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FIFA
John
Brooks
REFEREE · 66 appearances
England · FA · UEFA
John Brooks
🎖️ UEFA First · 2026/27🌍 FIFA Badge
⚽England referee · 8 competitions · FIFA International
Career Stats
8 comps66
total appearances
21
Referee
13
4th Official
30
VAR
2
AVAR
Domestic 39International 26
Season-by-Season Activity
'22/23
3
'23/24
5
'25/26
47
Referee4th OfficialVARAVAR
| Season | Total | Ref | 4th | VAR | AVAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
First tracked match26/07/2022
IF Elfsborg v Molde FK
UEFA Europa Conference League
First international match26/07/2022
IF Elfsborg v Molde FK
UEFA Europa Conference League
First VAR appearance30/07/2025
Ferencvárosi TC v NOA FA
UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round (Second Legs)
First Champions League match11/04/2023
SL Benfica v FC Internazionale
Champions League
Match Activity
55 matches · 4 yearsRole:RefereeVARAVARNo match
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Top 11% among England officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count89%
Seasons Active69%
Competitions87%
Median in England: 8 matches · 1 season
Most-Officiated Teams
Least-Officiated Teams
Clubs in their current competition, ordered by how seldom this official has worked their matches.
Each number = matches officiated involving that club · 0× = never officiated them
Frequently Works With
Rarely Works With
Active officials in Premier League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Paul HowardVAR · 23 in leagueNever
- 2Tom KirkFourth Official · 12 in leagueNever
- 3Gavin WardFourth Official · 8 in leagueNever
- 4Howard WebbFourth Official · 7 in leagueNever
- 5Thomas NieldFourth Official · 7 in leagueNever
- 6Sam AllisonFourth Official · 6 in leagueNever
- 7Steve MartinFourth Official · 6 in leagueNever
- 8James LiningtonFourth Official · 6 in leagueNever
Top Destinations
- 1Baku2×
- 2Enschede2×
- 3Amsterdam1×
- 4Athens1×
- 5Belgrade1×
- 6Boras1×
- 7Braga1×
- 8Bucharest1×
- 9Lisbon1×
- 10Malmo1×
- 11Munich1×
- 12Nyon1×
- 13Osijek1×
- 14Piraeus1×
- 15Prague1×
Venues Visited(17)
Every stadium John Brooks has officiated at, with the matches worked there.
EnschedeEnschede
2 matchesBakuBaku
2 matchesAthensAthens
1 matchRomaniaBucharest
1 matchOsijekOsijek
1 matchTbilisiTbilisi
1 matchLisbonLisbon
1 matchBelgradeBelgrade
1 matchBragaBraga
1 matchMunichMunich
1 matchPiraeusPiraeus
1 matchPraguePrague
1 matchMalmoMalmo
1 matchAmsterdamAmsterdam
1 matchSUINyon
1 matchTiraspolTiraspol
1 matchOther England Officials
Career Events
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