William Burns (referee)
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William C. "Bill" Burns is a retired English football referee who officiated in the Football League.
Born in Scarborough, Burns refereed the 1996 Football League Third Division play-off Final
, and the 2001 Football League Trophy Final
. Having officiated since 1988, he retired as a Football League referee at the end of the 2000–01 season, at the age of 48. In later life, he underwent a liver transplant
at Leeds General Infirmary
.
Born in Scarborough, Burns refereed the 1996 Football League Third Division play-off Final
1996 Football League Third Division play-off Final
The 1996 Football League Third Division play-off final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 1996, to determine the fourth and final team to gain promotion from the Third Division to the Second Division of the Football League in the 1995–96 season.It was contested by...
, and the 2001 Football League Trophy Final
2001 Football League Trophy Final
The 2001 Football League Trophy Final was the 18th final of the Football League Trophy, the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Football League Second and Third Divisions...
. Having officiated since 1988, he retired as a Football League referee at the end of the 2000–01 season, at the age of 48. In later life, he underwent a liver transplant
Liver transplantation
Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a diseased liver with a healthy liver allograft. The most commonly used technique is orthotopic transplantation, in which the native liver is removed and replaced by the donor organ in the same anatomic location as the original...
at Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds General Infirmary, also known as the LGI or, more correctly, The General Infirmary at Leeds, is a large teaching hospital based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust....
.
External links
- William Burns referee statistics at SoccerbaseRacing PostThe Racing Post is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper, appearing in print form and online.From 30 May 2011 - 3 July 2011 it had a circulation of 56,507.-History:...