- Joe Worrall
infobox football official
name = Joe Worrall
fullname = Joseph Bertram Worrall
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1945|10|21
cityofbirth =Warrington ,Cheshire
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
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years = ? -19731973-1995
league = Cheshire LeagueFootball League
role = RefereeReferee
internationalyears = 1981-1992
confederation =FIFA listed
internationalrole = RefereeJoseph Bertram Worrall (born
October 21 1945 [ [http://www.zerozero.eu/uk/arbitro.php?id=892 Birthdate confirmation] : "zerozero.eu" website.] ) is an English former football referee, who operated inthe Football League and forFIFA . He comes fromWarrington inCheshire , and has the distinction of having refereed both of the major club competition Finals in England. [http://www2.newsquest.co.uk/cheshire/warrington/sports_personality/2003/worr1996.html Biographical detail] : from an article at the "Warrington Guardian" website.]Career
Worrall took up refereeing in 1964, at the age of 19, officiating in the Warrington and District Football League. He eventually progressed to the
Cheshire Association Football League , before gaining promotion tothe Football League list in 1973.He was appointed as a
FIFA referee in 1981, serving the world body for 11 years until 1992, when he had to step down due to age restrictions.He was given control of the first of his two major domestic competition Finals on
April 24 1988 , when Luton Town defeated Arsenal by three goals to two at Wembley in the League Cup Final of that year. [ [http://www.sportingchronicle.com/leaguecup/1988.html League Cup Final 1988] , Arsenal v. Luton match statistics: "SportingChronicle.com" website.] Worrall awarded Arsenal a penalty in the last ten minutes, with the score at 2-1 to the 'Gunners', butNigel Winterburn failed to convert it. [ [http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Greatest-Back-Four-132483.html Missed penalty] by Winterburn of Arsenal v. Luton, 1988 League Cup Final: "FunTrivia.com" website.]On
May 20 1989 , he stepped out again at Wembley to take charge of the FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Everton, which finished 3-2 to Liverpool afterextra time , the scores being tied at 1-1 after 90 minutes. [ [http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1989.htm FA Cup Final 1989] , Liverpool v. Everton: match report at the "FA-CupFinals.co.uk" website.]Worrall was the referee for the 1992 European Championships qualifier between Italy and Hungary at the
Stadio Arechi ,Salerno , onMay 1 1991 . Italy were the victors by 3-1. [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1992/round=218/match=2951/index.html Euro 92 qualifying match] , Italy v. Hungary, 1991 (also confirming Worrall's middle name): match statistics at the UEFA.com Official website.]His last appointment on the FIFA list, and his highest international honour, was to referee the 1992 UEFA Cup Final first leg at the
Stadio Delle Alpi onApril 29 1992 between Torino ofItaly and Ajax ofHolland . The score from that match was 2-2, but after a 0-0 draw in the second leg inAmsterdam , Ajax were declared winners on away goals.Retirement
Joe Worrall retired from refereeing in 1995, having never officiated in the
Premier League . However, he continued his involvement in the game by becoming a referees' assessor and match delegate. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2245824.stm Joe Worral, Premiership match delegate] , Aston Villa v. Charlton, 2002, as an example: pre-match report at theBBC Sport website.]References
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