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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.

Select Group 1[]

There are 21 Select Group 1 referees, 30 Select Group 1 assistant referees, 20 Select Group 2 referees, and 33 Select Group 2 assistant referees.

Referees[]

Assistant Referees[]

  • Natalie Aspinall
  • Simon Bennett
  • Gary Beswick
  • 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 Parry
  • Dan Robathan
  • Mark Scholes
  • Eddie Smart
  • Wade Smith
  • Craig Taylor
  • Richard West
  • Mat Wilkes
  • Tim Wood

Video Assistant Referees (VAR)[]

All current Select Group 1 referees are trained as video assistant referees. Additionally, Mike Dean continues to serve as a dedicated VAR official following his on-field retirement. Lee Mason also served as a dedicated VAR official from 2021 until he left PGMOL by mutual consent in February 2023.

Assistant Video Assistant Referees (AVAR)[]

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

2024–25 Premier League statistics[]

Referee Matches Red cards Yellow cards
Michael Oliver 8 1 44
Anthony Taylor 8 1 42
Chris Kavanagh 7 3 49
Samuel Barrott 6 0 39
Robert Jones 6 4 30
David Coote 5 0 30
Tony Harrington 5 0 20
Simon Hooper 5 1 31
Craig Pawson 5 1 26
Stuart Attwell 4 1 19
Peter Bankes 4 0 19
Darren Bond 4 0 22
Jarred Gillett 4 0 27
Tim Robinson 4 0 25
John Brooks 3 0 14
Darren England 3 2 15
Andy Madley 3 1 11
Sam Allison 2 0 13
Josh Smith 2 0 9
Lewis Smith 2 1 6

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Stuart Attwell · Peter Bankes · Samuel Barrott · Darren Bond · Tom Bramall · John Brooks · Darren England · Jarred Gillett · Tony Harrington · Simon Hooper · Robert Jones · Chris Kavanagh · Andy Madley · Michael Oliver · Craig Pawson · Tim Robinson · Michael Salisbury · Graham Scott · Josh Smith · Lewis Smith · Anthony Taylor · Craig Taylor · Paul Tierney · Gavin Ward · Rebecca Welch
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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
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