What is John Brooks (referee)?
{{Infobox football official | name = John Brooks | fullname = John Edmund C. Brooks | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1990}} | birth_place = [[Melton Mowbray]], [[Leicestershire]], England | years1 = ??– | league1 = [[The Football League]] | role1 = Assistant referee | years2 = 2012— | league2 = [[Premier League]] | role2 = Assistant referee | years3 = 2021– | league3 = [[Premier League]] | role3 = Assistant referee }} '''John Edmund C. Brooks''' is an [[English people|English]] [[Association football|football]] [[referee]]. He referees for the [[Premier League]]. Brooks was promoted in June 2021. Before this, he was a [[Select Group Referee]] and a Premier League assistant referee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/2175938|title=Four new referees for 2021/22 Premier League}}</ref> In December 2021, Brooks refereed his first Premier League match. The match was between [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] and [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] at [[Molineux Stadium|The Molineux Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/19499425.new-premier-league-ref-john-brooks-takes-charge-brighton|title=New Premier League ref John Brooks takes charge at Brighton}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, John}} [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:living people]] [[Category:English football referees]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Leicestershire]]