Looked through various newspapers from the period, but as to be expected the referee does not get mentioned in a lot of cases. The EFL celebration did not list the 2 missing referees and from what I have seen from newspapers the only ones known are those listed. I did however come across the following in an article, which I thought would be of relevance to some
Referees [1888]
Bentley JJ Bolton
Shaw W Derby
Haslem WG Derby
Earp FW Nottingham
Brown HR Hanley
Johnson E Stoke
Heath W Hanley
Norris F Eagley
Fairhurst W Bolton
Wells WW Long Eaton
Albut Birmingham
Bissiker W West Bromwich
Evans T Garston
Chaplain A Derby
Tillotson J Aston
Ashwell AT Nottingham
Daft RA Derby
Lewis J Blackburn
Ormerod S Accrington
Tooks D Wednesbury
Moon WH Wednesbury
Roscow JS Great Lever
Cooper JBA Blackburn
Hartley JP Accrington
Helme T Farnworth
Hindle T Darwen
Nisbet J Liverpool
Brownlow H Bolton
Byran T Aston
MacIntyre J Manchester
Marshall W Nottingham
Cooper A Wolverhampton
Lythgoe RE Liverpool
Lockett H Hanley
Armitt T Leek
Horne J Accrington
Jope WH Wednesbury
Football League Officials : W.McGregor [Aston Villa]
W.Suddell [PNE] Treasurer
H.Lockett [Stoke] Secretary
In the various matches each club will take its own gate receipts, but must pay to the visiting club the sum of £12. The result of each match must be posted to the hon. secretary immediately after the conclusion of the match on postcards supplied. A list of 37 thoroughly efficient referees has been supplied to each club from which to select for the various matches., and in the event of two clubs not having mutually accepted a referee the hon. secretary of the league is empowered to send one. Referees from each match must be paid a guinea, plus third class railway fares, and any referee consenting to act in a league match must, in the event of his not being able to attend, at once acquaint the club secretary, and not send a substitute.
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