RateTheRef

July 1940 eliminates the first three options

However there were five David (no second name) Hutchinson's born in the third quarter of 1940

Hull, Huddersfield, Ilkeston, Durham West, Newcastle

None of them very close to Cambridge

Strangely online Guildford R.A. have a "who am I" with a much younger David Hutchinson
born in Ilkeston whose highlight seems to have been in local Surrey matches

Moved around in the police force

Witney (OXF) 77-8
Bourn (CAM) 78-9 & 79-0
Harrogate (YOR) 80-1 to 86-7
Abingdon (OXF) 87-8 to 89-0

was 50 when interviewed in August 1990

lack of second initial so there are 8 possibilities for his birth date (Aug 1939-Aug 1940)

many of them in the North-East

Dartford, South Northumberland, Walsall, Hull, Huddersfield, Ilkeston, Durham West, Newcastle

19.10.2003

Northern Premier League

Bishop Auckland v Prescot Cables

Referee was injured and line took over but with no fourth official, and a local volunteer not deemed up to standard, the match was to be abandoned

So spectator Pat Partridge (then aged 70) took on the role and the match was completed (1-1)

Partridge was the referee for Arsenal v Liverpool on 16th September 1972 when one of his linesmen tore a muscle and Jimmy Hill took over.

First names please for -

R.Driver (Ipswich) 1974

J.J. (J.G>?) Cunningham (Preston) 1980

J.R. Harris (Lowestoft) 1985

10.04.1993 Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday

Manchester United claimed their first title since 1967 with an 88th minute winner in a match that had 7 minutes 16 seconds added time which was the start of the "Fergie Time" myth. Alex Ferguson later watched it back and said there should have been 12 minutes.

John Hilditch took over after 60 minutes

John Martin was due to referee the game but he had been injured and replaced by Mike Peck.
15 minutes into the second half, Peck injured his Achilles and John Hilditch took over.

"The replacement was from the local F.A., so we took our time changing over to give him a good chance to compose himself.
While that was happening, Mike offered me his watch but I turned him down because I'd been keeping time myself and I carried on using my own."

Can anyone supply his first name?

1957   B. Hills (Orpington, Kent)

Paolo Casarin (Milan)

Good fun, if I have them correct I think no. 4 has 10 letters