Rennie made history in 1997 when he officiated Leeds United vs Crystal Palace, becoming the top division's first Black ...

Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died. He was 65. The Sheffield and Hallamshire County ...

Uriah Rennie, the first black Premier League referee, has died at the age of 65. The Jamaica-born official grew up in ...

Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died aged 65, the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football ...

Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died aged 65, the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football ...

A Legacy of Courage and Change in the Premier LeagueUriah Rennie was never one to blend into the background. Not as a referee and certainly not as a figure in English football history.

Trailblazing referee Uriah Rennie has passed away at the age of 65 after he was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition. Rennie became the Premier League's first black referee when he took ...

Uriah Rennie was never one to blend into the background. Not as a referee and certainly not as a figure in English football ...

Uriah Rennie's cause of death appears to have been revealed by Sheffield Hallam University, where the former referee was named the new chancellor of the institute in early May. Rennie passed ...

Uriah Rennie, one of the trailblazing referees of English football, passed away in his hometown of Sheffield on Sunday 8 June 2025. The first Black official to referee in the Premier League, Rennie ...

A statement from the FA read: 'The FA Refereeing Department is saddened to hear of the passing of former FIFA and Premier League referee, Uriah Rennie. 'Uriah will forever be remembered as a true ...

Former referee Uriah Rennie was battling cancer ahead of his sad death at the age of 65. The pioneering former official passed away over the weekend, with tributes having poured in since.