Andy Madley is an English football referee born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England on 5 September 1983. He made his Premier League debut on 31 March 2018. He has been FIFA-listed since 2019. Madley is a Premier League and FIFA official from West Yorkshire. He is part of the current Premier League officiating pool and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.
In the 2025/26 Premier League season, Madley has officiated 16 league matches, averaging 22.75 fouls, 0.31 penalties, 3.38 yellow cards and 0.19 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with a solid middle ground in disciplinary terms. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.
Historical coverage is selective. We only show seasons and competitions where our sources provide enough verified referee data, so some older seasons may not be available.
Brentford
3–0
Chelsea
Aston Villa
1–2
Nottingham Forest
QPR
0–1
Middlesbrough
Crystal Palace
1–4
Manchester City
Manchester City
1–2
Aston Villa
Fulham
0–1
Bournemouth
Liverpool
3–1
Crystal Palace
Burnley
0–1
Manchester City
Charlton
1–2
Ipswich
Crystal Palace
2–1
Newcastle
West Brom
2–2
Wrexham
Arsenal
2–0
Everton
Brentford
3–0
Chelsea
Aston Villa
1–2
Nottingham Forest
QPR
0–1
Middlesbrough
Crystal Palace
1–4
Manchester City
Manchester City
1–2
Aston Villa
Fulham
0–1
Bournemouth
Liverpool
3–1
Crystal Palace
Burnley
0–1
Manchester City
Charlton
1–2
Ipswich
Crystal Palace
2–1
Newcastle
West Brom
2–2
Wrexham
Arsenal
2–0
Everton
Tottenham
1–3
Crystal Palace
Brighton
2–1
Nottingham Forest
Everton
1–2
Bournemouth
Newcastle
2–3
Brentford
Liverpool
1–1
Burnley
Crystal Palace
0–0
Aston Villa
Brentford
0–0
Tottenham
Newcastle
2–2
Chelsea
Historical coverage is selective. Only seasons with sufficient verified referee data are shown; some competitions and older seasons are intentionally unavailable when coverage is incomplete.
VAR event counts describe provider-coded incidents. They do not represent The VAR Verdict's editorial judgment on whether a decision was correct or incorrect.
