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John Brooks (referee)
John Edmund Cornwall Brooks (born 1990) is an English professional football referee who primarily officiates in the Premier League, having been promoted to the Select Group in 2021. He has been a UEFA First Category referee since 2024, and was previously an assistant referee in the Premier League from 2012 to 2016.
Brooks began refereeing in 2004, and became a Select Group assistant referee in 2012 and then a FIFA listed international assistant referee in 2015. He began refereeing in the Football Conference League in 2014, before becoming an EFL referee in 2016. He was promoted to Select Group 2 in 2018, before his promotion to Select Group 1 in June 2021. He was promoted to the FIFA list of international referees in 2023.
John Edmund Cornwall Brooks was born in 1990 in Melton Mowbray, to Edmund Hugh Cornwall Brooks (1949–1990) and Sally Ann Taylor. His father died in a car accident in 1990. Through his father, he is a descendant of King Edward III of England, and also of Richard of Cornwall, the son of King John of England.
Brooks attended Loughborough Grammar school.
Brooks played football up until the age of 14, and has said that he "wasn't the most talented footballer", but loved football and so decided to take up refereeing. He began refereeing in the local leagues in Leicestershire in 2004 at the age of 14. He began refereeing adult football at the age of 16. He also worked at an insurance brokers before becoming a professional referee.
Brooks began officiating as an assistant referee at Premier League level at the age of 21. In 2011, he was promoted to the national list of assistant referees, and in 2012 he was promoted to the Select Group of assistant referees. He was promoted to the FIFA list of international assistant referees in 2015.
Brooks was an assistant referee at the 2014 Football League Championship play-off final and the 2015 FA Community Shield. He was also an assistant referee to Mark Clattenburg at the 2016 FA Cup final.
Brooks began refereeing in the Conference League at the start of the 2014–2015 season, before moving up to Football League in the 2016–2017 season. He was promoted to Select Group 2 at the start of the 2018–2019 season. He refereed the 2018 FA Vase final between Stockton Town and Thatcham Town.
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John Brooks (referee)
John Edmund Cornwall Brooks (born 1990) is an English professional football referee who primarily officiates in the Premier League, having been promoted to the Select Group in 2021. He has been a UEFA First Category referee since 2024, and was previously an assistant referee in the Premier League from 2012 to 2016.
Brooks began refereeing in 2004, and became a Select Group assistant referee in 2012 and then a FIFA listed international assistant referee in 2015. He began refereeing in the Football Conference League in 2014, before becoming an EFL referee in 2016. He was promoted to Select Group 2 in 2018, before his promotion to Select Group 1 in June 2021. He was promoted to the FIFA list of international referees in 2023.
John Edmund Cornwall Brooks was born in 1990 in Melton Mowbray, to Edmund Hugh Cornwall Brooks (1949–1990) and Sally Ann Taylor. His father died in a car accident in 1990. Through his father, he is a descendant of King Edward III of England, and also of Richard of Cornwall, the son of King John of England.
Brooks attended Loughborough Grammar school.
Brooks played football up until the age of 14, and has said that he "wasn't the most talented footballer", but loved football and so decided to take up refereeing. He began refereeing in the local leagues in Leicestershire in 2004 at the age of 14. He began refereeing adult football at the age of 16. He also worked at an insurance brokers before becoming a professional referee.
Brooks began officiating as an assistant referee at Premier League level at the age of 21. In 2011, he was promoted to the national list of assistant referees, and in 2012 he was promoted to the Select Group of assistant referees. He was promoted to the FIFA list of international assistant referees in 2015.
Brooks was an assistant referee at the 2014 Football League Championship play-off final and the 2015 FA Community Shield. He was also an assistant referee to Mark Clattenburg at the 2016 FA Cup final.
Brooks began refereeing in the Conference League at the start of the 2014–2015 season, before moving up to Football League in the 2016–2017 season. He was promoted to Select Group 2 at the start of the 2018–2019 season. He refereed the 2018 FA Vase final between Stockton Town and Thatcham Town.