Career
He is based in South Yorkshire and is associated with the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association. Pawson has been a referee since 1993 and regularly officiated in the Football League in the 2012-2013 season. He appeared 12 times in the Championship as well as making a Wembley appearance, taking charge of the League 2 play-off final between Crewe Alexandra and Cheltenham Town, which saw the former promoted.
His first Premier League appointment came in March 2013 between Swansea City and Newcastle United at the Liberty Stadium with the home side winning 1-0.
In 2015 Pawson was put on the Fédération internationale de football association International Referees List meaning that he can officiate in international fixtures, as well as Union of European Football Associations Champions League and Union of European Football Associations Europa League fixtures as either referee or an additional assistant referee. Pawson became the seventh referee from England on the list.
He was the fourth official for the 2015 Football League Cup Final at Wembley, in which Chelsea defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2–0.
