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Martin Atkinson

1971 - Today

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Martin Atkinson (born 31 March 1971) is an English referee coach and former professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League. He is a member of the West Riding County Football Association. Atkinson made his first appearance as an official in the Football League as an assistant referee in 1995. Since he was promoted to the list of Select Group Referees in 2004 he refereed a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield and the finals of the FA Trophy, Football League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Europa League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Atkinson is the 84th most popular referee (up from 88th in 2024), the 6,266th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,229th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Referee.

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Among REFEREES

Among referees, Martin Atkinson ranks 84 out of 147. Before him are Martin Hansson, Michael Hester, Ovidiu Hațegan, Deniz Aytekin, Héctor Baldassi, and Bibiana Steinhaus. After him are Daniel Siebert, Mark Geiger, Michael Oliver, Jesús Gil Manzano, Sandro Ricci, and Carlos Amarilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Martin Atkinson ranks 531. Before him are Namig Abdullayev, Jalel Kadri, Pavel Sheremet, Miguel Calero, Toshihiro Yoshimura, and Merrin Dungey. After him are Pınar Selek, Kristine Lilly, Géraldine Pailhas, Figen Yüksekdağ, Emrah, and Alice Evans.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Martin Atkinson ranks 6,268 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Ingram (1963), David Kelly (1944), Simon Wells (1961), Eric Linklater (1899), Daphne Guinness (1967), and Daley Thompson (1958). After him are Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800), Rachel Whiteread (1963), Nigel Olsson (1949), Carrie Johnson (1988), James Cleverly (1969), and Ronald Keeble (1941).

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Among REFEREES In United Kingdom

Among referees born in United Kingdom, Martin Atkinson ranks 6. Before him are Jack Taylor (1930), Howard Webb (1971), Anthony Taylor (1978), Graham Poll (1963), and Willie Collum (1979). After him are Michael Oliver (1985), Mark Clattenburg (1975), Hugh Dallas (1957), Mike Dean (1968), Craig Thomson (1972), and Michaela Tabb (1967).

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