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Craig
Pawson
REFEREE · 82 appearances
England · FA · UEFA

Craig Pawson

⚽England referee · 4 competitions

Career Stats

4 comps
82
total appearances
49
Referee
8
4th Official
18
VAR
7
AVAR
Domestic 38International 43

Season-by-Season Activity

'19/20
1
'20/21
11
'21/22
7
'22/23
7
'23/24
2
'25/26
38
Referee4th OfficialVARAVAR
SeasonTotalRef4thVARAVAR
2025/263817318—
2023/2422———
2022/23761——
2021/22751—1
2020/211142—5
2019/2011———
16141—1

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

First tracked match12/12/2019
AS Roma v Wolfsberger AC
Europa League
First international match12/12/2019
AS Roma v Wolfsberger AC
Europa League
First VAR appearance23/08/2025
Arsenal FC v Leeds United
Premier League
First Champions League match21/10/2020
FC Bayern München v Club Atlético De Madrid
Champions League

Match Activity

66 matches · 7 years
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Top 7% among England officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count93%
Seasons Active92%
Competitions73%

Median in England: 8 matches · 1 season

Recent Matches

03Mar2026
Premier League
BournemouthvsBrentford
Referee
01Mar2026
Premier League
FulhamvsTottenham Hotspur
VAR
27Feb2026
Premier League
Wolverhampton WanderersvsAston Villa FC
Referee
22Feb2026
Premier League
SunderlandvsFulham
Referee
10Feb2026
Premier League
West HamvsManchester United FC
VAR
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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

  1. 1Arsenal FC29×
  2. 2Aston Villa FC29×
  3. 3Bournemouth29×
  4. 4Brentford29×
  5. 5Brighton29×
  6. 6Burnley29×
  7. 7Chelsea FC29×
  8. 8Crystal Palace29×
  9. 9Everton29×
  10. 10Fulham29×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Rome
    6×
  2. 2Baku
    3×
  3. 3Amsterdam
    2×
  4. 4Barcelona
    2×
  5. 5Berlin
    2×
  6. 6Eindhoven
    2×
  7. 7Haifa
    2×
  8. 8Herning
    2×
  9. 9Kyiv
    2×
  10. 10Prague
    2×
  11. 11Razgrad
    2×
  12. 12Zenit
    2×
  13. 13Athens
    1×
  14. 14Belgrade
    1×
  15. 15Bruges
    1×

Venues Visited(27)

Every stadium Craig Pawson has officiated at, with the matches worked there.

RomeRome
6 matches
BakuBaku
3 matches
HaifaHaifa
2 matches
BerlinBerlin
2 matches
RazgradRazgrad
2 matches
PraguePrague
2 matches
EindhovenEindhoven
2 matches
HerningHerning
2 matches
DynamoKyiv · Ukraine
2 matches
AmsterdamAmsterdam
2 matches
ZenitZenit
2 matches
BarcelonaBarcelona
2 matches
AthensAthens
1 match
YerevanYerevan
1 match
VillarrealVillarreal
1 match
BelgradeBelgrade
1 match
RotterdamRotterdam
1 match
NicosiaNicosia
1 match
Villeneuve dAscqVilleneuve dAscq
1 match
San SebastianSan Sebastian
1 match
MunichMunich
1 match
IstanbulIstanbul
1 match
HelsinkiHelsinki
1 match
BrusselsBrussels
1 match
PiraeusPiraeus
1 match
BrugesBruges
1 match
LimassolLimassol
1 match

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Career Events

Career events (UEFA courses, awards) will appear here when available.

Season Reports

2025/26 (38)2023/24 (2)2022/23 (7)2021/22 (7)2020/21 (11)2019/20 (1) (16)