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#Post#: 17005--------------------------------------------------
Mike Riley - birthplace?
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: April 5, 2020, 9:14 am
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Sources state Leeds but no birth registrations match that
Only Aylesbury or Cockermouth
Perhaps he did not want the latter beside his name?
#Post#: 17010--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mike Riley - birthplace?
DIR By: Left Field
Date: April 5, 2020, 12:20 pm
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--- Quote from: John Treleven link ---
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> Sources state Leeds but no birth registrations match that
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> Only Aylesbury or Cockermouth
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> Perhaps he did not want the latter beside his name?
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--- End Quote ---
He certainly started refereeing in Rotherham before moving to
Leeds in 1986. I was under the impression he was raised in
Rotherham as well but he may have been born elsewhere.
#Post#: 17014--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mike Riley - birthplace?
DIR By: Hendo
Date: April 5, 2020, 1:30 pm
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Cockermouth - birth place of William Wordsworth, Fletcher
Cristian of mutiny on the Bounty fame and home of Jennings
Brewery.
#Post#: 17024--------------------------------------------------
Re: Mike Riley - birthplace?
DIR By: Seagull
Date: April 6, 2020, 8:41 am
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According to Wikipedia, Mike Riley was born in Leeds. The source
of that is an old (10+ years) newspaper article from when David
Moyes criticised his appointment to a Manchester United FA Cup
game as a replacement for the then unwell Steve Bennett.
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Re: Mike Riley - birthplace?
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: April 6, 2020, 9:59 am
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Thanks but as stated above that is almost certainly incorrect,
once it gets put down it gets repeated
Wiki appears to have many places of residence incorrectly as
their birth place too
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