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       John W. Paterson (Linlithgow, Bothwell, Scotland)
   DIR By: John Treleven
       Date: October 8, 2021, 9:15 am
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       Obituary in Scottish Football Historian received today
       John W. Paterson, one of Scotland's leading referees in the
       1960s and 1970s died on 24th August 2021, aged 92
       Promoted to Class 1 in 1961-62 while living in Lithlingow (20
       miles W of Edinburgh) he moved to Bothwell (9 miles ESE of
       Glasgow) the following year
       The statutory retirement age forced him to stop at the end of
       1977-78
       He was on the FIFA list of elite referees for 13 years and the
       UEFA list for 12, during which he took charge of semi-finals in
       the European and UEFA cups
       He officiated at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and took charge of
       the Celtic v Dundee United Scottish Cup Final in 1974
       When the Glasgow F.A. organised a match against the Football
       League at Hampden to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee in
       1977, John won the ballot of the local referee's association
       members. One of his linesmen was Brian McGinlay who recalled "a
       lovely man and an absolute gentleman"
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       Re: John W. Paterson (Linlithgow, Bothwell, Scotland)
   DIR By: Ted Best 2
       Date: October 12, 2021, 10:27 am
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       Here is a list of John's European matches
       1966-67
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