English football 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
References
^ Holland, Arthur. "England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007" . familysearch. Retrieved 11 February 2015 .
^ The Daily Express , 3 March 1964, p3
^ The Daily Mirror , 3 March 1964, p21
^ The Daily Express , 3 March 1964, p16
^ The Guardian , 28 December 1964, p3
External links
European Cup era, 1955–1992
1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
UEFA Champions League era, 1992–present
1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s