The Referees’ Association is delighted to announce that 4 English officials have been promoted to the FIFA list of referees for 2020. Premier League officials David Coote and Andy Madley have been promoted while Stacey Pearson and Kirsty Dowle join them on the list.

Following his promotion, David Coote said: “it’s a great honour to represent The FA, PGMOL and RA and follow in the footsteps of our greatest referees.”

David Coote


The Referees’ Association would like to congratulate the officials on their promotion and we wish them well for the future.




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