Darren Bond is an English football referee.
Bond began refereeing when he was 15. By 2016 he had 20 years of experience, including one year as a assistant referee in the Premier League, and was named on the Select Group Two list of referees for the EFL Championship.[1] Bond is a Wigan Athletic supporter.[2]
Bond made his Premier League debut on 3 January 2023 in Fulham's 1–0 win away to Leicester City. He refereed four games that season and was promoted to a permanent referee in the league by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).[3]
On 14 January 2023, Bond officiated a 2–2 Championship draw between Reading and Queens Park Rangers. He was called a "bottler" by Reading manager Paul Ince[4] for not giving the Royals a penalty kick when Shane Long went down under pressure from Rob Dickie; former referee Chris Foy defended the decision.[5]
References
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- ^ "What's new for 2023/24: Match officials". Premier League. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
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- ^ Low, Jonathan (18 January 2023). "Ex Premier League referee disagrees with Paul Ince over penalty decision in Reading FC v QPR". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 9 October 2024.