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#Post#: 96173--------------------------------------------------
F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: John Treleven Date: October 7, 2025, 10:15 am
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My current project is to find the referee and linesmen for the
3,959 matches in this quarter of a century
2,864 matches found so far and probable referees obtained for
875 of the 1,095 that are missing
The vast majority were F.L. officials at the time of the match
However, the F.A. continued to appoint non F.L. officials as
well, although this gradually lessened
1,298 have been discovered so far (a few were ex or future F.L.
officials)
Most of those have been identified but there are 238 I cannot
put a first name to
Can any learned readers add anything to these elusive characters
(listed in order of the matches)?
Where home town was not given in the programme I have added
where the match was played
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1946
1946
1946
1946
1946
1946
1946
1946
1946
Reading ?
1946
1946
1946
1946
1946
1946
1946
1947
1947
to 52-3
1947
1947
1947
1947
1947
1947
1947
1947
1947
1947
1947
1947
1947
1948
1948
initials
1948
1948
1948
1948
1948
1948
1948
1948
1948
1948
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
1949
Royal Navy
1950
1950
1950
1950
1950
1950
1950
1950
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1951
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
53-4
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1952
1953
1953
1953
1953
1953
1954
1954
R.A.F. Henlow
1957
1954
1954
1954
1954
1954
1954
1954
1954
1954
1954
1955
Newark
1955
1954
1955
1955
1955
1955
1955
Chesterfield ?
1955
1956
1956
1956
1956
1956
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1955
1957
Lincolnshire
1957
1957
1958
1958
1958
1958
1958
1958
1958
1959
1959
1959
1959
F.L. ?
1959
1959
1959
1959
1960
1960
1960
1960
1961
1961
1961
1961
1961
1962
1962
1962
1962
1962
1962
1963
1963
1964
1964
1965
1965
1965
1965
1965
1965
1965
1965
1966
1966
25.5.1924-9.2.1993)
1966
1966
1966
1966
1966
1967
1967
1967
Royal Air Force
1967
1967
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1968
1969
1969
1969
1969
1969
1969
1969
1969
#Post#: 96223--------------------------------------------------
Re: F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: jad Date: October 9, 2025, 9:24 am
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1962-63 Hartley, G. @ Hull City. Could this be the G. Hartley
of Wakefield who became a Football League referee in about 1968?
Though even if he is, I'm afraid I can't help with the first
name.
#Post#: 96263--------------------------------------------------
Re: F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: Timbo Date: October 11, 2025, 10:59 am
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1959-1960 Hedges G at Exeter City
I wonder whether that was George Hedges from Oxford, elder
brother of Dennis Hedges ?
I will try to find out !
#Post#: 96287--------------------------------------------------
Re: F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: Acme Thunderer Date: October 12, 2025, 8:02 am
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[quote author=jad link=topic=7299.msg96223#msg96223
date=1760019885]
1962-63 Hartley, G. @ Hull City. Could this be the G. Hartley
of Wakefield who became a Football League referee in about 1968?
Though even if he is, I'm afraid I can't help with the first
name.
[/quote]
I was thinking the same. Definitely 'George' if it is.
#Post#: 96288--------------------------------------------------
Re: F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: Acme Thunderer Date: October 12, 2025, 8:07 am
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[quote author=Timbo link=topic=7299.msg96263#msg96263
date=1760198351]
1959-1960 Hedges G at Exeter City
I wonder whether that was George Hedges from Oxford, elder
brother of Dennis Hedges ?
I will try to find out !
[/quote]
I was out with Dennis sevral times on the Isthmian League and
never realised a possible connection. Good bloke and good
referee.
#Post#: 96360--------------------------------------------------
Re: F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: John Treleven Date: October 13, 2025, 3:37 pm
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1959-1960 Hedges G at Exeter City
I wonder whether that was George Hedges from Oxford, elder
brother of Dennis Hedges ?
I will try to find out !
George & Dennis were twins (29 Oct 1941), so if George was the
elder it was only by a few minutes
and at just 18 would have been too young to have been at Exeter
I cannot find any references to "G. Hedges referee" in the
British Newspaper Archive
#Post#: 96412--------------------------------------------------
Re: F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: Boris10 Date: October 16, 2025, 5:47 am
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I do remember RP Coleman,from Ripon-lined at P.A.once or
twice.There was a large army camp[R.E.Camps]in the city-sadly,I
cannot give you a name,though.
#Post#: 96414--------------------------------------------------
Re: F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: jad Date: October 16, 2025, 7:41 am
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1968-69 Cook, H. (Salford): could this be a misprint in the
programme for H. Crook? I may be mistaken, but I seem to
remember an official of that name and initial refereeing in the
Northern Premier League in the early 1970s.
#Post#: 96415--------------------------------------------------
Re: F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: Acme Thunderer Date: October 16, 2025, 8:33 am
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1969-70 P Flinders at Hendon - I recall a 'Polly' Flinders in my
early days with Surrey RA. I believe he lived at Morden. No idea
whether this is the same chap or what his first name was, but
geography and timeline is about right.
#Post#: 96423--------------------------------------------------
Re: F.A. Cup Match Officials 1945-46 to 1969-70
By: John Treleven Date: October 16, 2025, 2:38 pm
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1968-69 Cook, H. (Salford): could this be a misprint in the
programme for H. Crook? I may be mistaken, but I seem to
remember an official of that name and initial refereeing in the
Northern Premier League in the early 1970s.
Bingo!!!
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