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Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: John Treleven Date: April 23, 2020, 6:08 am
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Sat 11th March 1995
West Ham United v Norwich City
Premiership
At some point in the first half Alan Wilkie was replaced by
Martin Sims (Bristol)
Sims dismissed Andy Johnson (Norwich) in the 40th minute in
error for Spencer Prior (who eventually served the ban)
He also made cautions 48th & 89th (x2) minutes
There were earlier cautions 25, 27 & 30 but unclear who made
those
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Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: John Treleven Date: April 23, 2020, 4:37 pm
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Sat 24.09.1955
Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers
Division 1
Dick Windle listed as ref in the programme but had been replaced
by Frank Coultas three weeks before as Windle was reffing in
Europe but no one had told Aston Villa
Coultas pulled up with leg ligament trouble in the first 5
minutes and was replaced by lino George Finning. After 30
minutes Coultas returned to "run/limp" the line and then reffed
the second half whilst still hobbling.
#Post#: 17293--------------------------------------------------
Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: John Treleven Date: April 24, 2020, 5:27 am
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Sat 22.12.1956
Div 1
Preston North End v Chelsea
Senior line J.A.Roberts (Wigan) called off the match
Ref Bill Clements had not reached the ground as train delayed by
over three hours
Very foggy conditions
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Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: Acme Thunderer Date: April 24, 2020, 5:37 am
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[quote author=John Treleven link=topic=869.msg17293#msg17293
date=1587724055]
Sat 22.12.1956
Div 1
Preston North End v Chelsea
Senior line J.A.Roberts (Wigan) called off the match
Ref Bill Clements had not reached the ground as train delayed by
over three hours
Very foggy conditions
[/quote]
Trains and fog. Those were the days! ;D
#Post#: 17302--------------------------------------------------
Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: John Treleven Date: April 24, 2020, 2:10 pm
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Sat 31.10.1999
Div 1
W.B.A. v Wolves
Kevin Lynch replaced after a lengthy delay
No other names given
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Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: John Treleven Date: April 24, 2020, 2:33 pm
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Independent article (Monday 8th November 1999)
The only possible fit is Sat 28th Aug 1976
My fleeting minutes of fame with flag in hand by Graham Kelly
I once acted as an emergency linesman. This was many years ago,
when I was assistant secretary of the Football League.
The venue was Deepdale, where Brighton and Hove Albion were
holding out for a creditable point against Preston North End.
With 10 minutes to play, referee Don Shaw was laid low and I
answered the call to assist linesman Kevin Kiely,
who took Mr Shaw's whistle. Then a Class 3 referee, I was
confident I had the qualifications.
Poor Mr Kiely must have had mixed emotions. Here was his big
moment to show that his talents were sorely wasted in the
Central League.
However, what if he overlooked a signal and a League official
was left flagging forlornly? In one moment he could be
slithering down the
refereeing snake rather than climbing the ladder to stardom.
Sensibly, he put me on the far side, away from the trainers'
benches and in
charge of the Preston offside trap. This was unlikely to be
sprung as the visitors had only ventured into the opposing half
on two occasions
since the interval.
Unlike the occasion when Jimmy Hill had earlier taken the line
at Highbury, there were no Match of the Day cameras to record my
performance.
There were no cameras at all in fact, so I was unable to conduct
the self appraisal which is so popular among officials nowadays.
Suffice it to say
that I don't recall actually flagging at all during my fleeting
minutes of fame. Not because I made no decisions, however. I
did, in fact,
consciously decide not to flag twice. As a dedicated Blackpool
supporter, there was no way I was going to give any opponents of
North End offside.
After a hasty shower I left Mr Kiely and a downcast Mr Shaw to
their curled up sandwiches and returned upstairs for a
refreshing drink
with the Preston directors who little realised how close they
had been to seeing their team's efforts sabotaged by a ringer
from the seaside.
Unlike Mr. Hill, I didn't claim the £5 which the League usually
sent to watching referees who stepped into the breach in those
circumstances.
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Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: Left Field Date: April 26, 2020, 12:42 pm
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[quote author=John Treleven link=topic=869.msg17302#msg17302
date=1587755420]
Sat 31.10.1999
Div 1
W.B.A. v Wolves
Kevin Lynch replaced after a lengthy delay
No other names given
[/quote]
He was replaced by Andy (M.A.) Williams of Herefordshire.
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Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: jad Date: April 27, 2020, 6:26 am
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[quote author=John Treleven link=topic=869.msg17287#msg17287
date=1587677867]
Sat 24.09.1955
Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers
Division 1
Dick Windle listed as ref in the programme but had been replaced
by Frank Coultas three weeks before as Windle was reffing in
Europe but no one had told Aston Villa
Coultas pulled up with leg ligament trouble in the first 5
minutes and was replaced by lino George Finning. After 30
minutes Coultas returned to "run/limp" the line and then reffed
the second half whilst still hobbling.
[/quote]
The game for which Mr Windle forwent his afternoon at Villa Park
was a friendly international between Hungary and the USSR, where
he was a linesman. The referee was Arthur Ellis and the other
linesman was J.J. Baxter of Hereford. The information comes
from
HTML http://footballfacts.ru/matches/147365-1-1,
where Mr Windle
is for some reason rechristened Reg. It occurs to me that
travelling to Budapest in 1955 must have been something of an
adventure, but in one respect it would have been even more
rewarding than Aston Villa v. Bolton Wanderers: according to a
Hungarian newspaper report reproduced on the site the game was
watched by 103,000 spectators.
#Post#: 17329--------------------------------------------------
Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: John Treleven Date: April 27, 2020, 8:40 am
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J.J. Baxter - the elusive first name is still needed for this
RAF man (Warrant Officer)
Interestingly listed as Hereford (a typo?) as he joined the F.L.
refs list in 56-57 as Royston (Hertford) as stationed at nearby
RAF Bassingbourn
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Re: Referee replaced during matches
By: bmb Date: April 27, 2020, 8:55 am
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[quote author=jad link=topic=869.msg17327#msg17327
date=1587986805]
[quote author=John Treleven link=topic=869.msg17287#msg17287
date=1587677867]
Sat 24.09.1955
Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers
Division 1
Dick Windle listed as ref in the programme but had been replaced
by Frank Coultas three weeks before as Windle was reffing in
Europe but no one had told Aston Villa
Coultas pulled up with leg ligament trouble in the first 5
minutes and was replaced by lino George Finning. After 30
minutes Coultas returned to "run/limp" the line and then reffed
the second half whilst still hobbling.
[/quote]
The game for which Mr Windle forwent his afternoon at Villa Park
was a friendly international between Hungary and the USSR, where
he was a linesman. The referee was Arthur Ellis and the other
linesman was J.J. Baxter of Hereford. The information comes
from
HTML http://footballfacts.ru/matches/147365-1-1,
where Mr Windle
is for some reason rechristened Reg. It occurs to me that
travelling to Budapest in 1955 must have been something of an
adventure, but in one respect it would have been even more
rewarding than Aston Villa v. Bolton Wanderers: according to a
Hungarian newspaper report reproduced on the site the game was
watched by 103,000 spectators.
[/quote]
That line up [emoji7] - a huge part of me wishes I was old
enough to have seen that team live! They were long gone before I
was even a twinkling.
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