Select Group

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

Select Group Referees for 2010/11 Season

Name	Home County	Age	Select Group Ref. Since
Atkinson, MartinMartin Atkinson	West Yorkshire	53 years, 102 days	2005
Attwell, StuartStuart Attwell	Warwickshire	41 years, 279 days	2008
Clattenburg, MarkMark Clattenburg	Tyne and Wear	49 years, 120 days	2004
Dean, MikeMike Dean	Cheshire	56 years, 39 days	2001
Dowd, PhilPhil Dowd	Staffordshire	61 years, 167 days	2001
Foy, ChrisChris Foy	Merseyside	61 years, 234 days	2001
Friend, KevinKevin Friend	Leicestershire	53 years, 3 days	2009
Halsey, MarkMark Halsey	Lancashire	63 years, 3 days	2001
Jones, MikeMike Jones	Cheshire	56 years, 84 days	2008
Marriner, AndreAndre Marriner	West Midlands	53 years, 192 days	2005
Mason, LeeLee Mason	Lancashire	52 years, 256 days	2006
Oliver, MichaelMichael Oliver	Northumberland	39 years, 142 days	2010
Probert, LeeLee Probert	Wiltshire	51 years, 333 days	2007
Taylor, AnthonyAnthony Taylor	Manchester	-	2010
Walton, PeterPeter Walton	Northamptonshire	64 years, 275 days	2003
Webb, HowardHoward Webb	South Yorkshire	52 years, 363 days	2003

Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor were promoted to the Select Group for the 2010/11 season. They replace Alan Wiley and Steve Bennett who both retired to become referee coaches. On 21 August 2010 Oliver became the youngest referee to take charge of a Premier League game when he refereed Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers, beating the record set by Stuart Attwell in August 2008. Oliver would have would have broken the record in January 2010 when he was scheduled to officiate the Fulham v Portsmouth match, however the game was postponed and Oliver had undergone an ankle operation by the time the match had been rearranged.

Anthony Taylor took charge of the Fulham v Portsmouth game when it was rearranged in February 2010 and was also in charge of the Birmingham v Wigan Premier League game later the same month before he was promoted to the Select Group before the start of the 2010/11 season.

FIFA Listed

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

• Martin Atkinson
• Stuart Attwell
• Mark Clattenburg
• Mike Dean
• Andre Marriner
• Lee Probert
• Howard Webb

Former Select Group Referees

Name	Home County	Years in Select Group	Notes
Bennett, SteveSteve Bennett	Kent	2001-2010	Retired
Wiley, AlanAlan Wiley	Staffordshire	2001-2010	Retired
Rennie, UriahUriah Rennie	South Yorkshire	2001-2009 (FIFA 2000-2005)	Retired due to injury
Styles, RobRob Styles	Hampshire	2001-2009 (FIFA 2002-2009)	Retired
Tanner, SteveSteve Tanner	Somerset	2007-2009 (FIFA 2008-2009)	Demoted to National List - still refereeing
Knight, BarryBarry Knight	Kent	2001-2008	Retired due to injury
Messias, MattMatt Messias	Cheshire	2001-2006 (FIFA 2003-2006)	Demoted and Resigned
Barry, NealeNeale Barry	Lincolnshire	2001-2005	Retired to become Head of Refeering Development
Riley, MikeMike Riley	West Yorkshire	2001-2009 (FIFA 1999-2009)	Retired to head PGMOL
Stroud, KeithKeith Stroud	Dorset	2007-2009	Demoted to National List - still refereeing
Gallagher, DermotDermot Gallagher	Oxfordshire	2001-2007 (FIFA 1994-2002)	Retired - now Match Assessor
Poll, GrahamGraham Poll	Hertfordshire	2001-2007 (FIFA 1996-2007)	Retired - now media commentator
D'Urso, AndyAndy D'Urso	Essex	2001-2005 (FIFA 2001-2005)	Demoted to National List - still refereeing
Winter, JeffJeff Winter	Lancashire	2001-2004	Retired
Barber, GrahamGraham Barber	Hertfordshire	2001-2004 (FIFA 1998-2004)	Retired
Durkin, PaulPaul Durkin	Dorset	2001-2004 (FIFA)	Retired
Jones, PeterPeter Jones	Leicestershire	2001-2002 (FIFA 1996-2002)	Retired
Elleray, DavidDavid Elleray	Kent	2001-2003 (FIFA 1992-1999)	Retired
Dunn, SteveSteve Dunn	Gloucestershire	2001-2006 (FIFA 1997-2002)	Retired due to injury