George Smith (referee)
| George Brian Smith | ||
| Personal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | George Brian Smith | |
| birthday | October 14, 1943 | |
| place of birth | Edinburgh , Scotland | |
| date of death | May 13, 2019 | |
| Games by division | ||
| Years | Division | Games |
| approx. 1978–1991 at least 1978–1991 at least 1982–1990 |
Scottish Premier Division European Cup internationals |
at least 22 at least 8 |
| Finals | ||
George Brian Smith (born October 14, 1943 in Edinburgh , † May 13, 2019 ) was a Scottish football referee .
Career
George Smith directed games in the Scottish Football League , including the Scottish Premier Division , in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s . In his career as a referee, he whistled five finals in Scotland: three cup finals and two league cup finals, including the cup final in 1980 between Celtic and the Rangers , which escalated after a storm in Hampden Park by hooligans from the two rival camps and after the riots of 1909 when Second Riot at Hampden went down in Scottish football history.
In addition, Smith whistled numerous games in the European Cup , in the cup winners' competition and in the UEFA Cup . At the soccer World Cup in Italy in 1990 , he led the preliminary round match between Austria and Czechoslovakia in Florence .
Web links
- George Smith in the database of weltfussball.de
- George Smith database from National-Football-Teams.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Smith: Former Fifa referee from Edinburgh dies aged 75 on bbc.com, May 15, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smith, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Smith, George Brian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish football referee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 2019 |