Select Group Referees

The Select Group is a panel of professional football referees appointed by the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB) to officiate matches in the Premier League, as well as the Football League, FA Cup and Football League Cup. The panel was established in 2001, when referees in England became professional.

Select Group Referees for 2013–14 season

Name	Home county	Age	Year appointed to Select Group
Atkinson, MartinMartin Atkinson	West Yorkshire	700142000000000000042 years, 700150000000000000050 days	2005
Clattenburg, MarkMark Clattenburg	Tyne and Wear	700138000000000000038 years, 700168000000000000068 days	2004
Dean, MikeMike Dean	Merseyside	700144000000000000044 years, 7002352000000000000352 days	2001
Dowd, PhilPhil Dowd	Staffordshire	700150000000000000050 years, 7002114000000000000114 days	2001
Foy, ChrisChris Foy	Merseyside	700150000000000000050 years, 7002181000000000000181 days	2001
Friend, KevinKevin Friend	Leicestershire	700141000000000000041 years, 7002316000000000000316 days	2009
Jones, MikeMike Jones	Cheshire	700145000000000000045 years, 700132000000000000032 days	2008
Marriner, AndreAndre Marriner	West Midlands	700142000000000000042 years, 7002139000000000000139 days	2005
Mason, LeeLee Mason	Lancashire	700141000000000000041 years, 7002203000000000000203 days	2006
Moss, JonJonathan Moss	West Yorkshire	700142000000000000042 years, 7002214000000000000214 days	2011
Oliver, MichaelMichael Oliver	Northumberland	700128000000000000028 years, 700189000000000000089 days	2010
Probert, LeeLee Probert	Wiltshire	700140000000000000040 years, 7002280000000000000280 days	2007
Swarbrick, NeilNeil Swarbrick	Lancashire	700147000000000000047 years, 7002151000000000000151 days	2011
Taylor, AnthonyAnthony Taylor	Greater Manchester	700134000000000000034 years, 7002212000000000000212 days	2010
Webb, HowardHoward Webb	South Yorkshire	700141000000000000041 years, 7002310000000000000310 days	2003

FIFA listed

The following referees are currently eligible to be appointed by UEFA and FIFA to international matches:

• Martin Atkinson
• Mark Clattenburg
• Mike Dean
• Andre Marriner
• Michael Oliver
• Lee Probert
• Anthony Taylor
• Howard Webb

Former Select Group Referees

Name	Home county	Year appointed	Year removed	FIFA list	Notes
Attwell, StuartStuart Attwell	Warwickshire	2008	2012	2009–2012	Demoted to National List by mutual consent
Wiley, AlanAlan Wiley	Staffordshire	2001	2010		Retired
Bennett, SteveSteve Bennett	Kent	2001	2010		Retired
Rennie, UriahUriah Rennie	South Yorkshire	2001	2009	2000–2005	Retired due to injury
Styles, RobRob Styles	Hampshire	2001	2009	2002–2009	Retired
Tanner, SteveSteve Tanner	Somerset	2007	2009	2008–2009	Demoted to National List
Knight, BarryBarry Knight	Kent	2001	2008		Retired due to injury
Messias, MattMatt Messias	Cheshire	2001	2006	2003–2006	Demoted and resigned
Barry, NealeNeale Barry	Lincolnshire	2001	2005		Retired to oversee refeering development
Riley, MikeMike Riley	West Yorkshire	2001	2009	1999–2009	Retired to become head of PGMOB
Stroud, KeithKeith Stroud	Dorset	2007	2009		Demoted to National List
Gallagher, DermotDermot Gallagher	Oxfordshire	2001	2007	1994–2002	Retired
Poll, GrahamGraham Poll	Hertfordshire	2001	2007	1996–2007	Retired
D'Urso, AndyAndy D'Urso	Essex	2001	2005	2001–2005	Demoted to National List
Winter, JeffJeff Winter	Lancashire	2001	2004		Retired
Barber, GrahamGraham Barber	Hertfordshire	2001	2004	1998–2004	Retired
Durkin, PaulPaul Durkin	Dorset	2001	2004		Retired
Jones, PeterPeter Jones	Leicestershire	2001	2002	1996–2002	Retired
Walton, PeterPeter Walton	Northamptonshire	2003	2012		Retired to become manager of PRO for North America
Elleray, DavidDavid Elleray	Kent	2001	2003	1992–1999	Retired
Dunn, SteveSteve Dunn	Gloucestershire	2001	2006	1997–2002	Retired due to injury
Halsey, MarkMark Halsey	Lancashire	2001	2013	2000-2006	Retired