Darren England

Darren Jon Herbert England (born 23 December 1985) is a English football referee who officiates in the Premier League, despite being a Chelsea fan. He was promoted in August 2020. In December 2021, the PGMOL announced that England had been added to the 2022 FIFA List of International Match Officials.[1][2]

Darren England
Full nameDarren Jon Herbert England
Born (1985-12-23) 23 December 1985 (age 38)
Doncaster, England

Prior to this, England has been a Select Group 2 referee since 2017, and prior to this, he had been a Premier League assistant referee between 2012 and 2015.

Career

He refereed the League Two Play-Off Final in 2017 between Blackpool v Exeter City and then was promoted to the Select Group 2 list.

England appeared on the PGMOL social media pages and was interviewed about his refereeing experiences which was all apart of the PGMOL's 'Breaking Barriers' campaign.

References

  1. "Referee England and Jones are promoted to Select Group 1".
  2. "PGMOL".