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New Premier League referee took charge of non-League Wrexham game last season
Premier League referee Thomas Bramall took charge of non-league Wrexham last season, officiating their FA Trophy final against Bromley.Bramall, 32, was one of four officials promoted to the top-flight for the 2022/23 season by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) alongside assistant referees Natalie Aspinall, Nick Greenhalgh and Steve Meredith. The Sheffield-born referee will be in the dugout at the City Ground for his Premier League debut, operating as a fourth official.And whilst Nottingham Forest's 30,000-seater stadium prepares to host its first top-flight fixture since 1999, Bramall bizarrely may have led a more glamorous lifestyle if he'd stayed in non-league with his last match coming under the arch of Wembley.READ MORE: Gabby Agbonlahor slams 'pathetic' Arsenal training ploy that backfired for Mikel ArtetaThe 32-year-old took charge of Bromley's 1-0 FA Trophy final victory over Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham as Michael Cheek's second-half goal bagged The Ravens their first FA-affiliated honour since 1949, following success in the now-disbanded Amateur Cup.Bramall took charge of his first game of the 2022/23 campaign last weekend, officiating Blackburn Rovers' 1-0 win over QPR and handing out two yellow cards.
