Clive White
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Clive Bradley White is a retired English
football
referee from Harrow
, Middlesex
.
referees list at the age of thirty three in 1973, after four years as a linesman. He made rapid progress and reached the FIFA
Panel around 1978. He achieved the honour of refereeing the 1982 FA Cup Final, featuring two London clubs, Tottenham and QPR. He also handled the subsequent replay, eventually awarding Tottenham the penalty
with which they won the Cup.
He then went on to referee in the 1982 World Cup
Finals in Spain
. He featured in three matches - refereeing the First Phase Group C match between Belgium and Hungary
, which ended 1-1, and as linesman for the First Phase Group F game when the Soviet Union beat New Zealand by 3-0, and also linesman for the goalless match between Poland
and the Soviet Union in the Second Phase Group 1.
At this stage White seemed to have marked himself out as the leading English referee with potentially another six years before retirement. However, soon after, he was convicted of deception and resigned from the League list on July 30, 1982.†
By coincidence, another referee from Harrow, David Elleray
, was also to handle an FA Cup Final and be a long-serving FIFA referee.
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England
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football
Football (soccer)
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referee from Harrow
London Borough of Harrow
The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Hillingdon to the west, Ealing to the south, Brent to the south-east and Barnet to the east.-History:...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
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.
Career
White made the Football LeagueThe Football League
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referees list at the age of thirty three in 1973, after four years as a linesman. He made rapid progress and reached the FIFA
FIFA
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Panel around 1978. He achieved the honour of refereeing the 1982 FA Cup Final, featuring two London clubs, Tottenham and QPR. He also handled the subsequent replay, eventually awarding Tottenham the penalty
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
with which they won the Cup.
He then went on to referee in the 1982 World Cup
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
Finals in Spain
Spain
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. He featured in three matches - refereeing the First Phase Group C match between Belgium and Hungary
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
, which ended 1-1, and as linesman for the First Phase Group F game when the Soviet Union beat New Zealand by 3-0, and also linesman for the goalless match between Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
and the Soviet Union in the Second Phase Group 1.
At this stage White seemed to have marked himself out as the leading English referee with potentially another six years before retirement. However, soon after, he was convicted of deception and resigned from the League list on July 30, 1982.†
By coincidence, another referee from Harrow, David Elleray
David Elleray
David Roland Elleray , is an English former football referee, who officiated in the Football League, the FA Premier League and for FIFA.-Career:...
, was also to handle an FA Cup Final and be a long-serving FIFA referee.
- Football League Handbooks, 1969-1972.
- †Rothmans Football Yearbook 1982-1983, Queen Anne Press, p34