Select Group

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

Mark Clattenburg

Select Group 1

The Select Group was established in 2001, when referees in England became professional.[1] Select Group 1 (SG1) primarily officiate in the Premier League, but can be appointed to any game in the English Football League. The group currently consists of 19 referees and 35 assistant referees.

Referees

Assistant Referees
  • Simon Beck
  • Simon Bennett
  • Gary Beswick
  • Lee Betts
  • Stuart Burt
  • Darren Cann
  • Dan Cook
  • Neil Davies
  • Derek Eaton
  • Constantine Hatzidakis
  • Adrian Holmes
  • Nick Hopton
  • Ian Hussin
  • Peter Kirkup
  • Scott Ledger
  • Harry Lennard
  • Simon Long
  • James Mainwaring
  • Sian Massey-Ellis
  • Adam Nunn
  • Marc Perry
  • Dan Robathan
  • Mark Scholes
  • Eddie Smart
  • Richard West
  • Matthew Wilkes
  • Tim Wood

Video Assistant Referees

All SG1 referees are also trained as video assistant referees, a number of other PGMOL officials, who are primarily SG2 referees also act as video assistant referee on Premier League fixtures. These include:

Assistant Video Assistant Referees

All SG1 assistant referees are also trained as assistant video assistant referees, a number of retired SG1 assistant referees also act as assistant video assistant referees on Premier League fixtures. These include

  • Stephen Child
  • Andy Garratt
  • Andrew Halliday

FIFA International Match Officials

Nine referees and eleven assistant referees are also on the FIFA International List.[2]

Notable International Appointments
Howard Webb

Select Group match officials have overseen numerous major international matches, including:

2010 UEFA Champions League Final

2010 FIFA World Cup Final

2012 Summer Olympics Gold Medal Match

2015 UEFA Europa League Final

2016 UEFA Champions League Final

UEFA Euro 2016 Final

2020 UEFA Super Cup

Select Group 2

Select Group 2 (SG2) was formed in 2016 and currently consists of 21 referees and 35 assistant referees.[3] The group primarily officiate in the EFL Championship but can be appointed to any English Football League fixtures.

Referees

Assistant Referees
  • Natalie Aspinall
  • Nicholas Barnard
  • George Byrne
  • Ian Cooper
  • Philip Dermott
  • Mark Dwyer
  • Carl Fitch-Jackson
  • Andrew Fox
  • Michael George
  • Bhupinder Gill
  • Nick Greenhalgh
  • Paul Hodskinson
  • Akil Howson
  • Shaun Hudson
  • Jonathan Hunt
  • Robert Hyde
  • Mark Jones
  • Matthew Jones
  • Graham Kane
  • Daniel Leach
  • Sam Lewis
  • Nigel Lugg
  • Matthew McGrath
  • Robert Merchant
  • Steven Meredith
  • Mark Pottage
  • Mark Russell
  • Rob Smith
  • Wade Smith
  • Craig Taylor
  • Lee Venamore
  • Adrian Waters
  • Richard Wild
  • James Wilson

Former Select Group Referees
Name Notes
Graham Barber
Neale Barry Head of Refereeing at The Football Association[4]
Steve Bennett
Mark Clattenburg Head of Officiating at Chinese Football Association[5]
Phil Dowd
Steve Dunn
Paul Durkin
Andy D'Urso
Roger East
David Elleray Technical Director at IFAB[6]
Chris Foy
Dermot Gallagher
Mark Halsey
Mike Jones National Group Director
Peter Jones
Barry Knight
Bobby Madley
Matt Messias
Graham Poll
Lee Probert
David Pugh
Uriah Rennie
Mike Riley Managing Director of PGMOL[7]
Keith Stroud
Rob Styles
Neil Swarbrick
Steve Tanner
Peter Walton
Howard Webb General Manager of PRO[8]
Alan Wiley Director of Select Group 2 Referees[9]
Clive Wilkes
Jeff Winter
Eddie Wolstenholme

See also

References
  1. "Football referees turn professional". BBC Sport. 13 June 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. "2021 FIFA International Refereeing Lists" (PDF).
  3. "EFL Official Website - What is Select Group 2". www.efl.com. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. "Referees Department".
  5. "Mark Clattenburg heads to China as head of officiating".
  6. "VAR offside decisions under review".
  7. "About PGMOL".
  8. "PRO promotes Howard Webb to General Manager".
  9. "Referee Director at PGMOL".
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