There has been a huge growth in the number of females now taking up the whistle. Two years ago we had 450 registered female referees, now we have 1097 that’s a growth of 144%!

These figures have been achieved in several ways; Counties have held:

  • Women only ‘Introduction to Refereeing’ evenings
  • Women only Referee Courses
  • Young Officials Programmes run through Active Sports, which are then linked to Referee Academies, ESFA and Local Authority Competitions.
  • Practical Basic Referee Training Courses
  • Current female Match Officials have encouraged others to join them

If you require any further information regarding Female Match Officials, please contact:
Janie Frampton on Mobile: 07984 003476
Email: Janie.Frampton@TheFA.com