Stuart Attwell

Stuart Attwell fascinates me because officiating is the one job where excellence is invisible and only mistakes get a name. Walking out as the youngest Premier League referee in 2008 must have been thrilling and terrifying in equal measure, and his demotion in 2012 could have ended things. What I respect is that he didn't disappear. He dropped down, did the unglamorous work, and earned his way back to the Select Group by 2016. That arc, the fall and the patient climb, says more about character than any single match ever could. I quietly root for people who rebuild themselves like that.

Stuart Steven Attwell (born 6 October 1982) is an English referee from Nuneaton, Warwickshire, who currently officiates in the Premier League. Attwell made a prominent debut in 2008 as the youngest person ever to referee in the Premier League. but was demoted from the Select Group in February 2012, returning to refereeing in the Football League. He returned to the Select Group in March 2016.

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Name (English)

Stuart Attwell

Name (Japanese)

スチュアート・アトウェル

Reading

すちゅあーと・あとうぇる

Born

October 6, 1982 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dog

Origin

Nuneaton, 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%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB

Tags

• association football referee

Last updated

2026-06-02

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