Alfred Stair
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Alfred Stair was the referee at the first three FA Cup Finals, all of which were played at the Kennington Oval, London.
In 1872 FA Cup Final he officiated in the match between Wanderers FC and Royal Engineers on 16 March 1872. Stair was a civil servant by profession as were his assistants (Umpires), JH Giffard, for the Royal Engineers, and K Kirkpatrick for the Wanderers.[1]
Stair played football for the amateur club Upton Park from 1867 to 1874.[2] He was also selected as the match referee for the England v Scotland game on 6 March 1875.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "FA Cup Finals: 1872, 1873 & 1874". www.soccer.mistral.co.uk. http://www.soccer.mistral.co.uk/books/kw3.pdf. Retrieved on 28 February 2009.
- ^ "Upton Park Football Club: Players 1866 to 1887 (S to Z)". East of London Family History Society. http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/membdata/upfcd.htm. Retrieved on 28 February 2009.
- ^ "England results – 1872 to 1880". www.englandfc.com. http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/yearbyyear.php?start=1872&end=1880&gender=M&level=FULL. Retrieved on 28 February 2009.
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