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#Post#: 7205--------------------------------------------------
Re: Final Games
By: SuffolkRef Date: April 26, 2019, 2:46 am
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Yes, Philip Don was aware that it would be his final domestic
match. As a head teacher it would have been difficult to
continue to justify having a few days away from school for a few
days here and there for each appointment in Europe. He also
would have had a month away at the 1994 World Cup in the USA.
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Re: Final Games
By: Acme Thunderer Date: April 26, 2019, 6:10 am
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Talking (LF) of unscheduled departures, I was reminded of Tony
Cox leaving the list after being pelted with coins at the end of
a particularly troublesome game at Carrow Road. The game ended
0-0 and was (I recall) played midweek, and the only game that
fits the profile in the latter stages of the 1979/80 season
(Tony's last season on the list) was Norwich v Middlesbrough
which was played on Wednesday 27th February 1980. I guess
therefore that this was Tony's final game as a FL referee.
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Re: Final Games
By: BabyRef Date: April 26, 2019, 8:35 am
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[quote author=Left Field link=topic=718.msg7074#msg7074
date=1555956762]
Another final match:
Gwyn Owen - Wolves v West Ham, 15.5.1982.
I'm not sure if Mr. Owen is still with us but if he is his 85th
birthday would have been recently (17 April). It's a sobering
thought that all those referees who retired in the 1980s would
now be in their late seventies and eighties while many who
retired in the 1970s would now be in their nineties. I wonder if
any referees who reached retirement age in the 1960s are still
around? I suspect there may be one or two and that at least one
former FL referee has reached his century.
[/quote]
Not only is George Courtney around, he is still refereeing! A
wonderful man who I have had the pleasure of meeting several
times.
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Re: Final Games
By: Left Field Date: April 26, 2019, 2:31 pm
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[quote author=Acme Thunderer link=topic=718.msg7213#msg7213
date=1556277017]
Talking (LF) of unscheduled departures, I was reminded of Tony
Cox leaving the list after being pelted with coins at the end of
a particularly troublesome game at Carrow Road. The game ended
0-0 and was (I recall) played midweek, and the only game that
fits the profile in the latter stages of the 1979/80 season
(Tony's last season on the list) was Norwich v Middlesbrough
which was played on Wednesday 27th February 1980. I guess
therefore that this was Tony's final game as a FL referee.
[/quote]
Tony Cox's final game was Portsmouth v Port Vale on 21.12.1979.
His previous match was at Carrow Road for a game against Villa
which featured a penalty for Norwich and a sending-off for each
team so that might be the game you're remembering. A few weeks
later (12.1.1980, Hereford v Walsall) came the final game for
another referee - Frank Phipps - who had joined the list just a
few months earlier but the circumstances of his departure,
scheduled or otherwise, I don't know.
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Re: Final Games
By: Acme Thunderer Date: May 31, 2019, 1:53 pm
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Thank you to all who contributed to my list of Final Games for
Referees on the PL & FL from 1946 to the present. I have
incorporated the amendments and added Roger East to the list,
with more to follow I suspect, and the final list is set out
below. I will retain the database and update it as and when we
receive notification of any other retirements. bmb - could you
please paste the list as with the Playoff Final refs, thank you.
