Eric Jennings
Full name | Eric Thomas Jennings | ||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
22 January 1923 Worcester, England | ||
Died |
June 1988 Hereford, England | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1954-1970 |
Football League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1966-1970 | FIFA listed | Referee |
Eric Thomas Jennings (22 January 1923 – June 1988) was an English
Career
Jennings was promoted to the Football League referees List in 1954, aged only 31.
By the mid-1960s he was a leading English official and this was marked by his ascendancy to the FIFA List in 1966. His experience of officiating between nations was limited mainly to friendly matches, which included East Germany's 2–0 win against Romania at the Stadion der Freundschaft on 21 September 1966,[1] and the 2–2 draw between the Republic of Ireland and Poland at Dalymount Park on 15 May 1968.[2] He also handled games in the Home International competition of the time, such as Northern Ireland versus Scotland at Windsor Park, Belfast, on 18 April 1970.[3]
On 13 November 1968 he went to
The following season (
Jennings' career also overlapped with another top League and FIFA referee from his home town - Ken Burns.
References
- FA Cup Final programme 1970, p12-13
- Football League Handbooks, 1954–1970
- Ionescu, Romeo (2004) The Complete Results & Line-Ups of the European Champions Clubs' Cup 1955–1991, Soccer Books Limited.
- Gilbert Upton (2005) Football League and Premiership Referees 1888 to 2005, Soccerdata
Internet
- ^ East Germany v. Romania Archived 29 July 2007 at archive.today, friendly match, 1966: srcf.ucam.org statistical website.
- ^ Republic of Ireland v. Poland Archived 2 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, friendly match, 1968: srcf.ucam.org statistical website.
- ^ Home Internationals, Northern Ireland v. Scotland, 1970: rsssf statistical website.
- soccerbase.com website.
- ^ Ajax v. Spartak Trnava Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, European cup semi-final, 1969: soccerbase.com website.
- ^ Match details Archived 29 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, FA Cup Final 1970: soccerbase.com website.