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Mark Scholes
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: August 30, 2020, 2:54 am
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Not that "old" but in the section where those that know these
things reside
On the line for the Charity Shield yesterday
Looks like his first "big" match
Championship Play-offs 2013, 2015 & 2018 plus League Cup Semi
2020 being his other notables
He is listed as Berks & Bucks but I think he is from the latter
half
There is a Mark S in Buckingham (married to Carolyn) and a Mark
A in Aylesbury (married to Maureen)
Anyone one know more, age, middle name, home town etc?
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Re: Mark Scholes
DIR By: RCG
Date: August 30, 2020, 4:34 am
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I believe he is Mark S Scholes (Buckingham)
Appeaers to have been around for years
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Re: Mark Scholes
DIR By: Timbo
Date: August 30, 2020, 7:54 am
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--- Quote from: RCG link ---
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> I believe he is Mark S Scholes (Buckingham)
> Appeaers to have been around for years
>
--- End Quote ---
Agreed. There are several non-league match reports in local
newspapers that expressly mention Buckingham, such as :-
HTML https://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/sport/9413390.city-captain-ensures-gray-day-for-hitchin/
HTML https://saintsstatistics.co.uk/saintsstats/matchdetails.php?id=4423
HTML https://www.hertsad.co.uk/sport/football/saints-maid-to-pay-by-the-pac-man-1-289369
A schedule of Mark Scholes' games can be found at :-
HTML https://www.football-lineups.com/linesman/148/
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Re: Mark Scholes
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: August 31, 2020, 1:03 am
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Probably Mark Steven Scholes born 1984 Wakefield Reg. Dist.
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Re: Mark Scholes
DIR By: RCG
Date: September 2, 2020, 3:58 pm
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Id expect Mark to be older than that. I would suggest a late
60s/early 70s birth date
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Re: Mark Scholes
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: September 3, 2020, 2:05 am
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The only two other options are
Mark Steven (with a v) Q2 1971 Salford (so aged 49)
Mark Stephen (with a ph) Q1 1976 Bolton (so aged 44)
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Re: Mark Scholes
DIR By: Timbo
Date: September 3, 2020, 9:44 am
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--- Quote from: RCG link ---
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> I believe he is Mark S Scholes (Buckingham)
> Appeaers to have been around for years
>
--- End Quote ---
This suggests that he was already on the FL line in late 2003 :-
HTML https://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?/topic/1229-match-officials-brighton/
If that is correct, it seems to rule out the 1984 birth.
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Re: Mark Scholes
DIR By: Left Field
Date: September 5, 2020, 12:45 pm
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Mark Scholes has been a Football League assistant since 2002 and
while assistants and referees have been getting younger I agree
that a date of birth after 1980 is unlikely. Scholes seems to be
a surname commonest in the North West so he may have been born
there and moved South although it's possible he was born
elsewhere including in Bucks.
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