Let’s be honest, if you’re on this page, there has probably been a refereeing decision go against your team.
You’re here because you’re frantically searching the internet to find out who a particular referee supports, in a bid to determine whether there is any level of bias against your side.
Unfortunately, your tirade will probably have to stop here.
Referees are not allowed to officiate the teams they support, nor are they allowed to go near their closest rivals.
But that barely matters, as most Premier League officials support teams who play in the lower echelons for the football pyramid.
Here’s all you need to know about the top flight officials…
Date of birth: 31/3/1971
Hometown: Bradford
Joined Premier League: 2004
Supports: Leeds
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Atkinson is a FIFA-recognised official, who began refereeing at the age of 16 and is now considered one of the Premier League’s most senior referees. He first made the Football League as a linesman in 1998 and began refereeing Conference games in the middle by 2002, before a rapid rise to the top flight.
Date of birth: 20/2/1985
Hometown: Ashington
Joined Premier League: 2010
Supports: Newcastle
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Oliver is one of the youngest referees in the Premier League, and started out his officiating interests alongside his father Clive when he was just 14. He was promoted to the National List of Referees in 2007 and took charge of the Conference playoff final in 2007. He became FIFA listed in 2012 and became a UEFA Elite member in 2018.
Date of birth: 18/10/1970
Hometown: Sunderland
Joined Premier League: 2011
Supports: Sunderland
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Moss was in fact a youth footballer himself in his early years, earning a footballing scholarship at Central Connecticut State University in the US. However, his academy days at his home club Sunderland ended when he began to referee as part of his PE studies. He joined the Football League in 2005, and became a top flight ref in 2010.
Date of birth: 1/11971
Hometown: Birmingham
Joined Premier League: 2005
Supports: Aston Villa
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Marriner was born in Birmingham and was promoted to the Select Group Referees in 2005. He began officiating for FIFA in 2009 but stepped down in 2017. He officiated the FA Cup final in 2013.
Date of birth: 20/10/1978
Hometown: Manchester
Joined Premier League: 2010
Supports: Altrincham
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Taylor is a Mancunian-born Select Group referee, and was promoted to this role in 2010. He rose up through non-league in the early years of the millennium before breaking into the Football League in 2006. He became FIFA listed in 2013.
Date of birth: 2/6/1968
Hometown: Wirral
Joined Premier League: 2000
Supports: Tranmere
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Dean began his refereeing journey in 1985, before being promoted into the Football League as a full-time referee in 1997. He became FIFA-listed in 2003 before resigning in 2013 to focus on domestic appointments.
Date of birth: 2/3/1979
Hometown: Sheffield
Joined Premier League: 2013
Supports: Sheffield United
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Another young referee at the top level, Pawson started out as an assistant referee in the Football League, before becoming the main man in the middle in 2008. He initially began his refereeing adventure in 1993, and has now become FIFA-listed, signing in 2015.
Date of birth: 6/7/1971
Hometown: Tottenham, London
Joined Premier League: 2009
Supports: Bristol City/Leicester
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Friend is one of the more experienced refs in the English game and was promoted to the top flight in 2009, having begun refereeing in 1984. His career peaked in 2013, when he was given a Wembley date at the League Cup final between Swansea and Bradford City.
Lee Mason: PL since 2006, from Bolton, supports Bolton.
Lee Probert: PL since 2007, from Gloucestershire, supports unknown.
Roger East: PL since 2013, from Wiltshire, supports unknown.
Bobby Madeley: PL since 2013, from Wakefield, supports Huddersfield.
Graham Scott: PL since 2015, from Oxford, supports Swindon.
Stuart Attwell: PL since 2016, from Nuneaton, supports Luton.
Paul Tierney: PL since 2016, from Wigan, supports Wigan.
Chris Kavanagh: PL since 2017, from Manchester, supports unknown.
David Coote: PL since 2018, from Nottingham, supports unknown.
Simon Hooper: PL since 2018, from Wiltshire, supports Swindon.
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