![]() Welch in 2019 | |||
Full name | Rebecca Welch | ||
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Born |
Washington, Tyne and Wear, England | 1 December 1983||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
The Football Association | Referee | ||
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2015– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Rebecca Welch (born 1 December 1983)[1] is an English football referee.
Born in Washington, Tyne and Wear, she became the first woman to referee an English Football League match, when she did so for a League Two match between Harrogate Town and Port Vale in 2021. In December 2023, Welch became the first woman to referee a Premier League match.