Altrincham Football Club are delighted to announce Premier League and FIFA referee Chris Kavanagh will be our special guest speaker at the next Business Club event.

Taking place at the Mornflake Sponsor’s Lounge at The J.Davidson Stadium, the session will take place on Friday, November 25^th at 8.30am.

Breakfast will be served as usual and we look forward to welcoming all members to another exciting event for this fascinating Q&A along with plenty of networking opportunities.

Any businesses interested in attending or joining the Business Club, can find more information here: Altrincham FC Business Club

About Chris Kavanagh

Chris Kavanagh became a Select Group 1 referee for the 2017/18 season after working his way up the football pyramid.

The Manchester-born referee started officiating in 1998 as a 13-year-old, plying his trade in local football, before being promoted to take charge of matches in the National League in 2012.

Kavanagh refereed in the Football League regularly from the 2014/15 season and in 2016/17 he was the man in the middle on 27 occasions for the EFL Championship campaign.

Prior to his promotion to Select Group 1 status, Kavanagh made his Premier League debut in April 2017 as West Bromwich Albion lost to Southampton 1-0 at The Hawthorns, while he has been fourth official in the top flight on a number of occasions.

He was appointed to FIFA's international referees list in 2019.

He was appointed referee for the 2021 EFL Championship play-off Final between Brentford F.C and Swansea City AFC at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 2021.