Well, here it is, the list of final games, updated to the present. As before, it covers only domestic competitions, so no internationals, non-league games or friendlies. I have also omitted ARs who refereed 1-2 games and refs who died in service. I'll be happy to update the list when I return from a short break, so please keep those comments coming in. Who will join the list at the end of the season I wonder? Happy reading and Happy Easter! AT
1946-79 (as per Uptons, RTR and memories)
K Aston Man Utd v Leicester (at Wembley), May 1963
C Barrick, Man Utd v Blackpool (at Wembley), Apr 1948
F Bassett Walsall v Halifax, May 1973
J Bent Wolves v Aston Villa, May 1978 (lined the FA Cup Final later the same week)
N Burtenshaw Derby v Everton, Apr 1973
L Callaghan Aston Villa v Reading, May 1971
R Capey Preston v Portsmouth, May 1977
J Carr WBA v Liverpool (6th round 2nd replay at Maine Road, Manchester), Apr 1968
J Clarke Man Utd v Sunderland, May 1968
J Clough Nottingham Forest v Luton (at Wembley), May 1959
R Crabb Watford v Southport, Apr 1978
A Dimond Leeds, 1970
E Garner York v Reading, May 1977
H Hackney Wrexham v Mansfield, May 1977
L Hayes Peterborough v Walsall, May 1977
G Hill Brentford v Doncaster, Apr 1975
A Holland West Ham v Preston (at Wembley), May 1964
K Howley Tottenham v Arsenal, May 1971
V James Walsall v Port Vale, April 1974
E Jennings Chelsea v Leeds (at Old Trafford), Apr 1970
R Johnson Leeds v Leicester, Nov 1971
W Johnson Liverpool v Man City, May 1978
A W Jones Chesterfield v Brighton, May 1977
G Jones Darlington v Hartlepool, Apr 1972
R Kirkpatrick Bolton v Spurs, May 1979
A Lees Aston Villa v Chelsea, Apr 1978
K Markham Watford v Plymouth, Apr 1969
R Matthewson Man Utd v Liverpool (at Wembley), May 1977
G McCabe Man City v Leicester (at Wembley), Apr 1969
D Nippard Ipswich v Arsenal (at Wembley), May 1978
D W Smith Man Utd v Man City, Apr 1974
J Taylor Arsenal v Middlesbrough, May 1977
R Tinkler Oldham v WBA, Apr 1976
D Turner Ipswich, March/ Apr 1979
P Walters Ipswich v Derby, Apr 1976
1980 to present (Uptons, Soccerbase, World Football, Transfermarkt, RTR and other websites plus memories)
P Alcock Norwich v Stockport, Apr 2002
G Aplin Aston Villa v Chelsea, May 1991
P Armstrong Darlington v Rochdale, May 2008
G Ashby Arsenal v Everton, May 1998
J Ashworth Crystal Palace v Man Utd, May 1991
M Bailey Stoke v Man City, May 1998
S Baines Bradford City v Portsmouth, May 2003
G Barber Bolton v Fulham, May 2004
K Barratt Oldham v West Ham, Apr 1994
N Barry Bolton v Everton, May 2005
A Bates Chesterfield v Exeter, Apr 2013
R Beeby Wolves v Doncaster, May 2009
S Bennett Aston Villa v Blackburn, May 2010
C Berry Oxford v Cambridge, Apr 2015
M Bodenham Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa, May 1998
R Booth Stevenage v Accrington, May 2011
I Borrett Chelsea v Coventry, May 1994
M Brandwood Preston v Nottingham Forest, April 2002
M Brown Hartlepool v Doncaster, May 2017
S Bratt Port Vale v Sheffield Utd, Apr 2014
M Bull Sheffield United v Scunthorpe, May 2016
T Bune, Wigan v Brentford, June 1985
