24 Essex referees are celebrating promotions due to high levels of development and dedication to improving standards during the 2023/24 season.

A list has been shared detailing all the referees who have been congratulated and moved up following their elevation in the latest round of FA and county promotions. An impressive number of local match officials have been rewarded for their progressive approach and commitment.

Essex County FA Referee Development Manager, Lukas Wood, is thrilled to announce the successful promotions, commenting: “Once again, we’ve found many talented referees operating within Essex and I’d like to congratulate every one of them who have achieved their promotions. They’ve shown their desire and willingness to learn, alongside their commitment to being a referee.”

Find out more about the referee promotion process in Essex, or how to become a match official, by browsing the 'Referees' tab above. Information is also regularly shared on Twitter/X by @EssexCountyFA and @EssexReferees and by the ‘EssexFootball’ page on Facebook.

The following Essex County FA match officials have received confirmation of their promotions from The FA:

Level 7 (Junior Referee) to Level 6 (County Referee)

Moises Amoes (Waltham Forest), Nazarij Bilanovszkij (Havering), Benjamin Cooper (Colchester), Russell Crane (Basildon), Stephen Dadds (Southend-on-Sea), Tommy Fleming (Thurrock), Charles Fox (Southend-on-Sea), Gregory Hart (Colchester), Ciprian Juganaru (Brentwood), Daniel Lane (Havering), Emmanuel Lawrence (Thurrock), Lily Priest (Chelmsford), Mungo Prior (Redbridge), Grant Teasell (Chelmsford), Luke Thorogood (Havering).

Level 6 (County Referee) to Level 5 (Senior County Referee)

Rasmus Adamah (Thurrock), Dan Boulden (Castle Point), Liam Dawson (Thurrock), Ashley Diamond (Barking & Dagenham), Daniel Goodman (Colchester), Nicholas Kinghorn (Thurrock), Amaan Ramzan (Havering).

Level 4W (Women’s Regional Referee) to Level 3W (Women’s National Referee)

Broghan Kelly (Castle Point), Lily Priest (Chelmsford).