Amy Fearn

Amy Elizabeth Fearn (''née'' Rayner; born 20 November 1977) is an English football referee from Loughborough, Leicestershire, who in 2010 became the first woman to referee in The Football League. With a degree in economics and a full-time career in accountancy, having also refereed football since age 14, she became only the second woman after Wendy Toms to rise to the position of assistant referee in English professional football. On 9 February 2010, she became the first woman to act as the main referee in a Football League match. Provided by Wikipedia