Referee Awards
For Long Service to Football
THE FA NATIONAL AWARDS FOR CONTINUOUS SERVICE TO REFEREEING
Shropshire FA recognises the valuable service referees, and those involved in supporting referees, perform in our national game.
Active referees, observers, instructors, mentors and anyone else involved in refereeing can be nominated, no matter which county they have served in, or in which role, as long as it is continuous service.
There are three awards for the following periods of continuous service:
- 25 Years - certificate
- 40 Years - certificate
- 50 Years - certificate and a personalised medal
You can download the nomination form and send it into Ian Preece, Referee Development Officer at Shropshire FA, or email: ian.preece@shropshirefa.com
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM
Once the application is submitted to Shropshire FA, the application is forwarded to The FA for processing and for consideration and approval by the Head of the National Game. The certificate is then sent to Shropshire FA to present at an appropriate event.
The application requires as much detail as possible including contact details, where and when they commenced refereeing, the number of years of service the applicant has given, and any promotions received - Please note that you can submit your own application too!
ANSWERS TO YOUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
No, you can nominate yourself, especially as the application requires full details about your refereeing history/achievements.
No, complete the application form with as much detail as possible and send it in for processing
Yes, all the awards are for continuous service no matter which County FA you have been officiating in
You can have it presented at The Shropshire FA Awards
Yes, that makes a total of 40 years service. As long as it was continuous service with no breaks you can apply for the total amount of years service involved in refereeing.
Ian Preece or Eve Bailey
By Phone: 01743 362769
By E-mail -referees@shropshirefa.com
