George Courtney
Personal information
Full name	George Courtney
Date of birth	June 4, 1941 (1941-06-04) (age 67)
Place of birth	Spennymoor, County Durham, England
Other occupation	Headteacher
Domestic
Years	League	Role
? -1973 1971-1974 1973-1974 1974-1992	Northern League Football League (Supplementary List) Football League	Referee Assistant referee Referee Referee
International
1977-1991	FIFA listed	Referee

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Contents 1 Ascent through English refereeing 2 Years at the top 3 International experience 4 Retirement 5 References 5.1 Print 5.2 Internet

Ascent through English refereeing

Courtney carried out both linesman and refereeing duties for the Northern League^[3] before becoming a Football League linesman in 1971. Two assistant referees (previously known as linesmen) assist the referee in controlling an association football match History The Northern League ran as one of two major amateur competitions (with the Isthmian League) in tandem with the professional Football League Southern League The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Just two years later he was appointed to the supplementary panel of referees and one year after that was included in the full list of referees at the age of only thirty three. In 1976, despite only being in his second year as a Football League referee, he was appointed to the decisive match for the League title in which Liverpool staged a dramatic recovery to beat Wolves and overtake QPR. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football club, based in Shepherds Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London

In 1977 he made the FIFA panel of referees. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) He had achieved this feat in only three seasons which was, until the case of Martin Atkinson in 2006, the quickest in modern times. Martin Atkinson (born March 31 1971) is an English football referee who officiates in the FA Premier League and for In 1979 he took charge of the Charity Shield and was back at Wembley the following May for the ultimate honour of the FA Cup Final between West Ham and Arsenal. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played

Years at the top

Pat Partridge's retirement in 1981 followed by the unexpected early departure of another World Cup referee, Clive White the following year led to Courtney becoming the dominant refereeing figure of the 1980s. Patrick "Pat" Partridge (born June 30 1933) is a retired English football referee, and former President of the Association The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football Clive Bradley White (born May 2, 1940) is a retired English football referee from Harrow, Middlesex. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. He took charge of the 1983 League Cup Final, thus completing the hat trick of major Wembley matches. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition He went on to referee numerous FA Cup semi-finals as well as many top division games. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after He was due to retire in 1989 but in common with a number of other senior and respected officials at that time was granted an extension. He went on to serve three extra years on the list.

International experience

Courtney was a frequent figure in UEFA competitions and handled finals such as the 1989 Cup Winners Cup Final. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. He was England's representative at the 1984 European Championships, followed by the FIFA World Cups of 1986 and 1990. The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. His appointment for the third place play-off in 1986 is the furthest any English referee has reached at the World Cup since Jack Taylor controlled the Final in 1974. John Keith ("Jack" Taylor (born April 21, 1930) is a retired international football referee born in Wolverhampton, The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. The only competition he missed was the 1988 European Championships when Keith Hackett was selected. The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. Keith Stuart Hackett (born June 22, 1944) is an English former football referee, who began refereeing in local leagues in the

Retirement

Courtney retired from the FIFA list at the end of 1991 at the age of fifty. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) He was one of the last referees to have that privilege, as they reduced the maximum age for their officials to forty five at that point. He served out the rest of that season in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He took charge of an unprecedented second League Cup Final in 1992. The final match of his eventful career was the the play-off game between Blackburn and Leicester for a place in the new Premier League. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Although extensions were still possible for over-age referees he had decided to retire from League refereeing, a few weeks short of his fifty-first birthday.

Courtney is a past student of Chester University College. The University of Chester is a University based in the city of Chester in the United Kingdom. ^[4] He later became Director of Community Projects at Middlesbrough F.C.^[5] He is now a UEFA delegate, charged with reporting on stadium and crowd control issues at UEFA matches, such as during the 1-0 UEFA Champions League win by F.C. Shakhtar Donetsk at S.L. Benfica on October 3, 2007. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club "FC Shakhtar" redirects here For other uses see Shakhtar (disambiguation. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[6]

References

Preceded by Ron Challis

FA Cup Final Referee 1980

Succeeded by Keith Hackett

Ronald Challis (born c1932 died January 2001† was an English football referee in The Football League. The 1980 FA Cup Final was contested by West Ham United and Arsenal at Wembley. Keith Stuart Hackett (born June 22, 1944) is an English former football referee, who began refereeing in local leagues in the

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