John Brooks (referee)
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Brooks in March 2015 | |||
| Full name | John Edmund Cornwall Brooks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1990 (age 34–35) 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.