Arthur Holland (referee) explained

Arthur Holland
Fullname:Arthur Holland
Birth Date:26 November 1916
Birth Place:Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Death Date:March 1987[1]
Death Place:Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Internationalyears1:1959–1964
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

Arthur Holland (26 November 1916 – March 1987) was an English football referee.

Career

Born in Barnsley, Holland became a Football League linesman in 1947 and graduated to the Referees List in 1951, taking charge of the FA Amateur Cup Final in 1959.[2] Later, in the same year he was appointed to the FIFA List and later refereed in the 1963 European Cup final between Benfica and Milan.[3] He ended his domestic refereeing career with the 1964 FA Cup final between West Ham United and Preston North End. A few weeks later his final match was the 1964 European Nations' Cup final between Spain and the Soviet Union in Madrid.

Outside football, he worked as a miner from 1935[4] and after his refereeing retirement as a publican, running The Paddy public house in Kendray, Barnsley.[5]

Tournaments

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holland. Arthur. England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007. familysearch. 11 February 2015.
  2. The Daily Express, 3 March 1964, p3
  3. The Daily Mirror, 3 March 1964, p21
  4. The Daily Express, 3 March 1964, p16
  5. The Guardian, 28 December 1964, p3