Brian Hill (referee)
| Full name | Brian Hill | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
29 April 1947 Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England |
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| Other occupation | Accountant | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1975-1978 | Football League | Asst. referee | |
| 1977-1978 | (Supplementary List) | Referee | |
| 1978-1992 | Football League | Referee | |
| 1992-1995 | Premier League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1985-1994 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Brian Hill (born 29 April 1947)) is an English former football referee in the English Football League, Premier League and at FIFA level. For most of his career, he was based in Northamptonshire, initially Wellingborough, then Kettering, finally moving to the Leicestershire town of Market Harborough. Outside football he worked as an accountant.
He became a Football League linesman in 1975 and two years later joined the Supplementary List of referees, in its last year of operation. He successfully progressed to the full Referees List for the following season at the age of thirty one.
He established himself over the next few years with frequent matches at the top level. In 1985, he was elevated to the FIFA Panel while still in his late thirties. The following season saw his most prominent match to date as Everton defeated Sheffield Wednesday in an FA Cup semi-final.
In 1988 came his greatest honour as he took charge of the FA Cup Final between Wimbledon and Liverpool. Liverpool were expected to win easily and achieve the double but instead 6th place Wimbledon pulled off an upset in a memorable Final. He disallowed a Peter Beardsley goal giving Liverpool a freekick instead. They won 1-0 and Dave Beasant saved a John Aldridge penalty that would have brought Liverpool back to parity. This was the first time that a penalty had not been converted in an FA Cup Final at Wembley.
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