Ken Dagnall

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 Please help improve this article or section by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (December 2007)

Kenneth Dagnall (January 30, 1921[1] – March 1995[2]) was an English former football referee, who officiated in the Football League and for FIFA, especially during the 1966 World Cup held in England. He originally came from Bolton in Lancashire[3] but latterly lived in Great Lever.[2]

[edit] Career

Ken Dagnall took charge of two matches in the 1966 World Cup. The first was the 3–1 win by Hungary over Brazil in Group C at Goodison Park, Liverpool, on July 15, 1966.[4] This was followed by the third/fourth place play-off game (or "Bronze Final") at Wembley on July 28, 1966, played between the losing semi-finalists, Portugal and the Soviet Union, and which the Portuguese won 2–1.[5] It has been suggested that he would have instead refereed the World Cup Final of that year if England had been eliminated from the tournament.[2]

Domestically, he was then selected to handle the 1967 FA Cup Final at Wembley on 20 May 1967, when Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea by 2 goals to 1.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Birthdate confirmation: zerozero.eu website.
  2. ^ a b c Mention of his death and latter place of residence: article at the ChorleyCitizen.co.uk website.
  3. ^ Confirmation of home town: Bolton Archive Service at the National Archives website.
  4. ^ 1966 World Cup, Hungary v. Brazil: PlanetWorldCup.com website.
  5. ^ 1966 World Cup, Portugal v. Soviet Union: PlanetWorldCup.com website.
  6. ^ 1967 FA Cup Final, Spurs v. Chelsea: FA-CupFinals.co.uk website.
Preceded by
Jack Taylor		 FA Cup Final Referee
1967		 Succeeded by
Leo Callaghan
  This biographical article related to English football is a stub. You can help by expanding it.