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English football referee (born 1982)

David Coote
Coote in 2023
Full nameDavid Harry Coote
Born (1982-07-11)11 July 1982 (age 43)
Nottingham, England
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
?–2010Football ConferenceReferee
2010–2018English Football LeagueReferee
2018–2024Premier LeagueReferee
International
YearsLeagueRole
2020–2022FIFA listedReferee

David Harry Coote (born 11 July 1982) is an English formerfootball referee.[1] His county FA was theNottinghamshire Football Association.[1] He belonged to theSelect Group of Referees in England and officiated primarily in thePremier League before his dismissal in December 2024.[2] On 14 October 2025, he pleaded guilty to the charge of makingindecent images of children.[3]

Early life

David Harry Coote[4] was born on 11 July 1982[5] inNottingham.[6]

Career

Coote started refereeing as a sixteen-year-old. He refereed in theNotts Alliance League, theNorthern Counties East Football League, theNorthern Premier League and theConference North before being promoted to theFootball League list of referees as an assistant referee.[7][8] His first game in this role came in aLeague Two game betweenStockport County andHereford United. He was promoted to the list of Football League referees in 2010.[9] In May 2014, Coote was the referee for the2014 League One play-off final atWembley Stadium betweenLeyton Orient andRotherham United.[10]

Coote officiated his firstPremier League game betweenNewcastle United andWest Bromwich Albion on 28 April 2018, a game which ended as a 1–0 victory to West Brom.[11][12] Ahead of the2018–19 season, Coote was promoted to Select Group 1.[13][14]

Coote was appointed to officiate the2023 EFL Cup final betweenManchester United andNewcastle United on 14 February 2023, which Manchester United went on to win 2–0.[15]

Video incident and suspension

On 11 November 2024, Coote was suspended byPGMOL after video footage emerged in which he made derogatory comments aboutLiverpool and describedJürgen Klopp as an arrogant "Germancunt".[16][17][18] According toThe Guardian, the "video appears to date from the 2020–21 season".[18] During that season, Coote was thevideo assistant referee for theMerseyside derby atGoodison Park on 17 October, a game which saw Everton goalkeeperJordan Pickford go unpunished for whatTNT Sports called "a horror tackle" on Liverpool defenderVirgil van Dijk, which resulted in a season-ending injury.[18][19] Having watched the footage of the tackle, Coote did not call for any action on Pickford, instead focusing on a marginal offside in the buildup to the collision.[20]

Coote initially claimed that the video footage of his comments was not real;[21] however, he later admitted that it was genuine.[22] On 13 November, another video emerged allegedly showing Coote snorting a white powder, believed to becocaine, duringEuro 2024,[23][24] leading to Coote being suspended byUEFA.[25]

The Football Association was also investigating Coote for possiblematch fixing.[26] Allegedly, Coote had prearranged to hand out a yellow card during theChampionship game betweenLeeds United andWest Brom in October 2019, in order to benefit a friend through betting. Coote denied any wrongdoing.[27][28] On 9 December, the investigation concluded and Coote was sacked with immediate effect.[29] In February 2025, Coote was banned by UEFA.[30]

Personal life

Coote is the son ofDavid Coote, who played cricket forNottinghamshire County Cricket Club.[9] In January 2025, Coote came out asgay, saying he hid his sexuality during his career due to fear of abuse.[31][32] In September 2025, Coote was charged byNottinghamshire Police with making an indecent image of a child.[33] On 14 October 2025, he pleaded guilty to the charge.[3]

