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Who is the referee ?
DIR By: Timbo
Date: November 20, 2021, 9:52 am
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Charlton Athletic 2 Southampton 5 in October 1964 at The Valley.
The referee takes evasive action as Charlton attack in Division
2.
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But who is it ?
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Re: Who is the referee ?
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: November 20, 2021, 10:29 am
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Les Hamer
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Re: Who is the referee ?
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: November 20, 2021, 1:59 pm
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The long white turn-ups to the socks. So very 1960s! [emoji16]
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Re: Who is the referee ?
DIR By: Timbo
Date: November 21, 2021, 8:31 am
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> Les Hamer
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I didn't know the answer when posting that question, and your
response is unexpected. I had not anticipated a Lancashire
referee turning up in South-East London. How interesting !
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Re: Who is the referee ?
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: November 21, 2021, 8:41 am
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> [quote author=John Treleven link=topic=3070.msg40027#msg40027
date=1637425783]
> Les Hamer
>
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I didn't know the answer when posting that question, and your
response is unexpected. I had not anticipated a Lancashire
referee turning up in South-East London. How interesting !
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Me neither, but I couldn't think who else it could be. In his
final season, 1967/8, Les refereed the League Cup Final, Leeds 1
Arsenal 0. In those days, there was less regard for geography
than later and I recall a Mr H Richards of Oldham came to
Selhurst Park to referee a Crystal Palace game in Div 2 , v
Norwich I believe.
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Re: Who is the referee ?
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: November 21, 2021, 8:52 am
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A look at the Leeds v Arsenal Final on YouTube seems to confirm
that the diminutive ref at Charlton was Les Hamer. The short
sleeves gives it away! Labelled the worst final of all time, it
seemed extraordinary that the Leeds winner was allowed by Les
after the Leeds No 9 bundled into the Arsenal goalie from a
corner with his elbow leading. Even by the standards of the day,
that was a foul and a half!
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Re: Who is the referee ?
DIR By: Hendo
Date: November 21, 2021, 9:45 am
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--- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
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> A look at the Leeds v Arsenal Final on YouTube seems to
confirm that the diminutive ref at Charlton was Les Hamer. The
short sleeves gives it away! Labelled the worst final of all
time, it seemed extraordinary that the Leeds winner was allowed
by Les after the Leeds No 9 bundled into the Arsenal goalie from
a corner with his elbow leading. Even by the standards of the
day, that was a foul and a half!
>
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But I bet it would go to VAR!
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Re: Who is the referee ?
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: November 22, 2021, 3:09 am
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> [quote author=Acme Thunderer link=topic=3070.msg40070#msg40070
date=1637506324]
> A look at the Leeds v Arsenal Final on YouTube seems to
confirm that the diminutive ref at Charlton was Les Hamer. The
short sleeves gives it away! Labelled the worst final of all
time, it seemed extraordinary that the Leeds winner was allowed
by Les after the Leeds No 9 bundled into the Arsenal goalie from
a corner with his elbow leading. Even by the standards of the
day, that was a foul and a half!
>
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But I bet it would go to VAR!
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.....and then be allowed! Harry Gregg and Ray Wood came to mind.
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Re: Who is the referee ?
DIR By: Boris10
Date: November 26, 2021, 5:25 am
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It does seem like LJ Hamer.He was a regular at Northern grounds
I visited in the '60s.Also,there was usually an imbalance of
northern referees to midlands/south.I have stated before that on
one Saturday at this time,every match in the London area ,except
one[no,I can't remember which!]had a referee from the north.
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