Howard Webb reveals how much Championship referees earn per season, it’s a startling amount

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Howard Webb, Premier League referee turned boss of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), is no stranger to controversy.

He’s become the very public face of English refereeing, dealing with issues ranging from VAR errors to the David Coote scandal.

This is after a storied career as one of the top referees in the world, working in the Premier League from 2003 to 2014 and taking charge of the 2010 World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands.

Match officials are a frequent focus for both fans and pundits, with their performances regularly being scrutinised and any errors being highlighted and amplified.

This has led to a fairly toxic culture at times, where mistakes made under heavy pressure often lead to abuse from fans.

It all means that referees both need to be able to deal with a huge amount of scrutiny and perform at an extremely high level under pressure.

Howard Webb reveals Championship referees earn around £120,000 a season

In a presentation to EFL clubs according to the Mail, Webb shared some very revealing details about how much officials earn per season as he spoke about PGMOL costs.

Select Group Two referees are the second-highest ranking match officials in the country, with Select Group One refs frequently taking charge of Premier League games.

The PGMOL boss confirmed that 18 Select Group Two referees earn around £120,000 a season in the Championship, with assistant referees on £110,000.

He went into further detail on referees further down the pyramid, sharing that the 29 ‘development group’ members who handle League One and Two games earn around £30,000 a season.

The numbers rocket up in the Premier League, where Select Group One officials earn around £240,000 a season on average.

As part of the same presentation, Webb made a plea for more funding for PGMOL as he believes without it the organisation will lose £23m over the next five years.

Current levels of funding for PGMOL stand at £17.4m from the Premier League, £7m from the EFL, £4.2m from the FA and £1m from the Women’s Professional League Limited. Webb wants this contribution to increase, with the Premier League being asked for extra money.

EFL referee Ruebyn Ricardo shares what an official’s weekly routine is like

One of England’s up and coming referees, Ruebyn Ricardo, gave a big insight into how refs prepare for each game.

Ricardo, who is on the PGMOL’s Elite Referee Development Plan (ERDP), opened up in an interview with Sky Sports.

He explained the plan has enabled him to go from working as a referee part time to full time, meaning he can put more focus into preparing for games.

“Our fixtures come out every Monday at 4pm. As soon as that email lands in your inbox, preparation starts,” he explained. “In terms of training, we’ve got sports scientists that will plan a structured training programme around our week.”

The 27-year-old ref says the programme consists of strength and conditioning sessions, speed sessions and gym work.

It also includes calls with designated performance coaches, where they go through clips of his previous game and look into “fine detail” with how he performed.

Speaking about a game he took charge of in League Two between Port Vale and Notts County, he explained just how thorough the feedback is.

“Me and my coach looked at that game in great depth and pulled the learning out of things. Could have done this better, could have tried to do a bit of this better.”

“It’s continuous, it’s a lot, it’s something I’m so grateful to do as a job, but it’s about learning. That’s the key. This is not the finished product, we want to learn every single week and that learning never stops.”