Rebecca Welch first woman to be appointed referee for a men’s Championship game
WOMAN IN THE MIDDLE: Rebecca Welch will make history this weekend.
Rebecca Welch will become the first woman appointed to referee a men’s Championship match when she takes charge of Birmingham versus Preston on Saturday.
Welch, 39, from Washington in Tyne and Wear, already holds the honour of being the first woman to be appointed to referee an English Football League match.
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