19-06-2017, 09:26
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Ken Aston - Referee
I was looking through some old Stanley programmes over the weekend, including the last game v Crewe in 1962 and noticed that the referee for that game was a certain Ken Aston. He was quite a trailblazer in his day, introducing things such as the Black Referees Uniform, Red & Yellow Cards, Substitute Referees, Red & Yellow Flags for the linesmen. He was also the referee at the 1963 FA Cup Final & the “Battle of Santiago” game of Italy v Chile at 1962 World Cup.
Makes me wonder what such a leading light in the game was doing officiating at a 4th Division game on a Friday night.
Found it quite interesting, thought I'd share on here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Aston
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