Thomas Kirk is an English football referee. He made his Premier League debut on 3 December 2025. Kirk is one of the newer officials to step into Premier League appointments. 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, Kirk has officiated 4 league matches, averaging 24.00 fouls, 0.25 penalties, 3.25 yellow cards and 0.75 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a strict and card-heavy profile, with a high foul count and frequent stoppages, and one of the higher red-card rates in the league sample. 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.
Wolves
1–1
Fulham
Southampton
2–2
Ipswich
Leicester
2–2
Hull City AFC
Nottingham Forest
4–1
Burnley
Middlesbrough
0–1
Portsmouth FC
Bristol City
0–1
West Brom
Sunderland AFC
0–1
Brighton
Swansea
3–3
Ipswich
Birmingham
1–3
Middlesbrough
Crystal Palace
1–0
Wolves
Swansea
4–0
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Norwich City
2–1
Coventry
Sheffield Wednesday FC
0–1
Middlesbrough
Coventry
3–0
Birmingham
Preston North End FC
2–2
Middlesbrough
Millwall
0–2
Wrexham
Swansea
1–0
Sheffield United
Norwich City
3–5
Portsmouth FC
Cardiff
1–0
Hull City AFC
West Brom
2–0
Bristol City
Hull City AFC
0–1
Blackburn
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.
