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Messrs. Ellis, Parr & Capey
DIR By: Seagull
Date: April 11, 2023, 10:29 am
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Found this on a Facebook football page. Arthur Ellis was later
of "It's A Knockout" TV fame after he retired and Roy Capey
relocated to Surrey (Coulsdon?) and was promoted to FL Referee.
I don't know Ken Parr (Blackpool).
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Re: Messrs. Ellis, Parr & Capey
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: April 11, 2023, 11:40 am
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James Kenneth "Ken" Parr
23rd August 1928 - 9th January 2000
Lancashire Telegraph
1st August 1996
Fifty years in soccer
Football fanatic Ken Parr has been involved with the game for as
long as he cares to remember. At the age of eight he was
collecting the corner flags at Bloomfield Road and putting them
in the groundsman's hut for the princely wage of one meat pie.
Now, after 50 years in soccer, the Football Association has
presented Ken with a medal for his service to the game. In 1946,
Ken began refereeing in the Blackpool and District League at the
age of just 18 and remembers with fondness the teams and players
of the time.
Ken, of Kenwyn Avenue, Blackpool, said: "It was the golden age
of local football. Teams like Blackpool Rangers and St Annes
Athletic dominated the local leagues - they were great years."
He became the youngest linesman in the Football League at the
age of 27 and began senior refereeing seven seasons later in
1962, taking charge of Manchester United against Liverpool in
his first season. However, in 1966 a back complaint forced him
to retire early. Just four years later, he was on a new panel
which assessed the performance of referees in the Football
League. He was a director of Blackpool Football Club for a
period in the 1970s and joined the Lancashire Football
Association in 1984, where he is now the chairman of discipline.
Ken said: "It was always my ambition to referee the cup final,
but unfortunately my injury forced me to retire and I never did.
I've enjoyed my time in football and I'll continue at the county
FA for as long as I can." President of Lancashire FA, Derek
Lewin, presented Ken with the award and said he thoroughly
deserved the honour. Mr Lewin added: "Ken is one of the true
devotees of the game and has made an enormous contribution over
the years. He knows everything there is to know about the rules
of football and still makes a very important contribution."
Lancashire Telegraph
14th January 2000
Football icon dies aged 71
Ken Parr, who died on January 9 after a lengthy illness, was one
of the Fylde Coast's football icons. As well as his family he
will be mourned by countless sportsmen at every level of
football. Among those privileged to call him a friend were Sir
Stanley Matthews, the late Stan Mortenson, Jock Dodds and Tony
Green, all from Ken's link with Blackpool Football Club. And
enduring friendships with the likes of the late Secretary of the
Football League, Alan Hardaker, former F.A. Chief Executive
Graham Kelly, and former England coach Terry Venables testify to
Ken Parr's lengthy involvement on football's national scene
during a lifetime of service to the game he loved so much.
After ten years as a successful Football League official he was
forced to retire prematurely from refereeing in 1964 because of
a back injury. But he continued to make major contributions to
the game on the administrative side and in 1996 received the
F.A. Order of Merit for fifty years service to football.
Born in Blackpool in August 1928, the first match he refereed
was between Loco and Thomas Motors at Collingwood Avenue was
when he was just eighteen. At the age of 26 he became the
youngest Football League linesman and within three years was a
fully qualified league referee. Eight years later Ken took
charge of his first Division One game, Aston Villa versus
Ipswich and subsequently achieved his ambition of officiating at
grounds young boys dream of - Anfield, Goodison Park and Maine
Road. In his career Ken enjoyed many highlights but a few always
stood out for him. In 1964 he was invited to tour the West
Indies with Chelsea and Wolves. But the match he regarded as the
pinnacle of his career was in 1965, the year after his enforced
retirement from refereeing. Ken was on the line for his friend
Stanley Matthew's testimonial game. Played at Stoke City's
Victoria Ground a Matthews Select XI took on a Rest of the World
team which included such legends as Lev Yashin, Ferenc Puskas,
and Alfredo Di Stefano.
In the late 1960's and early 1970's Ken was a Referee Assessor
for The Football League and from 1973 to 1976 served as a
Director of Blackpool Football Club, the only team he ever
supported. In 1994 he was appointed club historian and
archivist, a position for which he was eminently suited having a
family link with the Tangerines which went back to 1877. Ken
Parr made his mark at every level. In 1959 he helped re-form the
West Lancashire League and served on its management committee
for ten years. In 1984 he was elected to the Council of the
Lancashire Football Association.
Those of us who were fortunate enough to have known him, Ken
Parr was a warm-hearted, generous man. His observations, whether
about a Blackpool game that had just ended, a match that had
taken place thirty years earlier, or about some of the
characters he had come across in his fifty year journey through
football history, were always insightful and usually laced with
a liberal sprinkling of the gentle humour that was never far
from the surface. We shall miss him.
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Re: Messrs. Ellis, Parr & Capey
DIR By: Seagull
Date: April 11, 2023, 12:10 pm
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--- Quote from: John Treleven link ---
>
> James Kenneth "Ken" Parr
>
> 23rd August 1928 - 9th January 2000
>
> Lancashire Telegraph
>
> 1st August 1996
>
> Fifty years in soccer
>
> Football fanatic Ken Parr has been involved with the game for
as long as he cares to remember. At the age of eight he was
collecting the corner flags at Bloomfield Road and putting them
in the groundsman's hut for the princely wage of one meat pie.
