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Akil
Howson
ASSISTANT REFEREE · 27 appearances
England · FA · UEFA
Akil Howson
🚩England assistant referee · 3 competitions
Career Stats
3 comps27
total appearances
20
Asst. Ref
7
AVAR
Domestic 23International 4
Season-by-Season Activity
'23/24
2
'25/26
23
ARAVAR
| Season | Total | AR | AVAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2 | 2 | — |
Career Milestones
Career-firsts tracked in our database.
Match Activity
25 matches · 3 yearsRole:AVARNo match
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Top 29% among England officials
Peer Benchmark
Match Count71%
Seasons Active60%
Competitions67%
Median in England: 8 matches · 1 season
Recent Matches
04Mar2026
Premier League
Manchester City FCvsNottm Forest
Assistant Referee 2
01Mar2026
Premier League
Arsenal FCvsChelsea FC
Assistant Referee 2
23Feb2026
Premier League
EvertonvsManchester United FC
Assistant Referee 2
21Feb2026
Premier League
West HamvsBournemouth
AVAR
11Feb2026
Premier League
Crystal PalacevsBurnley
AVAR
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
Rarely Works With
Active officials in Premier League they have shared fewest matches with.
- 1Anthony TaylorReferee · 61 in leagueNever
- 2Craig PawsonVAR · 38 in leagueNever
- 3Adrian HolmesAssistant Referee 1 · 37 in leagueNever
- 4Gary BeswickAssistant Referee 1 · 32 in leagueNever
- 5Michael OliverReferee · 31 in leagueNever
- 6James MainwaringAssistant Referee 2 · 27 in leagueNever
- 7Simon LongAssistant Referee 2 · 23 in leagueNever
- 8Richard WestAssistant Referee 1 · 19 in leagueNever
Top Destinations
- 1Enschede2×
- 2Nyon1×
- 3Osijek1×
Venues Visited(3)
Every stadium Akil Howson has officiated at, with the matches worked there.
EnschedeEnschede
2 matchesOsijekOsijek
1 matchOther England Officials
Career Events
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