Stuart Attwell Salary: How Much Does Stuart Attwell Make?

Stuart Steven Attwell was born on 6 October 1982 and is an English referee who referees in the Premier League.

Attwell made a prominent debut in 2008 as the youngest person ever to referee in the Premier League. but was demoted from the Select Group in February 2012, returning to refereeing in the Football League. He returned to the Select Group in March 2016.

His promotion to Football League refereeing came ahead of the 2007–08 season, officiating his first match on 11 August 2007 in a League Two fixture between Hereford United and Rotherham United.

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He first officiated in League One when taking charge of a game between Swansea City and Gillingham. Attwell continued to be promoted, and on 26 December 2007, he made his Championship debut officiating a 1–1 draw between Sheffield United and Blackpool.

In total, he refereed five Championship games during the 2007–08 season. On 26 May 2008, Attwell officiated the League Two play-off final between Rochdale and Stockport County at Wembley Stadium, won 3–2 by Stockport.

Attwell and one of his assistants, Nigel Bannister, were censured for a decision to award a “ghost goal” to Reading in a Championship game at Watford on 20 September 2008 after Bannister mistakenly flagged for a goal instead of a corner kick. The incident led to both Attwell and Bannister being dropped from their duties the following weekend. Six weeks later, Attwell refereed a 1–1 draw between Derby County and Nottingham Forest.

On 20 December 2008, Attwell was added to the international list of referees for 2009.

In July 2010, Attwell officiated in Japanese J. League matches for three weeks. Attwell and Anthony Taylor were sent to Japan as part of referee exchange programs signed between the English FA and Japanese FA.