Professional Game Match Officials Limited

Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) is the body responsible for refereeing games in English professional association football.

Formerly known as the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOB), the PGMOL was formed when English referees became professional in 2001, to provide officials for all games played in the Premier League, English Football League (EFL) and Football Association (FA) competitions.[1] In doing so, England became the first country in the world to fully professionalise its referees.[1] The organisation is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee owned and funded by the Premier League, EFL, and the FA.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Ralston, William (21 March 2023). "The impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) group officiate all Premier League matches, London: The Football Association Premier League Limited, retrieved 18 February 2022
    "Professional Game Match Officials", Premier League, 14 December 2012, archived from the original on 17 December 2012
  3. ^ Corporate information from UK Companies House at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04195554/filing-history