Styles | 2001—2009 | 2002—2009 | Retired |
Steve Tanner | 2007—2009 | 2008—2009 | Demoted to National List |
Steve Bennett | 2001—2010 | Retired | |
Alan Wiley | 2001—2010 | Retired | |
Peter Walton | 2003—2012 | Retired to become General Manager of PRO | |
Mark Halsey | 2001—2013 | 2000—2006 | Retired |
Howard Webb | 2003—2014 | 2005—2014 | Retired to become Technical Director of PGMOL (2014—2015) PRO Manager of VAR Operations (2017—2018) PRO General Manager (2018—) |
Chris Foy | 2001—2015 | Retired to become senior referees' coach for PGMOL | |
Phil Dowd | 2001—2016 | Retired due to injury | |
Mark Clattenburg | 2004—2017 | 2006—2017 | Retired to become Head of Refereeing at Saudi Arabian Football Federation |
Mike Jones | 2008—2018 | Retired to work for PGMOL developing VAR | |
Bobby Madley | 2013—2018 | 2016—2018 | Change in personal circumstances |
Neil Swarbrick | 2011—2018 | Retired to work for PGMOL developing VAR |
See also
- Professional Game Match Officials Board
References
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^ "FIFA International Referees".
^ "UEFA Referees Categories".
^ "FIFA International Assistant Referees".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Select Group 2 Match Officials for 2018-2019 season".
External links
"Webb to become Technical Director at PGMOL (2014—2015)".
"Chris Kavanagh called upon to officiate in the 2017/18 Premier League".
"Howard Webb hired as PRO's Manager of Video Assistant Referee Operations (2017—2018)".
"Jones and Swarbrick to call time on careers".
"PRO promotes Howard Webb to General Manager (2018—)".
"Four fresh faces, including two referees, will officiate in 2018/19 after being promoted to Select Group 1".
"Bobby Madley quits "due to change in personal circumstances"".
"2018 International Refereeing List" (PDF).