Martin Atkinson

Refereeing is a thankless job, and Martin Atkinson did it at the very top for years, officiating in the Premier League since his start in the Football League back in 1995. That alone earns my respect, because no official is ever cheered the way players are. What I find admirable is his pivot into coaching referees, turning a career of absorbing criticism into something he can pass down to the next generation. I have a soft spot for the people who hold matches together from the shadows, and Atkinson strikes me as exactly that kind of quiet professional.

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name (English)

Martin Atkinson

Name (Japanese)

マーティン・アトキンソン

Reading

まーてぃん・あときんそん

Born

March 31, 1971 (age 55)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

Bradford, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football referee

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%88%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football referee

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.