Rebecca Welch turned the primary feminine referee to officiate a complete EFL match, on at the present time in 2021.
Welch made EFL historical past as she oversaw Harrogate’s 2-0 League Two house defeat by Port Vale the place her day went unspoilt – with none main controversy – and Harrogate supervisor Simon Weaver praised the referee publish match.
“I feel she was superb certainly,” he stated after the sport.
“Vital calls had been made all through they usually had been the proper calls.
“Hopefully it’s simply par for the course that we see feminine referees and officers within the EFL. It’s about time.”
Amy Fearn turned the primary girl to referee an EFL recreation after approaching as an harm substitute within the 2010 Championship recreation between Coventry and Nottingham Forest, however Welch was the primary to supervise a full recreation.
Welch, from Washington, Tyne and Put on, turned the primary girl to referee a Premier League fixture in December 2023 after taking cost of Burnley’s 2-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
The 40-year-old has additionally been named as one of many 21 referees to take cost of soccer tournaments on the 2024 Olympic Video games in Paris.
