Welcome to the home of Altrincham & District Referees

Altrincham & District Referees’ Society is the local branch of the Referees’ Association. Our members include referees serving all levels of the game, from junior grass roots matches through to FIFA international matches. This range of experience is of great benefit to all members of the society as we help each other to improve and develop.

We meet once per month, running an outdoor training & development session led by FA Referee Tutors, followed by an indoor session covering a variety of topics during the season. In between the two sessions we have time for food and networking! Our programme includes training from Premier League and Football League officials, and is designed to be of benefit to referees from all levels.

We also work closely with the Altrincham & District FA, and many of our members give their time to observing, mentoring and tutoring referees to aid their development.

Latest News

Anthony Taylor appointed to Euro 2016

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UEFA have today announced the full teams of match officials for UEFA EURO 2016, and we’re delighted to confirm that Anthony Taylor has been selected as an Additional Assistant within Mark Clattenburg’s team.

Anthony and Mark are 2 of 12 English officials who have been named on the initial list for this summer’s tournament, and our congratulations go to all of them. The full list can be found here on the UEFA website.

Altrincham Change Appointments System

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In an effort to improve how they appoint and develop our referees, Altrincham DFA have been working towards a central appointing system for our leagues and referees. From MONDAY 7th DECEMBER 2015, Altrincham DFA will be taking over responsibility for the refereeing appointments for all matches played in the Timperley League (which have been previously appointed by Simon Franks).

This appointments process will be overseen by our district referee secretary, Chris Broadhurst (07772376679).

It is therefore extremely important that all registered referees keep Chris updated with their availability/non-availability on the following email address: adfareferees@gmail.com

If you are not available, for whatever reason, it is vitally important that you “close” any dates via the above email address as soon as possible.