Referees Final Games 1946 to 2019
1946-79 (as per Uptons, RTR contributors and memories)
K Aston Man Utd v Leicester (at Wembley), May 1963
C Barrick, Man Utd v Blackpool (at Wembley), Apr 1948
F Bassett Walsall v Halifax, May 1973
J Bent Wolves v Aston Villa, May 1978 (lined the FA Cup Final
later the same week)
N Burtenshaw Derby v Everton, Apr 1973
L Callaghan Aston Villa v Reading, May 1971
R Capey Preston v Portsmouth, May 1977
J Carr WBA v Liverpool (6th round 2nd replay at Maine Road,
Manchester), Apr 1968
J Clarke Man Utd v Sunderland, May 1968
J Clough Nottingham Forest v Luton (at Wembley), May 1959
A Cox Portsmouth v Port Vale, Dec 1979
R Crabb Watford v Southport, Apr 1978
A Dimond Leeds, 1970
E Garner York v Reading, May 1977
H Hackney Wrexham v Mansfield, May 1977
L Hayes Peterborough v Walsall, May 1977
G Hill Brentford v Doncaster, Apr 1975
A Holland West Ham v Preston (at Wembley), May 1964
K Howley Tottenham v Arsenal, May 1971
V James Walsall v Port Vale, April 1974
E Jennings Chelsea v Leeds (at Old Trafford), Apr 1970
R Johnson Leeds v Leicester, Nov 1971
W Johnson Liverpool v Man City, May 1978
A W Jones Chesterfield v Brighton, May 1977
G Jones Darlington v Hartlepool, Apr 1972
R Kirkpatrick Bolton v Spurs, May 1979
A Lees Aston Villa v Chelsea, Apr 1978
K Markham Watford v Plymouth, Apr 1969
R Matthewson Man Utd v Liverpool (at Wembley), May 1977
G McCabe Man City v Leicester (at Wembley), Apr 1969
D Nippard Ipswich v Arsenal (at Wembley), May 1978
F Phipps Hereford v Walsall, January 1980
D W Smith Man Utd v Man City, Apr 1974
J Taylor Arsenal v Middlesbrough, May 1977
R Tinkler Oldham v WBA, Apr 1976
D Turner Ipswich, March/ Apr 1979
P Walters Ipswich v Derby, Apr 1976
1980 to present (Uptons, Soccerbase, World Football,
Transfermarkt, RTR contributors and other websites plus
memories)
P Alcock Norwich v Stockport, Apr 2002
G Aplin Aston Villa v Chelsea, May 1991
P Armstrong Darlington v Rochdale, May 2008
G Ashby Arsenal v Everton, May 1998
N Ashley Halifax v Rochdale, Aug 1987
J Ashworth Crystal Palace v Man Utd, May 1991
D Axcell Millwall v Bristol Rovers, May 1993
M Bailey Stoke v Man City, May 1998
S Baines Bradford City v Portsmouth, May 2003
J Ball Wrexham v Stockport, May 1986
G Barber Bolton v Fulham, May 2004
K Barratt Oldham v West Ham, Apr 1994
N Barry Bolton v Everton, May 2005
A Bates Chesterfield v Exeter, Apr 2013
R Beeby Wolves v Doncaster, May 2009
S Bennett Aston Villa v Blackburn, May 2010
C Berry Oxford v Cambridge, Apr 2015
M Bodenham Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa, May 1998
R Booth Stevenage v Accrington, May 2011
I Borrett Chelsea v Coventry, May 1994
M Brandwood Preston v Nottingham Forest, April 2002
M Brown Hartlepool v Doncaster, May 2017
S Bratt Port Vale v Sheffield Utd, Apr 2014
A Buksh Nottingham Forest v Man City, Feb 1993
M Bull Sheffield United v Scunthorpe, May 2016
T Bune, Wigan v Brentford, June 1985
L Burden Chelsea v Norwich, May 1985
K Burge Man Utd v Aston Villa, May 1999
W Burns Blackpool v Hartlepool, May 2001
A Butler Coventry v Crystal Palace, May 2004
L Cable Chesterfield v MK Dons, Sept 2004
G Cain Stoke v Gillingham, May 2004
R Chadwick Derby v Fulham, May 1983
A Challinor Liverpool v Coventry, May 1984
R Clark Mansfield v Crewe, Apr 2018
M Clattenburg WBA v Leicester, Apr 2017
K (Keith) Cooper Blackburn v Arsenal, Apr 1996
M Cooper Cardiff v Wimbledon, May 2004
M Cotton Swansea v Lincoln, May 1987
B Coddington Darlington v Exeter, May 1999
G Courtney Blackburn v Leicester (at Wembley), May 1992
M Cowburn Shrewsbury v Lincoln, Sept 2006
D Crick Watford v Reading, May 2004
A Crickmore Bristol Rovers v Millwall, May 1984
P Crossley Leeds v Burnley, Apr 2011
B Curson Plymouth v Ipswich, Apr 2006
P Danson Wigan v QPR, Apr 2005
D Deadman Luton v Blackpool, May 2017
R Desmond Mansfield v Bristol Rovers, Dec 2005
L Dilkes Coventry v Derby, May 1997
P Don Blackburn v Newcastle, May 1995
S Dorr Rushden v Notts County, Feb 2006
P Dowd WBA v Southampton, Feb 2015
S Dunn Ipswich v West Ham, May 2005
