Ken Aston
Ken Aston (born September 1, 1915 in Colchester , † October 23, 2001 in Ilford ) was an English football referee . He became known for the yellow and red cards invented together with Rudolf Kreitlein . Furthermore, he introduced the yellow flags of the linesmen and was one of the first to wear a black referee uniform in today's form.
The yellow and red cards were "invented" by Aston during the 1966 World Cup , when he was Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee. In the quarter-finals between England and Argentina , the Argentinian Antonio Rattín was excluded but did not understand the referee's decision (or pretended not to have understood the decision). Aston also criticized the fact that viewers often missed warnings or exclusions.
Web links
- Udo Muras: inventor of the red card . ( Memento from March 3, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Obituary in Die Welt , November 10, 2001
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| SURNAME | Aston, Ken |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English football referee |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colchester |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 2001 |
| Place of death | Ilford |