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Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge (Billingham)
and his assistents in Cup UEFA 1979/80.
DIR By: stepan
Date: July 5, 2021, 5:32 am
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John Hunting (Leicester).
03.10.1979
John Hunting - Alan Porter (Bolton) and Brian Champion
(Bristol).
28.11.1979
John Hunting - Derek E. Clark (Accrington, Lancashire) and
Maurice E. Hazzard (Chatham, Surrey).
Patrick Partridge (Billingham).
03.10.1979
Patrick Partridge - Peter Stoackley and Derek Richardson
07.11.1979
Patrick Partridge - Ray Toseland and John Smith (Stockton on
Tees).
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Re: Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge
(Billingham) and his assistents in Cup UEFA 1979/80.
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: July 5, 2021, 11:03 am
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Minor detail - Chatham is 'over the border' in Kent.
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Re: Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge
(Billingham) and his assistents in Cup UEFA
DIR By: JCFC
Date: July 5, 2021, 11:34 am
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If D E Clarke is the Football League referee from Accrington,
who was, I believe, dropped from the list in the course of the
season in question, (a discrepancy in an expenses claim comes to
mind), then I was under the impression that his name was David
rather than Derek. There was a birth in Haslingden in 1943 for
David E Clarke, which could well be him.
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Re: Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge
(Billingham) and his assistents in Cup UEFA 1979/80.
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: July 5, 2021, 1:03 pm
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Yes, I recall him appearing on MOTD during his brief career as
'David Clarke'. Tallish, fair-haired chap if my recollections
are correct.
I don't recall the Chobham-based Maurice Hazzard at all, but he
was over the other side of the Surrey County to me, so happy to
accept Chobham rather than Chatham.
#Post#: 34548--------------------------------------------------
Re: Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge
(Billingham) and his assistents in Cup UEFA 1979/80.
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: July 5, 2021, 2:17 pm
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Referee Retrospective has a photo with this caption - David
Clarke at a Birmingham-Leicester match in Dec 1979. A sheet
metal engineer from Accrington he became a FL linesman in 1975
aged only 30 and became a supplementary ref two years later. He
progressed to the full list a year later where he had a two year
spell.
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Re: Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge
(Billingham) and his assistents in Cup UEFA 1979/80.
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: July 5, 2021, 2:18 pm
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John Hunting (Leicester, Leicestershire)
03.10.1979 PSV Eindhoven - Sporting Gijón 1:0
John Hunting - Alan Porter (Bolton, Lancashire) and Brian A.
Champion (Bristol, Gloucestershire)
28.11.1979 Eintracht Frankfurt - Feyenoord 4:1
John Hunting - David E. Clarke (Accrington, Lancashire) and
Maurice E. Hazzard (Chobham, Surrey)
Patrick "Pat" Partridge (Billingham, Durham)
03.10.1979 Real Sociedad - Inter 2:0
Patrick Partridge - Derek T. Richardson (Lincoln, Lincolnshire)
and Peter Stoakley (Solihull, Warwickshire)
07.11.1979 VfB Stuttgart - Dynamo Dresden 0:0
Patrick Partridge - Raymond W. "Ray" Toseland (Market
Harborough, Leicestershire) and John M. Smith (Stockton, Durham)
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Re: Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge
(Billingham) and his assistents in Cup UEFA 1979/80.
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: July 5, 2021, 2:39 pm
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John Hunting was also involved in tennis officiating and became
an I.T.F. Silver Badge (i.e. 2nd level) Referee (the one that
places the matches, not the one in the chair - the umpire) His
son Anthony was one of the top British juniors and played in the
junior events at Wimbledon in 1986
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Re: Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge
(Billingham) and his assistents in Cup UEFA 1979/80.
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: July 6, 2021, 2:42 am
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--- Quote from: John Treleven link ---
>
> Referee Retrospective has a photo with this caption - David
Clarke at a Birmingham-Leicester match in Dec 1979. A sheet
metal engineer from Accrington he became a FL linesman in 1975
aged only 30 and became a supplementary ref two years later. He
progressed to the full list a year later where he had a two year
spell.
>
>
HTML https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ECWODt-WwAAzjWd?format=jpg&name=medium
>
--- End Quote ---
Is the bearded linesman Roger Dilkes ? Upton lists him as
becoming a Football League referee in 1983 so the timing is
possibly right. Upton gives his last season as 1996/97. I had
thought he refereed well into the 21st century. Memory plays
such strange tricks.
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Re: Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge
(Billingham) and his assistents in Cup UEFA 1979/80.
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: July 6, 2021, 4:07 am
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Could well be but I always thought Roger was a small guy and
certainly shorter than the guy in the photo. I thought of
Trelford Mills or Mark Scott (who had a beard at one time) but
timing is not right for either of them.
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Re: Referee John Hunting (Leicester), Patrick Partridge
(Billingham) and his assistents in Cup UEFA 1979/80.
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: July 6, 2021, 4:35 am
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The programme (1st Dec 1979) gives A.D.Blake (Bridgnorth) &
A.Rhodes (Walsall)
But I don't know which is which
A.D.Blake is given as Arthur (11.11.77) but no bmd to fit that,
Tony (27.2.78) and Alan (18.3.78)
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