John Brooks (referee)

John Brooks
Brooks in March 2015
Full name John Edmund Cornwall Brooks
Born 1990 (age 3435)
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Other occupation Insurance Broker
Domestic
Years League Role
2012–2016 Premier League Assistant referee
2014–2016 Football Conference Referee
2016– English Football League Referee
2021– Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2015–2016 FIFA listed Assistant referee
2023– FIFA listed 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.