Birmingham County Football Association is delighted to announce that referee registration for the new season is now open.

In preparation for the 2021/22 season and under FA regulations, referees must register each season to ensure they can referee in affiliated leagues. Upon completing registration, you will receive your affiliation number which will show on your Whole Game System (WGS) account. To access the registration portal please log in via the Whole Game System.

The fee for this year’s registration is £20 and can be paid via the WGS.

HOW DO I REGISTER?

1. Log on to Whole Game System using your email address and password

2. Select the referee administration tab which will take you to your referee dashboard

3. Select referee re-registration for 2021/22, then follow the steps to complete your registration

SUPPORT

We encourage all referees to register online. Doing so will enable you to manage and edit your personal details and football preferences. However, if you are unable to access the WGS, we can provide assistance.

If a referee has login issues or cannot login to WGS, this should be reported to myaccount@thefa.com 

If you experience any problems inside of WGS with your registration, please contact our team via Support@BirminghamFA.com

SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION

All referees MUST have an in-date appropriate safeguarding qualification on their record in order to allow them to re-register for season 2021/22.

Referees in the view who are 14/15 years old

1.  Complete the free one hour Safeguarding For All (valid for two years) - LINK HERE 

Referees in the view who are 16+, but completed their previous Safeguarding qualification as a 14/15 year old can;

1.  Complete free one hour Safeguarding For All (valid for two years) - LINK HERE 
  
2.  Complete the new Online Safeguarding Children Course (valid for two years with continual free recertification; £30) - LINK HERE 

All other Referees in the view who are 16+ can;

1.  Complete the free one hour Safeguarding For All (valid for two years) - LINK HERE 

2.  If they have a previous Safeguarding Workshop Date, complete the free online recertification (valid for three years) – LINK HERE

3.  Complete the new Online Safeguarding Children Course (valid for two years with continual free recertification; £30) - LINK HERE