George Mitchell (referee)
George Mitchell (born 22 February 1912, date of death unknown)[1] was the first Scotsman to participate in a FIFA World Cup final match when he ran the line to George Reader in the 1950 final group match between Brazil and Uruguay.
Mitchell had been a class 1 referee from 1946 and had been appointed to only one match of note (the 1949
Mervyn Griffiths, Reg Leafe and George Reader
. Mitchell appeared in four matches during the finals: the opening game, a match from Pool C and two games in the final pool, including Brazil's victory over Spain.
After the finals Mitchell returned to Scotland, maintained his status as a FIFA referee until 1954–55 season (taking charge of the
Falkirk v Scotland XI friendly in 1955 [1]
.
*There is some doubt as to nationality of Thomas Balway who represented France in 1930.
References
External links
- George Mitchell referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- George Mitchell referee profile at EU-Football.info
- George Mitchell at WorldReferee.com
