Alfred Stair

Alfred Stair

Alfred Stair was the referee at the first three FA Cup Finals, all of which were played at the Kennington Oval, London. In the first he officiated in the match between Wanderers FC and Royal Engineers on March 16, 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. [http://www.soccer.mistral.co.uk/books/kw3.pdf]

Stair played football for the amateur club Upton Park from 1867 - 1874. [http://www.eolfhs.org.uk/membdata/upfcd.htm] He was also selected as the match referee for the England v Scotland game on March 6, 1875. [http://www.englandfc.com/MatchData/yearbyyear.php?start=1872&end=1880&gender=M&level=FULL]


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