Arthur Holland (26 November 1916 – March 1987) was an English football referee.

Career

Born in Barnsley, Holland became a

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linesman in 1947 and graduated to the Referees List in 1951, taking charge of the

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Final in 1959. Later, in the same year he was appointed to the FIFA List and later refereed in the 1963 European Cup Final between Benfica and Milan. He ended his domestic refereeing career with the 1964 FA Cup Final between West Ham United and Preston North End. A few weeks later his final match was the European Nations Cup Final between Spain and the USSR in Madrid. Outside football, he worked as a miner from 1935 and after his refereeing retirement as a publican, running The Paddy public house in Kendray, Barnsley.''The Guardian'', 28 December 1964, p3

Tournaments

1962–63 European Cup The 1962–63 European Cup was the eighth season of the European Cup, a football competition for European clubs. The competition was won by Milan, who beat two-time defending champions Benfica in the final at Wembley Stadium in London. Milan's v ...

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1963–64 FA Cup The 1963–64 FA Cup was the 83rd staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Ham United won the competition for the first time (despite having reached the 19 ...

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1964 European Nations' Cup The 1964 European Nations' Cup was the second edition of the UEFA European Championship. The final tournament was held in Spain. It was won by the hosts 2–1 over the defending champions, the Soviet Union. The tournament was a knockout compet ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holland, Arthur 1916 births 1987 deaths Sportspeople from Barnsley English football referees FA Cup Final referees 1964 European Nations' Cup referees UEFA European Championship final referees