Tony Harrington
Tony Harrington is an English football referee who referees in the English Premier League. Harrington was promoted to Select Group 1 in June 2021.[1]
Career[]
Harrington began refereeing in the Teesside Junior Football Alliance aged 14, after completing a refereeing course whilst at English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College[2] as part of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award.[3]
After four years as an EFL assistant referee and four years as a National League referee, Harrington was appointed to the EFL Referees List in 2012/13.[4]
Harrington was promoted to a Select Group 2 referee in 2016.[5]
On 22 May 2021, Harrington refereed the 2021 FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium. Only eight days later, Harrington was back at Wembley when he officiated the 2021 EFL League One play-off Final between Blackpool and Lincoln City.
After becoming a Select Group 1 referee in June 2021, Harrington officiated his first Premier League game on 16 December 2021.[6]
Personal life[]
He is the grandson of former Hartlepool United player Tommy McGuigan who is in the club's record books for top 10 number of appearances and goals for the club.[7]
Harrington supports his hometown club, Hartlepool.
References[]
- ^ "Another promotion in Hartlepool as referee Tony Harrington confirmed as Premier League official". Gazette Live. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Alumni". English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Another promotion in Hartlepool as referee Tony Harrington confirmed as Premier League official". Gazette Live. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Another promotion in Hartlepool as referee Tony Harrington confirmed as Premier League official". Gazette Live. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Four New Premier League Referees For The New Season". The Referees' Association. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Hartlepool referee Tony Harrington will take charge of his first Premier League match when Brighton & Hove Albion host Wolverhampton Wanderers". Hartlepool Mail. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Another promotion in Hartlepool as referee Tony Harrington confirmed as Premier League official". Gazette Live. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links[]
- English football referees
- Living people
- Premier League referees
- People from Hartlepool
- People educated at English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College
- English football biography stubs