George McCabe
George McCabe | |
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Born | |
Died | January 2001 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England | (aged 78)
Occupation | Association football referee |
Known for | 1966 FIFA World Cup |
George McCabe (13 March 1922 – January 2001)[1][2] was an English association football referee, who officiated at the 1966 World Cup and in an FA Cup Final. He became a Football League referee in 1954 and an international referee in 1960. Throughout his league career he sent off only three players. Outside football he was the director of a Sheffield engineering company.[3]
Career
McCabe, though awarded the
During that game he failed to send João Morais from the field of play after a double foul on Pelé.[5] In 2010, The Telegraph listed it among the 10 worst refereeing errors in World Cup history.[5]
The official Sheffield United website mentions his death when crediting him with being co-founder (along with Derek Dooley) of the "Senior Blades Club", for over-60 supporters.[2]
References
- ^ Birthdate: zerozero.eu website. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ^ a b "The late George McCabe" Archived 23 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine: Sheffield United official website. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ^ (The Guardian, 25 April 1969, p22)
- ^ Brazil v. Portugal, Group C, 1966 World Cup: PlanetWorldCup.com website. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
- ^ a b World Cup final: 10 top World Cup refereeing errors The Telegraph Retrieved 8 May 2011
External links
- George McCabe referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- George McCabe referee profile at EU-Football.info