[5] Toms took up refereeing in the late 1980s,[6] and progressed to become a reserve (now "fourth") official in the Football League in 1991 for the AFC Bournemouth versus Reading match in the old Third Division, which was then unique for a female.
However, the president of the Referees' Association at the time, Peter Willis, replied: "She's a very good official...I think the situation is very sad.
"[4] Toms' highest domestic honour was being appointed as an assistant for the Football League Cup Final between Leicester City and Tranmere at Wembley on 27 February 2000,[8] when the referee was Alan Wilkie.
[4] She took charge of the UEFA Women's Cup quarter-final first leg on 30 October 2003 between Brøndby IF of Denmark and Gomrukçu Baku of Azerbaijan, with the Danish side running out 9–0 winners.
[12] Wendy Toms was also named in derogatory fashion during the Richard Keys and Andy Gray rant regarding women officiating elite football matches in late 2010, which cost the two broadcasters their jobs.