- Harry Nattrass
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name = Harry Nattrass
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countryofbirth = England
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years = 1933-1947
league =Football League
role = Referee
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internationalrole =Harry Nattrass (born ?) was an English football referee who hailed from
Seaham , inCounty Durham .Career as a referee
He was a Football League referee from 1933 until the 1946-47 season, having actively participated as a match official during the
Second World War . Perhaps his most famous match was the one between Scotland and Germany at Ibrox on Wednesday,October 14 1936 . [ [http://homepages.strath.ac.uk/~cjbs13/Swastikas%20over%20Ibrox.html Scotland v. Germany] , 1936: "Strathclyde University" website.] That international signalled the arrival in Scotland of the team that represented the Nazi regime in Germany and there was concern that the game would be precipitated by demonstrations.fact|date=July 2007Nattrass' performance in the 1936 FA Cup Final between Sheffield United and Arsenal at Wembley went without comment. The match was won by the latter, courtesy of a
Ted Drake goal. [ [http://www.chrishobbs.com/1936faccupfinal.htm FA Cup Final 1936] : "ChrisHobbs" personal website.]As a scout for Newcastle
After finishing with his refereeing career Nattrass was employed by Newcastle United as a scout in the 1960s and 1970s and he 'discovered'
Irving Nattrass , [ [http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/newcastleunited/news/tm_objectid=16812772&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=face-to-face--irving-nattrass-name_page.html Mentioned by Irving Nattrass] during an interview: "ICNewcastle" website.] who was not related though sharing the same surname. [ [http://www.toonarama.co.uk/players/penpics/n/irving_nattrass.html Harry's major discovery] as a scout for Newcastle United: "Toonarama" website.]References
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