Referee
John Brooks
England
- Matches
- 125
- Age
- 36
- Born
- 1 Jan 1990
- Since
- 5 Nov 2016
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. Wikipedia ↗
Yellow cards
3.81
per game
+0.71 vs league average (3.10)
Red cards
0.10
per game
Penalties awarded
0.27
per game
in line with league average (0.22)
Fouls
22.38
per game
By competition
4 competitions| Competition | Matches | YC/g | RC/g | Pen/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 4.40 | 0.13 | 0.23 | |
| 20 | 3.05 | 0.05 | 0.10 | |
| 17 | 2.35 | 0.06 | 0.76 | |
| 9 | 3.13 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
Matches
125 in charge- 22 Oct 2026UEFA Europa LeagueCelje
2 - 2
Red Bull Salzburg40 - 17 Oct 2026Premier LeagueBrentford
1 - 2
Liverpool—— - 12 Oct 2026Premier LeagueCoventry
4 - 1
Newcastle——P1 - 16 Sept 2026UEFA Europa LeagueHapoel Beer Sheva
0 - 0
Dinamo Zagreb00 - 12 Sept 2026Premier LeagueSunderland
0 - 2
Arsenal81P2 - 6 Sept 2026Premier LeagueEverton
2 - 2
Man Utd60 - 24 Aug 2026Premier LeagueFulham
2 - 3
Chelsea50 - 30 Jul 2026UEFA Europa LeagueFC Midtjylland
0 - 2
Beşiktaş—— - 17 May 2026Premier LeagueEverton
1 - 3
Sunderland30 - 9 May 2026Premier LeagueBrighton
3 - 0
Wolves30 - 12 Feb 2026Premier LeagueBrentford
1 - 1
Arsenal50 - 1 Feb 2026Premier LeagueMan Utd
3 - 2
Fulham30P1 - 22 Jan 2026UEFA Europa LeagueRoma
2 - 0
Stuttgart30 - 17 Jan 2026Premier LeagueChelsea
2 - 0
Brentford50P1 - 10 Jan 2026FA CupEverton
1 - 1
Sunderland60P1
Results
49%26%26%
Home win 49%Draw 26%Away win 26%
By season
- 2026/278 · 4.6
- 2025/2616 · 3.9
- 2024/2526 · 4.8
- 2023/2427 · 4.0
- 2022/2326 · 3.8
- 2021/226 · 4.2
- 2020/214 · 2.5
- 2019/204 · 0.3
- 2018/194 · 2.3
- 2017/181 · 4.0
- 2016/173 · 0.0