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Chris Kavanagh
Born (1985-09-04) 4 September 1985 (age 38)[1]
England[2]
Domestic
Years League Role
2012–2014 National League Referee
2014–2017 The Football League Referee
2017– Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
2019– FIFA listed Referee

Chris Kavanagh (born 4 September 1985) is an English professional football referee from Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. He officiates primarily in the Premier League having been promoted to the Select Group of Referees in 2017.[3]

Career

Kavanagh began his refereeing career at the age of 13. In 2012, he was promoted to officiate matches in the National League.[4]

He began refereeing in the Football League in 2014. Kavanagh took charge of his first Premier League match in April 2017.

He was appointed to FIFA's international referees list in 2019.

He was the final appointed referee for the 2021 EFL Championship play-off final between Brentford F.C and Swansea City AFC at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Man in the Middle – Chris Kavanagh". THE PREMIER INFORMATION SITE FOR SWANSEA CITY FC. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Chris Kavanagh". Premier League. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Chris Kavanagh called upon to officiate in the 2017/18 Premier League". Premier League. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Chris Kavanagh Referee Profile | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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