The Referees' Association

🚨 Registration closes today! 🚨

Join the growing number of members who have already signed up to our Assistant Refereeing Masterclass on the 13th of June.

There’s still time to book your place and learn from some of the best match officials in the country.

Don't miss out!

👉 Register here: https://www.the-ra.org/news/assistant-refereeing-masterclass-final-line-up-confirmed

If you're looking for something to do on this glorious bank holiday weekend ☀️, why not head to our Members Area to access the online resources? 💻

We've just uploaded the Zoom recording of the FA Cup Final Celebration evening, with Darren England and his officiating team 🎥

Follow the link to view: https://members.the-ra.org/online-training/zoom/fa-cup-celebration-2026

Gloucester RA Chair and 2026 FA Cup Final Assistant Referee, Tim Wood receiving his recognition award from RA Chair Steve Oakey.

The presentation was made at the Gloucestershire County RA’s End of Season Event held at Cheltenham Town FC last night.

Congratulations, Tim! 👏

📢 That's it! Our final line-up for the Assistant Refereeing Masterclass is now confirmed!

⭐ Take advantage of this rare and exclusive opportunity to spend a full day learning from 11 PGMO Assistant Referees.

⚠ Registrations will close on the 31st of May.

Don't miss out! Grab one of the last available places here: https://www.the-ra.org/news/assistant-refereeing-masterclass-final-line-up-confirmed

Last, but by no means least is Premier League Assistant Referee; Craig Taylor!

Craig is a member of West Bromwich RA and has received numerous high profile appointments, including the 2022 League One Play-Off Final, the 2024 FA Trophy Final, as well as Reserve Assistant on the 2025 FA Cup Final.

Come and join us here: https://www.the-ra.org/news/assistant-refereeing-masterclass

Our penultimate PGMO Assistant Referee in our line-up reveal is Jacob Graham!

Jacob was promoted to the EFL ahead of the 2025/26 season and was appointed as Assistant Referee in last year's National League Promotion Final, as well as a number of UEFA Youth League matches.

Book here: https://www.the-ra.org/news/assistant-refereeing-masterclass

RA members Tim Lawrence, Paul Turner, Steve Phipps and James Bird enjoying their trip to Wembley Stadium for Non-League Finals Day.

🏆 The day has arrived! Good luck to Darren and his team as they take charge of this afternoon's between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.

Enjoy your day, team!

Next up in our Development Day line-up reveal is FIFA and Women's Super League Assistant Referee; Georgia Ball!

Georgia is a member of Derby & South Derbyshire RA and has just been selected for this year's UEFA Women's U19 Championship Final Tournament🥇

Come and join us by clicking here: https://www.the-ra.org/news/assistant-refereeing-masterclass

A huge congratulations to all officials appointed to the 2026 FA Women's Cup Final 👏🏼

It's fantastic to see members of Derby & South Derbyshire RA, Altrincham RA, as well as Direct members of the Referees' Association included in the line-up 👌🏼

Best of luck for the match!