Herbert Bamlett

Football manager infobox
playername = Herbert Bamlett
dateofbirth = 1882
placeofbirth = Gateshead
countryofbirth = England
manageryears = 1914-1921
1921-1923
1923-1926
1927-1931
managerclubs = Oldham Athletic
Wigan Borough
Middlesbrough
Manchester United

Herbert Bamlett (born 1882 in Gateshead, England) was an English football manager and referee. He became the youngest person to ever referee an FA Cup Final when he did so at age 32 in the 1914 decider between Liverpool and Burnley.

He started in football management in the same year at Oldham Athletic during the club's halcyon days, before moving on to Wigan Borough (1921-23), Middlesbrough (1923-26), and then to Manchester United in April 1927, after a break. He remained there until 1931.

Paradoxically, in 1909 he had refereed the FA Cup quarter-final tie between Burnley and his future charges United - calling the game off at 1-0 to United and with only 18 minutes left to play! [ [http://www.btinternet.com/~c.beirne/public/managers.htm#Herbert%20Bamlett Manchester United profile] ]

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*soccerbase (manager)|id=614|name=Herbert Bamlett
* [http://homepage.eircom.net/~redweb3/home/club/managers/herbert.html Biographical profile]