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Brian Hill (referee)

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Brian Hill
Full name Brian Hill
Born (1947-04-29) 29 April 1947 (age 77)
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Other occupation Accountant
Domestic
Years League Role
1975-1978 Football League Assistant referee
1977-1978 (Supplementary List) Referee
1978-1992 Football League Referee
1992-1995 Premier League Referee
International
Years League Role
1985-1994 FIFA listed Referee

Brian Hill (born 29 April 1947)[1] is an English former football referee in the English Football League, Premier League and at FIFA level. For most of his career, he was based in Northamptonshire, initially Wellingborough, then Kettering, finally moving to the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough. Outside football he worked as an accountant.

Career

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In 1988 came his greatest honour as he took charge of the FA Cup Final between Wimbledon and Liverpool.[2]

References

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Print

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  • Football League Handbooks, 1975–1977
  • Rothmans Football Yearbooks, 1978-1995 (1988 edition, p29)
  • Gilbert Upton (2005) Football League and Premiership Referees 1888 to 2005, Soccerdata

Internet

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  1. ^ Birthdate confirmation Archived 13 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine: zerozero.eu website.
  2. ^ FA Cup Final, 1988 Archived 1 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Wimbledon v. Liverpool: soccerbase.com website.
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Preceded by FA Cup Final Referee
1988
Succeeded by