Now, after 50 years in soccer, the Football Association has
presented Ken with a medal for his service to the game. In 1946,
Ken began refereeing in the Blackpool and District League at the
age of just 18 and remembers with fondness the teams and players
of the time.
>
> Ken, of Kenwyn Avenue, Blackpool, said: "It was the golden age
of local football. Teams like Blackpool Rangers and St Annes
Athletic dominated the local leagues - they were great years."
He became the youngest linesman in the Football League at the
age of 27 and began senior refereeing seven seasons later in
1962, taking charge of Manchester United against Liverpool in
his first season. However, in 1966 a back complaint forced him
to retire early. Just four years later, he was on a new panel
which assessed the performance of referees in the Football
League. He was a director of Blackpool Football Club for a
period in the 1970s and joined the Lancashire Football
Association in 1984, where he is now the chairman of discipline.
>
> Ken said: "It was always my ambition to referee the cup final,
but unfortunately my injury forced me to retire and I never did.
I've enjoyed my time in football and I'll continue at the county
FA for as long as I can." President of Lancashire FA, Derek
Lewin, presented Ken with the award and said he thoroughly
deserved the honour. Mr Lewin added: "Ken is one of the true
devotees of the game and has made an enormous contribution over
the years. He knows everything there is to know about the rules
of football and still makes a very important contribution."
>
>
> Lancashire Telegraph
>
> 14th January 2000
>
> Football icon dies aged 71
>
> Ken Parr, who died on January 9 after a lengthy illness, was
one of the Fylde Coast's football icons. As well as his family
he will be mourned by countless sportsmen at every level of
football. Among those privileged to call him a friend were Sir
Stanley Matthews, the late Stan Mortenson, Jock Dodds and Tony
Green, all from Ken's link with Blackpool Football Club. And
enduring friendships with the likes of the late Secretary of the
Football League, Alan Hardaker, former F.A. Chief Executive
Graham Kelly, and former England coach Terry Venables testify to
Ken Parr's lengthy involvement on football's national scene
during a lifetime of service to the game he loved so much.
> After ten years as a successful Football League official he
was forced to retire prematurely from refereeing in 1964 because
of a back injury. But he continued to make major contributions
to the game on the administrative side and in 1996 received the
F.A. Order of Merit for fifty years service to football.
>
> Born in Blackpool in August 1928, the first match he refereed
was between Loco and Thomas Motors at Collingwood Avenue was
when he was just eighteen. At the age of 26 he became the
youngest Football League linesman and within three years was a
fully qualified league referee. Eight years later Ken took
charge of his first Division One game, Aston Villa versus
Ipswich and subsequently achieved his ambition of officiating at
grounds young boys dream of - Anfield, Goodison Park and Maine
Road. In his career Ken enjoyed many highlights but a few always
stood out for him. In 1964 he was invited to tour the West
Indies with Chelsea and Wolves. But the match he regarded as the
pinnacle of his career was in 1965, the year after his enforced
retirement from refereeing. Ken was on the line for his friend
Stanley Matthew's testimonial game. Played at Stoke City's
Victoria Ground a Matthews Select XI took on a Rest of the World
team which included such legends as Lev Yashin, Ferenc Puskas,
and Alfredo Di Stefano.
>
> In the late 1960's and early 1970's Ken was a Referee Assessor
for The Football League and from 1973 to 1976 served as a
Director of Blackpool Football Club, the only team he ever
supported. In 1994 he was appointed club historian and
archivist, a position for which he was eminently suited having a
family link with the Tangerines which went back to 1877. Ken
Parr made his mark at every level. In 1959 he helped re-form the
West Lancashire League and served on its management committee
for ten years. In 1984 he was elected to the Council of the
Lancashire Football Association.
>
> Those of us who were fortunate enough to have known him, Ken
Parr was a warm-hearted, generous man. His observations, whether
about a Blackpool game that had just ended, a match that had
taken place thirty years earlier, or about some of the
characters he had come across in his fifty year journey through
football history, were always insightful and usually laced with
a liberal sprinkling of the gentle humour that was never far
from the surface. We shall miss him.
>
--- End Quote ---
Thank you for posting this, John. Most interesting. Clearly, one
of football's great servants. Apt that Ken regards the
testimonial game as the pinnacle of his career.
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Re: Messrs. Ellis, Parr & Capey
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: April 11, 2023, 2:52 pm
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Roy Capey did indeed move to Old Coulsdon in c 1975 for work
reasons. However, because of geographical restrictions in place
at the time, he had to continue to operate from 'Madeley Heath
near Crewe', as an alternative to resigning, until he retired in
1977 , ending his career with a game at faraway Preston. Roy was
a good colleague to many in his local RA in Surrey and was a
regular participant in the weekly fitness sessions at a local
sports club. After retiring from the FL, he seems to have gone
into bowls in a big way and was President of the East Surrey
club until just before his death in 2000.
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