Match Officials Appointed for Essex’s County Cup Finals
25 Essex County Cup Finals will be staged throughout March, April and May, and local match officials have now been confirmed for these showpiece matches as a reward for their performance and commitment throughout the 2023/24 season so far.
Dates and venues for each of the showpiece occasions, from the Under 12s through to the Veterans age groups, have recently been announced. And, at a ceremony on Wednesday 7th February at Chelmsford City FC, Essex County FA Referee Development Manager, Lukas Wood, revealed this season’s highly-anticipated appointments.
“A cup final is a special occasion for everybody involved, including the officiating team, and they deserve these accolades,” he explained. “It’s a huge privilege to be able to present our best-performing officials with a County Cup Final appointment, which is a deserved reward for everything they do. Hopefully they’ll be able to enjoy more as their careers develop.”
“These individuals have shown a considerable level of commitment throughout the season and have displayed high performance levels to earn these appointments, which were assigned according to the type of game that they referee. As always, it was really difficult to select the officials for these finals, with such a huge number of referees to choose from.”
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Essex County FA Cup Finals 2023/24
Congratulations to the following match officials...
Essex Under 14s Girls Cup
Brentwood Girls (Lionesses) vs Hutton (Lionesses)
Sunday 3rd March 2024, Kick-Off 10:00am, Aveley FC
Referee: Emily Lam (Rochford)
Assistant Referees: Olivia James (Brentwood) and Mia Nash (Chelmsford)
Fourth Official: Darren Barnett (Basildon)
Essex Under 16s Girls Cup
Aveley vs Bowers & Pitsea
Sunday 3rd March 2024, Kick-Off 1:00pm, Aveley FC
Referee: Lacey Armstrong (Havering)
Assistant Referees: Charmaine Bent (Newham) and Harry Sanderson (Brentwood)
Fourth Official: Stephen Smith (Chelmsford)
Essex Under 18s Girls Cup
Braintree Girls (Hornets) vs Leigh Ramblers
Sunday 3rd March 2024, Kick-Off 4:00pm, Aveley FC
Referee: Michael Wallace (Colchester)
Assistant Referees: Jason Acott (Barking & Dagenham) and Glen Bowtell (Castle Point)
Fourth Official: Steven Martin (Colchester)
BBC Essex Senior Cup
Tuesday 19th March 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Colchester United FC
Referee: Robert Claussen (Rochford)
Assistant Referees: Thomas Whay (Harlow) and Richard Carter (Braintree)
Fourth Official: Ayrton Hursey (Colchester)
Essex Veterans Trophy
Harold Hill (Over 45s) vs Herongate Athletic (Over 45s)
Wednesday 20th March 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Concord Rangers FC
Referee: David Parker (Braintree)
Assistant Referees: Dean Fenn (Basildon) and Nuno Nunes (Redbridge)
Fourth Official: Richard Marsh (Basildon)
Essex Saturday Veterans Cup
Blackmore vs Rouge
Wednesday 27th March 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Waltham Abbey FC
Referee: Terry Murley (Rochford)
Assistant Referees: Simon Clarke (Chelmsford) and Dominic Green (Thurrock)
Fourth Official: Ryan Anderson (Havering)
Essex Sunday Veterans Cup
Corinthians vs Vincitori
Wednesday 3rd April 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Great Wakering Rovers FC
Referee: Adrian Rogers (Rochford)
Assistant Referees: Chay Saggers (Braintree) and Sam Francis (Basildon)
Fourth Official: Richard Wilkins (Basildon)
Essex Sunday Junior Cup
Sunday 7th April 2024, Kick-Off 10:30am, Bowers & Pitsea FC
Referee: Oliver Townsend (Southend-on-Sea)
Assistant Referees: Rui Baptista Almeida (Waltham Forest) and Allan Eldridge (Basildon)
Fourth Official: Sarfraz Idrees (Harlow)
Essex Sunday Premier Cup
Sunday 7th April 2024, Kick-Off 2:30pm, Bowers & Pitsea FC
Referee: George Barker (Havering)
Assistant Referees: Daniel Lane (Havering) and Tommy Fleming (Thurrock)
Fourth Official: Josh O'Sullivan (Basildon)