L Burden Watford v Man Utd, May 1985
K Burge Man Utd v Aston Villa, May 1999
W Burns Blackpool v Hartlepool, May 2001
A Butler Coventry v Crystal Palace, May 2004
L Cable Chesterfield v MK Dons, Sept 2004
G Cain Stoke v Gillingham, May 2004
R Chadwick Derby v Fulham, May 1983
A Challinor Man City v Luton, May 1983
R Clark Mansfield v Crewe, Apr 2018
M Clattenburg WBA v Leicester, Apr 2017
K (Keith) Cooper Blackburn v Arsenal, Apr 1996
M Cooper Cardiff v Wimbledon, May 2004
M Cotton Swansea v Lincoln, May 1987
B Coddington Darlington v Exeter, May 1999
G Courtney Blackburn v Leicester (at Wembley), May 1992
M Cowburn Shrewsbury v Lincoln, Sept 2006
D Crick Watford v Reading, May 2004
P Crossley Leeds v Burnley, Apr 2011
B Curson Plymouth v Ipswich, Apr 2006
P Danson Wigan v QPR, Apr 2005
D Deadman Luton v Blackpool, May 2017
R Desmond Mansfield v Bristol Rovers, Dec 2005
L Dilkes Coventry v Derby, May 1997
P Don Blackburn v Newcastle, May 1995
S Dorr Rushden v Notts County, Feb 2006
P Dowd WBA v Southampton, Feb 2015
S Dunn Ipswich v West Ham, May 2005
P Durkin - Arsenal v Leicester, May 2004
A DUrso Preston v Chesterfield, May 2015
D Elleray Newcastle v Birmingham, May 2003
E Evans Stockport v Morecambe, Jan 2011
K Evans Aldershot v Rotherham, Apr 2011
C Finch Peterborough v Leyton Orient, Sept 1997
M Fletcher Southampton v Leicester, Apr 2006
P Foakes Bolton v Reading (at Wembley), May 1995
D Foster Bristol Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday, Apr 2011
C Foy Man City v Southampton, May 2015
D Frampton Norwich v Oldham, May 1994
G Frankland Macclesfield v Barnsley, Sept 2002
R Furnandiz Rochdale v Rushden, Apr 2002
D Gallagher Liverpool v Charlton, May 2007
P Gibbs - Yeovil v Leyton Orient, May 2016
R Gifford Arsenal v Wimbledon, May 2005
F Graham Notts County v Carlisle, May 2016
A Grey Man Utd v Brighton (at Wembley), May 1983
A Gunn Tottenham v QPR, May 1994
K Hackett Man Utd v Liverpool, March 1994
A Hall Shrewsbury v Torquay, Oct 2010
M Halsey Man City v Norwich, May 2013
D Handley Notts County v Luton, May 2018
R Harris Peterborough v Bury, Apr 2002
M Haywood Shrewsbury v Millwall, Apr 2017
D Hedges Leicester v Sheffield United, May 1990
G Hegley Preston v Coventry, March 2011
T Helbron Ipswich v Barnsley (at Wembley), May 2000
B Hill Leeds v Crystal Palace, Apr 1993
K Hill Leeds v Charlton, Apr 2016
T Holbrook Everton v Southampton, May 1995
G Horwood Peterborough v Fleetwood, Apr 2018
J Hough Everton v QPR, May 1985
J Hunting Everton v Watford (at Wembley), May 1984
M Jones WBA v Tottenham, May 2018
P Jones Tottenham v Liverpool, Apr 2002
T Jones Chesterfield v Port Vale, Oct 2001
W Jordan - Swindon v Wycombe, Apr 2002
P Joslin Southampton v Sheffield United, May 2008
A Kaye Crewe v Coventry, May 2005
J Kirkby Bolton v Norwich, May 2000
B Knight Barnsley v Plymouth, Aug 2007
D Laws Crewe v Stockport, Oct 2001
G Laws Shrewsbury v Bury, May 2009
K Leach Tranmere v Crystal Palace, May 2000
A Leake Sheffield Utd v Crystal Palace, Apr 2006
R Lee Brighton v Hartlepool, Apr 2008
