GFA Match Official of the Year Award sponsor

Recognising refereeing talent and commitment on the pitch

We are pleased to announce that we are sponsoring Gloucestershire FA's 2025 Match Official of the Year Award.

Grassroots Referees Ltd provides the GFA with referee starter packs, ensuring every newly qualified official is fully equipped with all the essentials to begin their refereeing journey.

Sam Myatt, GFA Equality and Workforce Development Manager commented on the sponsorship: “We are grateful to Grassroots Referees for their support of our 2025 awards, which will help us to put on a fantastic event for our referees and other volunteers as a reward for all their hard work throughout the season. We are especially pleased to have them on board as we know that they can be trusted to provide great quality products at a reasonable price.”

Grassroots Referees founder, Steve Chittenden said: "Grassroots Referees is delighted to support Gloucestershire FA referees by supporting its Match Official of the Year Award and awards event. We have worked with Sam and the refereeing department for several years and it is a pleasure to partner with them on refereeing development."

Kitting out Dorset FA for cup finals

We were delighted to supply Dorset County Football Association with 56 of our popular purple referee shirts for their County Cup Final match officials. In addition, each match official receives an equipment pack containing a Fox 40 Classic whistle, lanyard, notebook pack and our kick-off spin coin. 

Best wishes to each Cup Final refereeing team.

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EVENING WITH HUNTS FA!

Grassroots Referees was thrilled to support and attend the Hunts FA recent referee recognition evening – a night filled with inspiring achievements, well-deserved promotions, exciting Cup Final appointments and heartfelt long service awards. 

REINFORCED PARTNERSHIP WITH BERKS AND BUCKS FA TO SUPPORT REFEREE DEVELOPMENT

Grassroots Referees is excited to announce the continued expansion of its partnership with Berks and Bucks FA (BBFA,) aimed at supporting the development of referees across the region. 

Since 2021, we have supplied equipment starter packs to more than 1,700 BBFA referee course attendees, enhancing the experience for aspiring officials. We also provide U18 referee armbands to young participants to support their success on the pitch.