References

  1. ^ab"David Coote Referee Profile".Premier League. Archived fromthe original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved13 February 2020.
  2. ^"Premier League referee David Coote sacked after investigation into his conduct".Sky News. Retrieved9 December 2024.
  3. ^abTaylor, Matt; Oakley, Tom (14 October 2025)."Ex-referee David Coote admits child image offence".BBC News.
  4. ^"International football referee David Coote".EU football.info. Retrieved16 November 2024.
  5. ^"D. Coote: Summary".Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived fromthe original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved16 November 2024.
  6. ^Holt, Matthew (12 November 2024)."David Coote's Liverpool record analysed as he is placed under investigation for shocking social-media video leak".FourFourTwo. Future Publishing. Retrieved16 November 2024.
  7. ^Jackson, Kieran (11 November 2024)."Who is David Coote? Premier League referee suspended after apparent tirade against Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp".The Independent. Retrieved12 November 2024.
  8. ^Burke, Elias (11 November 2024)."Who is David Coote, the referee under investigation for Liverpool video outburst?".The Athletic. Retrieved12 November 2024.
  9. ^ab"Men in Black — David Coote". www.football-league.co.uk. Archived fromthe original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved26 May 2014.
  10. ^"Leyton Orient 2–2 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. 25 May 2014. Retrieved26 May 2014.
  11. ^Davies, Matt (28 April 2018)."Nottinghamshire referee David Coote to take charge of his first Premier League game".Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved2 October 2023.
  12. ^Taylor, Louise (28 April 2018)."West Brom give themselves hope with Matt Phillips winner against Newcastle".The Guardian. Retrieved2 October 2023.
  13. ^"Hooper and Coote to feature in PL next season".Premier League. 29 May 2018. Retrieved2 October 2023.
  14. ^Davies, Matt (29 May 2018)."Nottinghamshire referee David Coote promoted to top level of Premier League officials".Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved2 October 2023.
  15. ^"Carabao Cup Final 2023 referee appointments". EFL. 14 February 2023. Retrieved23 February 2023.
  16. ^"David Coote: Premier League referee suspended amid video showing apparent criticism of Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp".Sky Sports. 11 November 2024. Retrieved11 November 2024.
  17. ^Buckingham, Philip; Pearce, James (11 November 2024)."David Coote: PGMOL suspend referee after alleged comments about former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp".The Athletic. Retrieved11 November 2024.
  18. ^abcMacInnes, Paul (11 November 2024)."Referee David Coote suspended over apparent video of foul-mouthed Klopp rant".The Guardian.ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved11 November 2024.
  19. ^"Jordan Pickford's unpunished horror tackle on Virgil van Dijk". TNT Sports. Retrieved11 November 2024.
  20. ^"Jordan Pickford avoids disciplinary action for Virgil van Dijk challenge".The Guardian. Retrieved11 November 2024.
  21. ^"Coote 'denies inappropriate conduct'".BBC. 11 November 2024. Retrieved11 November 2024.
  22. ^Mills, Richie (11 November 2024)."Suspended referee David Coote reportedly admits video of foul-mouthed tirade about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp is real as PGMOL investigate footage".Goal.com. Retrieved12 November 2024.
  23. ^"PGMOL aware of video allegedly showing David Coote snorting white powder".The Independent. 13 November 2024. Retrieved13 November 2024.
  24. ^"David Coote: PGMOL aware of new video appearing to show suspended Premier League referee".Sky Sports. 13 November 2024. Retrieved13 November 2024.
  25. ^Ziegler, Martyn (13 November 2024)."Referee David Coote filmed snorting white powder at Euro 2024".The Times. Retrieved13 November 2024.
  26. ^"Premier League referee David Coote investigated for betting scandal".besoccer.com. 27 November 2024.Archived from the original on 27 November 2024.
  27. ^"David Coote: FA investigating claims referee discussed giving yellow card".theguardian.com. 27 November 2024.Archived from the original on 27 November 2024.
  28. ^"FA investigates referee Coote over booking claims".bbc.com. 27 November 2024.Archived from the original on 27 November 2024.
  29. ^Jackson, Bobbie (9 December 2024)."David Coote: Premier League official sacked with immediate effect".BBC Sport. Retrieved9 December 2024.
  30. ^"David Coote banned by Uefa after video on duty at Euro 2024".BBC Sport. 28 February 2025.
  31. ^"David Coote: Former referee hid sexuality for fear of abuse".BBC Sport. 27 January 2025.
  32. ^"David Coote: Former Premier League referee apologises for actions which led to sacking by PGMOL and comes out as gay".Sky Sports. 27 January 2025.
  33. ^Media, PA (10 September 2025)."Former Premier League referee David Coote charged with making indecent image of child".The Guardian. Retrieved10 September 2025.

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