G Lewis Shrewsbury v Lincoln, Apr 2006
S Lodge Ipswich v Man City, May 2001
E Lomas Bournemouth v Millwall, Dec 2000
K Lynch Ipswich v Walsall, May 2000
R Madley Aston Villa v Middlesbrough, May 2018
B Malone Gillingham v Plymouth, May 2018
S Mathieson Carlisle v Hartlepool, May 2015
D McDermid Chesterfield v Brentford, May 2012
P Melin Grimsby v Peterborough, Apr 2008
M Messias WBA v Reading, Jan 2006
N Midgley West Ham v Nottingham Forest, May 1992
N Miller Blackpool v Luton, May 2017
P Miller Oxford v Hartlepool, March 2015
R Milford - Leicester v Derby (at Wembley), May 1994
D Mohareb Rochdale v Dagenham, Sept 2012
K Morton West Ham v Blackburn, Apr 1995
M Naylor Fleetwood v Burton (at Wembley), May 2014
R Nixon Newcastle v Leicester, May 1993
C Oliver Gillingham v Shrewsbury (at Wembley), May 2009
R Olivier Macclesfield v Bristol Rovers, Apr 2007
T Parkes Lincoln v Leyton Orient, Apr 2006
R Pearson Wigan v West Ham, May 2004
A Penn Exeter v Notts County, Nov 2010
C Penton Plymouth v Barnsley, May 2009
D Philips Brentford v Stevenage, May 2014
M Pierce Sunderland v Birmingham, May 1999
M Pike Wolves v Plymouth, May 2008
G Poll Portsmouth v Arsenal, May 2007
P Prosser Tranmere v Port Vale, Apr 2005
D Pugh Sunderland v Crystal Palace, May 2004
P Quinn Accrington v Carlisle, Sept 2011
E Read - Brighton v Sheffield United, May 1985
M Reed Arsenal v Chelsea, May 2000
P Reeves Cardiff v West Ham, May 1981
P Rejer Derby v Ipswich, May 2003
U Rennie Tottenham v Liverpool, May 2008
P Richards Birmingham v Sheffield United, Apr 2002
M Riley Fulham v Everton, May 2009
A (Alan) Robinson Liverpool v Everton (at Wembley), May 1986
J P Robinson Stoke v Norwich, Oct 2006
J Ross Cambridge v Rochdale, Apr 2005
J Rushton Huddersfield v Portsmouth, May 1996
S Rushton Bury v Portsmouth, Apr 2014
M Russell Blackpool v Huddersfield, May 2015
M Ryan Hartlepool v Lincoln, Nov 2004
D Sheldrake Walsall v Oldham, Apr 2015
R Shoebridge Accrington v Barnet, Apr 2011
G Singh Lincoln v Wycombe, May 1999
J Singh Yeovil v Oldham, May 2010
F Stretton Torquay v Kidderminster May 2004
R Styles WBA v Man Utd, Jan 2009
G Sutton Notts County v Crawley, Sept 2015
N Swarbrick Tottenham v Newcastle, May 2018
S Tanner Cardiff v Portsmouth, Jan 2012
M Taylor West Ham v Everton, May 1985
P Taylor Wycombe v Gillingham, May 2010
M Thorpe Coventry v Burnley, Oct 2008
S Tomlin Wycombe v Rushden, Oct 2004
P Tyldesley Man Utd v Man City, May 1991
P Walton Everton v WBA, March 2012
M Warren Rochdale v Oxford, Apr 2005
J Waugh Shrewsbury v Dagenham, Apr 2012
H Webb Hull City v Everton, May 2014
C Webster Sheffield Wednesday v Wycombe, May 2012
C White Tottenham v QPR (at Wembley), May 1982
A Wiley Leicester v Cardiff, May 2010
C Wilkes Grimsby v Brighton, May 2003
A Wilkie - Man Utd v Tottenham, May 2000
G Willard West Ham v Middlesbrough, May 1999
I Williamson AFC Wimbledon v Plymouth (at Wembley), May 2016
J Winter Man Utd v Millwall (at Cardiff), May 2004
E Wolstenholme Millwall v Coventry, May 2003
J Worrall Chelsea v Arsenal, May 1995
K Wright Rochdale v Gillingham, Apr 2016