Bob Davidson (referee)

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Robert Holley Davidson (born July 19, 1928^[1]) is a Scottish former football referee who also operated for FIFA.

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He was Scotland's representative at the 1962, 1970 and 1974 World Cups, refereeing two games in 1962, and a single game in each of the other competitions.

In the 1962 tournament, he took charge of the Group B match between Italy and West Germany on May 31, 1962, plus West Germany against Chile on June 6, 1962, in the same group.^[2]

The match he handled in 1970 was the group stage tie between Uruguay and Israel on June 2, 1970.^[3] He was also a linesman for the group match involving the Soviet Union versus Belgium on June 6, 1970,^[4] and again for the quarter-final on June 14, 1970, when Uruguay beat the Soviet Union 1-0.^[5]

In Germany four years later, he refereed Holland against Argentina in a second phase group game on June 29, 1974.^[6] He was linesman for Poland against Argentina in a group game on June 15, 1974,^[7] and also for Chile versus East Germany in another group match played on June 18, 1974.^[8] In addition, Davidson was a linesman during the second phase group match between Holland and Brazil on July 3, 1974.^[9]

Before the 1974 Final there was much speculation in the Scottish press that he would referee the final, some suggesting this as a sort of 'consolation prize' for Scotland's being eliminated from that year's tournament without losing a game.^{[citation needed]} The final was actually refereed by England's Jack Taylor.

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