Pat Partridge

For the American military officer, see Earle E. Partridge.

Pat Partridge
BEM
Born (1933-06-30)30 June 1933
Billingham, County Durham, England
Died 31 October 2014(2014-10-31) (aged 81)
Cockfield, County Durham, England [1]
Other occupation Farmer
Domestic
Years League Role
1957-58 North Eastern League Referee
1958-65 Northern League Referee
1965-66 Football League Linesman
1966-81 Football League Referee
International
Years League Role
1971-80 FIFA listed Referee

Patrick Partridge BEM (30 June 1933 – 31 October 2014) was an English football referee, and former President of the Association of Football League Referees and Linesmen.[2] His occupation outside football was as a farmer.[3]

  1. ^ Shaw, Phil (12 November 2014). "Pat Partridge: Referee who gave football's first 'professional foul' and was one of the first high-profile officials of the game's TV age". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ Confirmation Archived 21 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine of Presidency of the AFLRL: Parker Entertainments website.
  3. ^ "Farmer Pat", in Cockfield, County Durham: Darlington And Stockton Times online.