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English-born Canadian soccer referee
Gordon Arrowsmith (born June 13, 1944) is an English-born Canadian former
soccer referee .
Career
He was born in
London , England, and began refereeing in 1965 in
Paisley, Scotland . In 1970, he emigrated to
Toronto , Canada, where he continued match officiating and was also employed by the
Metropolitan Toronto Police Force .
[2] He served on the
FIFA International Referees List for 10 years from 1982 till 1991.
[3] He officiated in the
National Soccer League in the 1970s.
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[5] In 1980, he began refereeing in the
North American Soccer League .
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He was selected for the
1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship , and officiated the 1988, and 1991
Canadian Soccer League finals.
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[8] He later officiated the 1998
CPSL Championship final, and the first match series of the
CPSL League Cup final.
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[10] In 1992, the
Canadian Soccer Association selected Arrowsmith as the recipient for the Ray Morgan Memorial Award, and the Canada Soccer International Achievement Award in 1997.
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[12] In 2012, he was inducted into the
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in the Builder category.
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Honours
References
^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario . Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 189.
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"Canada Soccer" . canadasoccer.com . Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
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"2012 Hall of Fame Induction Class" .
Red Nation Online . Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
^ Waring, Ed (April 25, 1977). "Linesman hit on ear as NSL opens season".
The Globe and Mail . p. S6.
^ "Metros-Croatia to play Roma in exhibition".
The Globe and Mail . June 29, 1976. p. 46.
^ www.worldreferee.com, WorldReferee -.
"WorldReferee.com - referee - Gordon Arrowsmith - bio" . worldreferee.com . Retrieved June 30, 2018 .
^ soccerhalloffame (August 30, 2012),
Gord Arrowsmith 2012 Inductee , retrieved June 29, 2018
^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario . Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 131.
^ Granville, Scott.
"Roma and Olympians Tie One On" . rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com . Canada Kicks. Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
^ Glover, Robin.
"CPSL October 14, 1998 Toronto Olympians vs St Catharines Roma Wolves" . rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com . Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
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"Canada Soccer" . canadasoccer.com . Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
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"Canada Soccer" . canadasoccer.com . Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
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"Hooper, Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame" . CP24 . February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
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"Hooper, Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame | CBC Sports" . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
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"Hooper, Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall" . Sportsnet.ca . Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
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"Charmaine Hooper, Andrea Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame" . The Canadian Press. February 24, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2018 .
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