Essex Saturday Junior Cup
Wednesday 10th April 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Heybridge Swifts FC
Referee: Toby Andrews (Chelmsford)
Assistant Referees: Raymond Chapman (Harlow) and Nazarij Bilanovszkij (Havering)
Fourth Official: Dan Boulden (Castle Point)
BBC Essex Women's Cup
Thursday 11th April 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Colchester United FC
Referee: Amy Purser (Braintree)
Assistant Referees: Broghan Kelly (Castle Point) and Lily Priest (Chelmsford)
Fourth Official: Elora Hardstaff (Thurrock)
Essex Saturday Junior Trophy
Friday 12th April 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Heybridge Swifts FC
Referee: Ashley Diamond (Barking & Dagenham)
Assistant Referees: Alexander Galbally (Chelmsford) and George Lusardi (Epping Forest)
Fourth Official: TBC
BBC Essex Saturday Premier Cup
Wednesday 17th April 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Billericay Town FC
Referee: Richard Baker (Colchester)
Assistant Referees: Daniel Squibb (Chelmsford) and Robert Willcocks (Braintree)
Fourth Official: Joe Wise (Basildon)
Essex Sunday Junior Trophy
Friday 19th April 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Heybridge Swifts FC
Referee: Christopher Rammell (Harlow)
Assistant Referees: Lewis Sibbons (Chelmsford) and Moises Amoes (Waltham Forest)
Fourth Official: Richard Ramjane (Chelmsford)
Essex Rosser Under 15s Cup
Sunday 21st April 2024, Kick-Off 10:00am, Saffron Walden Town FC
Referee: Yaron Woolf (Redbridge)
Assistant Referees: Stephen Dadds (Southend-on-Sea) and Jack Falco (Brentwood)
Fourth Official: Liam Judd (Thurrock)
Essex Cassels Under 16s Cup
Sunday 21st April 2024, Kick-Off 2:00pm, Saffron Walden Town FC
Referee: Liam Dawson (Thurrock)
Assistant Referees: Daniel Goodman (Colchester) and Pierce Campbell (Colchester)
Fourth Official: Rasmus Adamah (Thurrock)
Essex Under 12s Cup
Sunday 28th April 2024, Kick-Off 11:00am, Hullbridge Sports FC
Referee: Etanas Sapezinskas (Havering)
Assistant Referees: Giles Norbury (Castle Point) and Kian Mason (Colchester)
Fourth Official: TBC
Essex Under 12s Girls Cup
Sunday 28th April 2024, Kick-Off 2:30pm, Hullbridge Sports FC
Referee: Aurelia Janus (Southend-on-Sea)
Assistant Referees: Emma Parkinson (Southend-on-Sea) and Lily Jones (Southend-on-Sea)
Fourth Official: Lawrence Jones (Southend-on-Sea)
Essex Women's Trophy
Wednesday 1st May 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Billericay Town FC
Referee: David Dice (Redbridge)
Assistant Referees: Billy Stevens (Basildon) and Amaan Ramzan (Havering)
Fourth Official: Daniel Axente (Colchester)
Essex Cordell Under 13s Cup
Sunday 5th May 2024, Kick-Off 10:00am, Aveley FC
Referee: Daniel Carpel (Thurrock)
Assistant Referees: Daniel Falvey (Castle Point) and Loui Motley (Chelmsford)
Fourth Official: Jonathan Dalton (Colchester)
Essex Under 13s Trophy
Sunday 5th May 2024, Kick-Off 1:00pm, Aveley FC
Referee: MD Sahedul Islam (Redbridge)
Assistant Referees: Jake Osbourn (Rochford) and TBC
Fourth Official: TBC
Essex Andrews Under 14s Cup
Sunday 5th May 2024, Kick-Off 4:00pm, Aveley FC
Referee: Stephen Hull (Chelmsford)
Assistant Referees: Reuben Blanc (Havering) and Isaac Islam (Chelmsford)
Fourth Official: Gerald Tyler (Barking & Dagenham)
Essex Pelly Under 18s Cup
Wednesday 8th May 2024, Kick-Off 7:45pm, Billericay Town FC
Referee: Matthew Pointer (Castle Point)
Assistant Referees: Joseph Greenleaf (Colchester) and Simon Brickwood (Castle Point)
Fourth Official: Stephen Vieira (Braintree)
Tolleshunt D'Arcy Memorial Cup
Date, Kick-Off Time and Venue TBC
Referee: Craig Charles (Harlow)
Assistant Referees: Adekola Adeyemi (Chelmsford) and George Lowe (Colchester)
Fourth Official: Steve Tovey (Colchester)
Essex Thames-Side Trophy
Date, Kick-Off Time and Venue TBC
Referee: Fabio Roque (Redbridge)
Assistant Referees: Matthew Rowling (Harlow) and Benjamin Horne (Castle Point)
Fourth Official: Craig Wood (Thurrock)
