Gord Arrowsmith

Gordon Arrowsmith (born June 13, 1944) is an English-born Canadian former soccer referee.

Gord Arrowmsith
Full name Gordon Charles Arrowsmith[1]
Born (1944-06-13) June 13, 1944
London, England
Other occupation Metropolitan Toronto Police Force
Domestic
Years League Role
1970–1976 NSL Referee
1980–1984 NASL Referee
1987–1992 CSL Referee
1998–2004 CPSL Referee
International
Years League Role
1982–1991 FIFA listed Referee

Career

He was born in London, England, and began refereeing in 1965 in Paisley, Scotland. In 1970, he emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he continued match officiating and was also employed by the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force.[2] He served on the FIFA International Referees List for 10 years from 1982 till 1991.[3] He officiated in the National Soccer League in the 1970s.[4][5] In 1980, he began refereeing in the North American Soccer League.[6]

He was selected for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, and officiated the 1988, and 1991 Canadian Soccer League finals.[7][8] He later officiated the 1998 CPSL Championship final, and the first match series of the CPSL League Cup final.[9][10] In 1992, the Canadian Soccer Association selected Arrowsmith as the recipient for the Ray Morgan Memorial Award, and the Canada Soccer International Achievement Award in 1997.[11][12] In 2012, he was inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in the Builder category.[13][14][15][16]

References
  1. Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 189.
  2. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  3. "2012 Hall of Fame Induction Class". Red Nation Online. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  4. Waring, Ed (April 25, 1977). "Linesman hit on ear as NSL opens season". The Globe and Mail. p. S6.
  5. "Metros-Croatia to play Roma in exhibition". The Globe and Mail. June 29, 1976. p. 46.
  6. www.worldreferee.com, WorldReferee -. "WorldReferee.com - referee - Gordon Arrowsmith - bio". worldreferee.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  7. soccerhalloffame (August 30, 2012), Gord Arrowsmith 2012 Inductee, retrieved June 29, 2018
  8. Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 131.
  9. Granville, Scott. "Roma and Olympians Tie One On". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Canada Kicks. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  10. Glover, Robin. "CPSL October 14, 1998 Toronto Olympians vs St Catharines Roma Wolves". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  11. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  12. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  13. "Hooper, Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame". CP24. February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  14. "Hooper, Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame | CBC Sports". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  15. "Hooper, Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  16. "Charmaine Hooper, Andrea Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame". The Canadian Press. February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
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