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Anthony
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REFEREE · 106 appearances
England · FA · UEFA

Anthony Taylor

⭐ UEFA Elite · 2026/27🌍 FIFA Badge🏆 FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽England referee · 7 competitions · UEFA Elite Panel · FIFA International

Career Stats

7 comps
106
total appearances
65
Referee
17
Asst. Ref
15
4th Official
14
AVAR
Domestic 61International 45

Season-by-Season Activity

'20/21
5
'21/22
9
'22/23
5
'23/24
1
'25/26
69
2026
1
RefereeAR4th OfficialAVAR
SeasonTotalRefAR4thAVAR
202611———
2025/266930171314
2023/2411———
2022/2355———
2021/2298—1—
2020/2155———
1615—1—

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

First tracked match28/10/2020
Club Brugge v SS Lazio
Champions League
First international match28/10/2020
Club Brugge v SS Lazio
Champions League
First Champions League match28/10/2020
Club Brugge v SS Lazio
Champions League

Match Activity

95 matches · 6 years
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Role:RefereeAVARNo match
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Top 2% among England officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count98%
Seasons Active92%
Competitions82%

Median in England: 8 matches · 1 season

Upcoming Appointments

FIFA World Cup18/06/2026
Uzbekistan vs Colombia
Referee

Recent Matches

18Jun2026
FIFA World Cup
UzbekistanvsColombia
Referee
05Mar2026
Premier League
Tottenham HotspurvsCrystal Palace
Assistant Referee 1
01Mar2026
Premier League
BrightonvsNottm Forest
Assistant Referee 2
28Feb2026
Premier League
BournemouthvsSunderland
AVAR
26Feb2026
Europa League
FK Crvena ZvezdavsLosc Lille
Referee
Show all 111 matches →

Most-Officiated Teams

  1. 1Liverpool FC9×
  2. 2Nottm Forest8×
  3. 3Sunderland8×
  4. 4Chelsea FC8×
  5. 5Newcastle United7×
  6. 6Arsenal FC7×
  7. 7Aston Villa FC7×
  8. 8Tottenham Hotspur6×
  9. 9Bournemouth6×
  10. 10Brentford6×

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. 1Cape Verde1×
  2. 2DR Congo1×
  3. 3Iran1×
  4. 4Ivory Coast1×
  5. 5TÜRKİYE1×
  6. 6AUSTRIA3×
  7. 7Algeria3×
  8. 8Argentina3×
  9. 9BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA3×
  10. 10Belgium3×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Rotterdam
    5×
  2. 2Bruges
    2×
  3. 3Donostia-San Sebastian
    2×
  4. 4Milan
    2×
  5. 5Paris
    2×
  6. 6Porto
    2×
  7. 7Razgrad
    2×
  8. 8Zenit
    2×
  9. 9Barcelona
    1×
  10. 10Bergamo
    1×
  11. 11Decines-Charpieu
    1×
  12. 12🌍Estadio Azteca(UZB)
    1×
  13. 13Istanbul
    1×
  14. 14Kyiv
    1×
  15. 15Leverkusen
    1×

Venues Visited(26)

Every stadium Anthony Taylor has officiated at, with the matches worked there.

RotterdamRotterdam
5 matches
RazgradRazgrad
2 matches
PortoPorto
2 matches
ParisParis
2 matches
Donostia-San SebastianDonostia-San Sebastian
2 matches
ZenitZenit
2 matches
MilanMilan
2 matches
BrugesBruges
2 matches
Estadio AztecaMexico City · Mexico
1 match
RomeRome
1 match
NaplesNaples
1 match
BarcelonaBarcelona
1 match
VillarrealVillarreal
1 match
BergamoBergamo
1 match
Villeneuve dAscqVilleneuve dAscq
1 match
LeverkusenLeverkusen
1 match
DynamoKyiv · Ukraine
1 match
LisbonLisbon
1 match
RomaRoma
1 match
ViennaVienna
1 match
SevilleSeville
1 match
Decines-CharpieuDecines-Charpieu
1 match
IstanbulIstanbul
1 match
SalzburgSalzburg
1 match
ViennaWeststadion
1 match
PraguePrague
1 match

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Career Events

FIFA World Cup 2026

United States, Canada & MexicoFIFA

Season Reports

2026 (1)2025/26 (69)2023/24 (1)2022/23 (5)2021/22 (9)2020/21 (5) (16)