George Courtney

George Courtney
MBE
Full name George Courtney
Born (1941-06-04) 4 June 1941 (age 83)
Spennymoor, County Durham, England
Other occupation Headteacher
Domestic
Years League Role
?–1973 Northern League Referee
1971–1974 Football League Assistant referee
1973–1974 (Supplementary List) Referee
1974–1992 Football League Referee
International
Years League Role
1977–1991 FIFA–listed Referee

George Courtney MBE (born 4 June 1941[1]) is an English former football referee based in Spennymoor, County Durham.

He is said to be a freemason.[2] His vocational career was spent as a primary school headteacher.

  1. ^ Birthdate Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine confirmation (in German) at Weltfußball.de website.
  2. ^ Confirming his freemasonry: from an article at the MQMagazine website.