A thread of retro referees

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After watching the totally abysmal display by Mr. Knobber tonight, it made me think of an even worse display, if that's possible, by a ref, at a BHA v. Pompey match probably twenty odd years ago at The Goldstone. Some absolutely horrendous decisions were made before half-time, with us going in 0-3 down, and lo and behold, the ref didn't come out for the second half! 'Illness' was cited as the reason, and a lino took over in the middle...

Anyone remember the name of the felon?

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Ken Aston

Inventor of the red and yellow card system.
Also responsible for introducing the idea of the fourth official, the use of number boards for substitutions, introducing the yellow linesman flag (previously linesman waved pennants in the colours of the home team) and the first ref to wear the classic black with white trim.

He was also the ref for this classic game
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Sending of two Italians though somehow the two Chilean players dishing out the right hooks managed to stay on the pitch. Apparently FIFA were impressed enough by his handling of the game to put him in charge of the Referees committee for the 1966 world cup.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Sir Trelford Mills (Barnsley). A married man with one son. He is an Insurance Representative with interests of cricket and gardening.

 

[Tubby Mondays]

Two of the ones I was going to name and shame, Gurnham Singh and Alk Buksh have been fingered, so Ill go for Matt Messias of York. Sent two off away at Hull in a midweeker years ago (Ross Johnson and Andy Arnott was it?), one of them for because the ball went out from a clearance after he had blown for a stoppage (or something!).

 

[Tubby Mondays]

Also; no Phil Prosser yet?!

 

[On the Left Wing]

"They played their Jorker - dooble it oop to four. FOUR POINTS TO WIDNES..."

Arthur Ellis (Halifax)

A useless bit of Trivia... when I was at Uni in the 1970s, I was bar chairman for a year and Arthur Ellis, who had retired as a ref, was the local sales rep for Scottish and Newcastle Breweries. He was a really great and funny guy and was VERY generous with his drink too!

 

[rocker959]

Roger Kirkpatrick. Big mutton chop whiskers. Saw him dish out a massive bollocking to a player at the Goldstone with his face right in the players face. Then he took a step back and a huge smile spread across his face and the player burst out laughing. He had no trouble with that player for the rest of the game. Who needs cards?

Sadly will never see the likes of him again , great character. Mr Pickwick as he was known.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Mr Martin Bodenham (Looe)

(Originally from Brighton, I believe)

Was recently living in Ferring & afaik is still a referee's assessor in Sussex.

 

[rocker959]

Gordon Hill and Norman Burtenshaw great, great Ref's .

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Roger Kirkpatrick. Big mutton chop whiskers. Saw him dish out a massive bollocking to a player at the Goldstone with his face right in the players face. Then he took a step back and a huge smile spread across his face and the player burst out laughing. He had no trouble with that player for the rest of the game. Who needs cards?

Sadly will never see the likes of him again , great character. Mr Pickwick as he was known.

Back in the early seventies, he used to feature on the opening credits for Match of the Day. Not in action, but showing him leading a pitch invader off the field.

 

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Mr. Clive Thomas (Treorchy)

Is this the famous blow the final whistle whilst Brazil score from a corner pic?

 

[Nigella's Cream Pie]

Here's Ken Aston, mentioned in earlier post, trying to persuade Antonio Rattin to leave the Wembley pitch in England v Argentina 1966, after being sent off by Rudolf Kreitlein - click on:

http://www.art247.com/images/large/MIRRORPIX/MP/MP_1061752.jpg

I was at the match and joined in the boos as he eventually walked round the pitch to the tunnel, in fact I might be in the background of this:

 

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[cmonbarrybringonwoody!]

Pierluigi Collina

Not as retro as some of the others posted, but that stare was disturbing..

I met him in a hotel foyer in sapporo. night before we beat the argies, nice bloke, if a little bald!

 

[cmonbarrybringonwoody!]

lester shapter?