P Durkin - Arsenal v Leicester, May 2004
A DUrso Preston v Chesterfield, May 2015
R East Crystal Palace v AFC Bournemouth, May 2019
D Elleray Newcastle v Birmingham, May 2003
E Evans Wrexham v Brentford, May 2005
K Evans Aldershot v Rotherham, Apr 2011
C Finch Peterborough v Leyton Orient, Sept 1997
M Fletcher Southampton v Leicester, Apr 2006
P Foakes Bolton v Reading (at Wembley), May 1995
D Foster Bristol Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday, Apr 2011
C Foy Man City v Southampton, May 2015
D Frampton Norwich v Oldham, May 1994
G Frankland Macclesfield v Barnsley, Sept 2002
R Furnandiz Rochdale v Rushden, Apr 2002
D Gallagher Liverpool v Charlton, May 2007
P Gibbs - Yeovil v Leyton Orient, May 2016
R Gifford Plymouth v Hartlepool, May 1996
F Graham Notts County v Carlisle, May 2016
A Grey Man Utd v Brighton (at Wembley), May 1983
A Gunn Tottenham v QPR, May 1994
R Guy Man Utd v Astoon Villa, May 1987
K Hackett Man Utd v Liverpool, March 1994
A Hall Shrewsbury v Torquay, Oct 2010
M Halsey Man City v Norwich, May 2013
R Hamer Portsmouth v Grimsby, May 1993
D Handley Notts County v Luton, May 2018
R Harris Peterborough v Bury, Apr 2002
M Haywood Shrewsbury v Millwall, Apr 2017
D Hedges Leicester v Sheffield United, May 1990
G Hegley Ipswich v Watford, March 2011
T Heilbron Ipswich v Barnsley (at Wembley), May 2000
I Hemley Brighton v York, May 1996
I Hendricks Watford v Oxford, May 1993
B Hill Leeds v Crystal Palace, Apr 1993
K Hill Leeds v Charlton, Apr 2016
T Holbrook Everton v Southampton, May 1995
G Horwood Peterborough v Fleetwood, Apr 2018
J Hough Everton v QPR, May 1985
J Hunting Everton v Watford (at Wembley), May 1984
J Ireland Burnley v Cardiff, May 1988
M James Bristol City v Brentford, May 1993
M Jones WBA v Tottenham, May 2018
P Jones Tottenham v Liverpool, Apr 2002
T Jones Chesterfield v Port Vale, Oct 2001
W Jordan, Swindon v Wycombe, Apr 2002
P Joslin Southampton v Sheffield United, May 2008
A Kaye Crewe v Coventry, May 2005
J Kirkby Bolton v Norwich, May 2000
B Knight Barnsley v Plymouth, Aug 2007
D Laws Crewe v Stockport, Oct 2001
G Laws Shrewsbury v Bury, May 2009
K Leach Tranmere v Crystal Palace, May 2000
A Leake Sheffield Utd v Crystal Palace, Apr 2006
R Lee Brighton v Hartlepool, Apr 2008
G Lewis Shrewsbury v Lincoln, Apr 2006
S Lodge Ipswich v Man City, May 2001
E Lomas Bournemouth v Millwall, Dec 2000
K Lynch Ipswich v Walsall, May 2000
R Madley Aston Villa v Middlesbrough, May 2018
B Malone Gillingham v Plymouth, May 2018
J Martin Birmingham v Bradford City, May 1993
S Mathieson Carlisle v Hartlepool, May 2015
D McDermid Chesterfield v Brentford, May 2012
P Melin Grimsby v Peterborough, Apr 2008
M Messias WBA v Reading, Jan 2006
N Midgley West Ham v Nottingham Forest, May 1992
N Miller Blackpool v Luton, May 2017
P Miller Oxford v Hartlepool, March 2015
R Milford - Leicester v Derby (at Wembley), May 1994
D Mohareb Rochdale v Dagenham, Sept 2012
K Morton West Ham v Blackburn, Apr 1995
M Naylor Fleetwood v Burton (at Wembley), May 2014
R Nixon Newcastle v Leicester, May 1993
C Oliver Gillingham v Shrewsbury (at Wembley), May 2009
R Olivier Macclesfield v Bristol Rovers, Apr 2007
G Owen Wolves v West Ham, May 1982
T Parkes Lincoln v Leyton Orient, Apr 2006
P Partridge Nottingham Forest v Coventry, May 1981
R Pearson Wigan v West Ham, May 2004
A Penn Exeter v Notts County, Nov 2010
C Penton Plymouth v Barnsley, May 2009
D Philips Brentford v Stevenage, May 2014
M Pierce Sunderland v Birmingham, May 1999
M Pike Wolves v Plymouth, May 2008
G Poll Derby v WBA (at Wembley), May 2007
P Prosser Tranmere v Port Vale, Apr 2005
D Pugh Sunderland v Crystal Palace, May 2004
P Quinn Accrington v Carlisle, Sept 2011
E Read - Brighton v Sheffield United, May 1985
K Redfern Man City v Everton, May 1993
M Reed Arsenal v Chelsea, May 2000
P Reeves Cardiff v West Ham, May 1981
P Rejer Derby v Ipswich, May 2003
U Rennie Tottenham v Liverpool, May 2008
P Richards Birmingham v Sheffield United, Apr 2002
M Riley Fulham v Everton, May 2009
