Arthur Holland (referee)

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

Arthur Holland
Full name Arthur Holland
Born (1916-11-26)26 November 1916
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Died March 1987[1]
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
International
Years League Role
1959–1964 FIFA listed 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 European Nations Cup Final between Spain and the USSR 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

References
  1. Holland, Arthur. "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007". familysearch. Retrieved 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
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