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#Post#: 106183--------------------------------------------------
Missing forenames for English officials in European Competition
matches
DIR By: Ted Best
Date: May 18, 2026, 6:05 am
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I wonder if anyone can help with the following?
Below is a list of English officials who were linesmen in
European competition matches. I am looking for the missing
forenames (in BOLD). Most of the information was obtained from
the match programmes.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you are able to help,
please could you advise sources.
1958-60 - Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - 29/04/1959 - Chelsea FC v
Beograd XI - Referee: Günther Ternieden (FRG) - Linesmen: Ron
Hounsell & J. H. Robinson (London SW1)
1959-60 - European Champion Clubs' Cup - 16/03/1960 - Rangers
FC v Sparta Rotterdam - Referee: Kevin Howley - Linesmen: J.
Berry (Altrincham) & Keith Walker
1961-62 - Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - 06/11/1961 - Heart of
Midlothian FC v FC Internazionale - Referee: Kevin Howley -
Linesmen: Tom Reynolds & R. W. Onions (Middlesbrough)
1961-62 - Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - 04/09/1961 - Hibernian FC
v CF 'OS Belenenses' - Referee: Kevin Howley - Linesmen: Peter
Baldwin & R. Bass
1962-63 - Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - 03/04/1963 - Hibernian FC
v Valencia CF - Referee: Ken Dagnall - Linesmen: John Butler
(Sunderland) & R. B. Bell (Newcastle)
1963-64 - Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - 18/11/1963 - Partick
Thistle FC v TJ Spartak ZJŠ Brno - Referee: Jack Taylor -
Linesmen: Dick Hepworth & C. P. Ackroyd (Leeds) - possibly Colin
(?)
1964-65 - European Cup Winners' Cup - 16/09/1964 - Derry City
FC v Steaua Bucuresti - Referee: George McCabe - Linesmen: J.
Sharrock (Possibly Blackburn) & W. B. Johnstone. Possibly should
be W. B. Johnson (Kendal)
1970-71 - European Fairs Cup - 29/09/1970 - Valencia CF v
Cork Hibernians FC - Referee: David Smith - Linesmen: John
Bell & ??
#Post#: 106190--------------------------------------------------
Re: Missing forenames for English officials in European
Competition matches
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: May 18, 2026, 8:40 am
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29/04/1959 - Chelsea FC v Beograd XI - J. H. Robinson
(London SW1) - Joseph H. "Joe"
16/03/1960 - Rangers FC v Sparta Rotterdam - J. Berry
(Altrincham) - John
06/11/1961 - Heart of Midlothian FC v FC Internazionale -
R. W. Onions (Middlesbrough) - Richard William
04/09/1961 - Hibernian FC v CF 'OS Belenenses' - R. Bass -
Richard "Dick" of Blackburn
03/04/1963 - Hibernian FC v Valencia CF - R. B. Bell
(Newcastle) - Robert Bartholomew
18/11/1963 - Partick Thistle FC v TJ Spartak ZJŠ Brno - C.
P. Ackroyd (Leeds) - Colin Patrick
16/09/1964 - Derry City FC v Steaua Bucuresti - W. B.
Johnson - Walter Barry "Wally" of Kendal
29/09/1970 - Valencia CF v Cork Hibernians FC - Linesmen:
John Bell & - A.N.Other
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Re: Missing forenames for English officials in European
Competition matches
DIR By: Ted Best
Date: May 19, 2026, 3:05 am
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As ever, John, many thanks for your help. Can I ask where you
found the names for Joe Robinson and John Berry?
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Re: Missing forenames for English officials in European
Competition matches
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: May 19, 2026, 6:01 am
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British Newspaper Archive
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Re: Missing forenames for English officials in European
Competition matches
DIR By: Ted Best
Date: May 19, 2026, 6:28 am
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Thanks John.
A bit more information on ‘J Sharrock’. The spelling may not be
correct. I have found other variants – Sharrocks, Shorrock,
Shorrocks – see attached
#Post#: 106323--------------------------------------------------
Re: Missing forenames for English officials in European
Competition matches
DIR By: John Treleven
Date: May 19, 2026, 7:36 am
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It is Shorrock but his first name eludes me
#Post#: 107988--------------------------------------------------
Re: Missing forenames for English officials in European
Competition matches
DIR By: Ted Best
Date: June 27, 2026, 4:16 am
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Shorrock's forename is John.
Mentioned in the Lancashire Telegraph - 28 Aug 1964
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