F Roberts Coventry v Liverpool, May 1990
A (Alan) Robinson Liverpool v Everton (at Wembley), May 1986
J P Robinson Stoke v Norwich, Oct 2006
J Ross Cambridge v Rochdale, Apr 2005
J Rushton Huddersfield v Portsmouth, May 1996
S Rushton Bury v Portsmouth, Apr 2014
M Russell Blackpool v Huddersfield, May 2015
M Ryan Hartlepool v Lincoln, Nov 2004
M Scott Preston v Colchester, May 1987
C Seel Sheffield Wednesday v QPR, May 1987
D Shadwell Rochdale v York, Apr 1993
D Sheldrake Walsall v Oldham, Apr 2015
R Shoebridge Accrington v Barnet, Apr 2011
G Singh Lincoln v Wycombe, May 1999
J Singh Yeovil v Oldham, May 2010
F Stretton Torquay v Kidderminster May 2004
R Styles Chelsea v Blackburn, May 2009
G Sutton Notts County v Crawley, Sept 2015
N Swarbrick Tottenham v Newcastle, May 2018
S Tanner Cardiff v Portsmouth, Jan 2012
M Taylor West Ham v Everton, May 1985
P Taylor Wycombe v Gillingham, May 2010
C Thomas Stoke v Wolves, May 1984
M Thorpe Coventry v Burnley, Oct 2008
S Tomlin Wycombe v Rushden, Oct 2004
P Tyldesley Man Utd v Man City, May 1991
P Walton Everton v WBA, March 2012
M Warren Rochdale v Oxford, Apr 2005
J Waugh Shrewsbury v Dagenham, Apr 2012
H Webb Hull City v Everton, May 2014
C Webster Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe, May 2012
T West Preston v Walsall, May 1997
C White Tottenham v QPR (at Wembley), May 1982
A Wiley Leicester v Cardiff, May 2010
C Wilkes Grimsby v Brighton, May 2003
A Wilkie - Man Utd v Tottenham, May 2000
G Willard West Ham v Middlesbrough, May 1999
I Williamson AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth (at Wembley), May 2016
P Willis Everton v Southampton, May 1986
J Winter Man Utd v Millwall (at Cardiff), May 2004
E Wolstenholme Millwall v Coventry, May 2003
J Worrall Chelsea v Arsenal, May 1995
K Wright Rochdale v Gillingham, Apr 2016
#Post#: 9492--------------------------------------------------
Re: Final Games
By: Acme Thunderer Date: July 30, 2019, 9:03 am
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I will remove Darren Handley from the 'final game' database
after the weekend. More to follow?? ;D
#Post#: 9508--------------------------------------------------
Re: Final Games
By: Acme Thunderer Date: July 31, 2019, 5:48 am
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Additions to the 'final games' database, taken from the EFL
website of refs for 2019/20:
L Collins, Swindon v Crewe, April 2019 (8 yellows)
M Heywood, Bury v Carlisle, Sept 2018 (6 yellows 1 red)
Source - Soccerbase.
I will leave Graham Horwood on the database unless / until he
resumes refereeing on the Football League.
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Re: Final Games
By: olddeagle Date: July 31, 2019, 8:46 am
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Great research folks, well done. My contribution is unhelpfully
vague but I have a distinct memory of reading a report of what
was said to be the last match refereed by Harold Horner of
Coventry when there was some kind of crowd trouble. But I can't
remember where it was. Per Upton's this would have been in
1963/4. I've hunted all round the British Newspaper and Times
archives to no avail. Does that jog anyone's memory?
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Re: Final Games
By: Left Field Date: August 1, 2019, 9:48 am
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A Daily Mirror report mentioned crowd trouble at a
Forest-Burnley game on 18 April 1964 (which Burnley won 3-1)
culminating in some fans trying to attack referee Horner and his
linesmen at the end. I'm not sure if that were his final match
(the season ended the following weekend) but it wouldn't be
surprising if he decided to call it a day after such an
experience.
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Re: Final Games
By: Hendo Date: August 1, 2019, 11:23 am
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Trelford Mills - Spurs v Southampton (May 1990). - about to put
a separate post about Mr Mills on the ISOR forum
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