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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 July 1978 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Southampton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Luke's College, Exeter | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Exeter City | 1 | (1) |
| 1920–1921 | Southampton | 3 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Harland and Wolff | ||
| 1922–1930 | Cowes | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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| Other occupation | Schoolteacher | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1936–1939 | Football League | Linesman | |
| 1939–1944 | Football League | Referee | |
| 1948–1950 | Football League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1944–1950 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
George Reader (22 November 1896 – 13 July 1978) was an English football referee, known for officiating in the 1950 FIFA World Cup Final. He is the first Englishman (one of only 10 match officials from the United Kingdom) to do so, and the oldest match official at any World Cup in history. He hailed from Nuneaton, Warwickshire.