A thread of retro referees

[Lady Whistledown]

Come on then, those of you moaning about modern day officials, you don't know you're born

Let's have some retro referees. As per the traditional rules of football programmes, you have to call them Mr, and you have to state their home town in brackets. I can't tell you how many small towns I've noted in passing simply because it was the home of a referee. Funny how they don't do that any more...

Mr Roger Milford (Bristol)
1980s refereeing icon, famous for his grey permed mullet and desire to be one of the boys.

And how about

Mr Philip Don (Harrow)
Posh headteacher, subject to many a newspaper pun relating to his profession.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Mr. Clive Thomas (Treorchy)

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Mr Ray Lewis, from- brilliantly- (Great Bookham)

 

[Bigtomfu]

Mr Alan Gunn (Lived in Sussex - Chailey, Nr. Lewes.)

Mr Keith Hackett (Sheffield) :

 

[Ernest]

What about this tosser ?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Mr Kevin Nolan (Newham)

 

[Stoichkov]

David Ellery

Urgh

 

[The Large One]

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

Arthur Ellis (Halifax)

 

[Lady Whistledown]

What about this tosser ?

Who is that?

Following HKFC's last post, I suppose there should be room for Mr John Terry (Barking)

 

[Lush]

Edit: MR George Courtney (Spennymoor)

 

[Lady Whistledown]

David Ellery

Urgh

Don't forget the RULES. These are officials we're talking about. That's Mr David Elleray (Harrow) to you

 

[Gritt23]

It does feel like he tries to ref the bloody game anyway.

 

[Stoichkov]

Don't forget the RULES. These are officials we're talking about. That's Mr David Elleray (Harrow) to you

Crikey - how could I forget. Barry Davies used to go on and on and on and on and on about that. I bet those two got on like a house on fire

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Mr Martin Bodenham (Looe)

(Originally from Brighton, I believe)

 

[KZNSeagull]

Mr Gottfried Dienst (Basle) and his sidekick Mr Tofik Bakhramov (Baku).



They had the right idea!

 

[The Oldman]

Anyone remember Mr Reg Knew in the 60's? A little man who seemed always to upset the Goldstone faithful. No idea of home town but he certainly was not a homer.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Mr Neil Midgeley (Bolton).

Can't find a picture of him

 

[mr sheen]

Mr Alf Buksh (dollis Hill)

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Mr Paul Alcock (Redhill)

 

[The Large One]

Alf Grey (Great Yarmouth) - reffed the 83 Cup Final.