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Kenneth" Ken" Markham (Woking)
By: John Treleven Date: April 18, 2023, 6:42 am
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One of the more elusive referees
Went to Chiswick County School, as did Dennis Brady & Reg Paine
Officiating as of Staines from 1958 in Surrey/Middlesex area
F.L. line 65-6 & 66-7
F.L. Ref 67-8 & 68-9
Possibly worked for Rio Tinto Zinc
Back as referee with Surrey/Middlesex 71-75
But where and when was he born?
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Re: Kenneth" Ken" Markham (Woking)
By: Boris10 Date: April 18, 2023, 3:01 pm
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I actually saw him referee at Brighton,when I was on
holiday.Tall and with not much hair and he wasn't noticed at
all.Beyond that,I cannot remember anything about him.
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Re: Kenneth" Ken" Markham (Woking)
By: Acme Thunderer Date: April 20, 2023, 9:42 am
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I was a fellow Surrey referee in the 1970s and I recall Ken's
name in the County Handbook although I do not recall meeting him
in person. His brief career as a referee on the FL came to an
end after he effectively handed Watford promotion from the Third
Division after awarding a 'goal' from Roy Sinclair v Plymouth in
April 1969 which never came close to crossing the line after
rebounding from the bar. One decision doesn't make for a bad
referee, but his decision in this case certainly didn't help. A
Google search of 'Old Watford' confirms in the match profile
that Ken worked for Rio Tinto Zinc and was a chartered
accountant operating at a senior level, having previously been
at Sandhurst and in the Services. His linesmen were P Johnson of
Catford, South London, a schoolmaster who was about to emigrate
to Canada and a 'Mr Lane' of Horsham (no initial given) who was
a managing director of an electrical company and who (I recall)
ran the line on occasions at Selhurst Park. Scenes at the end of
the game show Watford players celebrating in the dressing room
after the game, with champagne and fags in hands. Those were the
days!
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Re: Kenneth" Ken" Markham (Woking)
By: John Treleven Date: April 20, 2023, 10:42 am
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Mr Lane was Frederick Charles Lane of Horsham 1931-
Was still around in 2014
Directorates -
THE LODGE GROUP LIMITED 24 years
WEALD ELECTRONICS LIMITED 31 years
F.C. LANE ELECTRONICS LIMITED 31 years
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