Jack Taylor (referee)
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| Full name | John Keith Taylor | ||
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21 April 1930 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK |
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| Died | 27 July 2012 (aged 82) Shropshire, England, UK |
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| Other occupation | Butcher | ||
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| Years | League | Role | |
| 1963–1977 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
John Keith "Jack" Taylor, OBE (21 April 1930 – 27 July 2012) was an English football referee, famous for officiating in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final during which he awarded two penalties in the first 30 minutes. The first of these penalty kicks, awarded after just a minute of play, created World Cup history – it was the first penalty kick ever awarded in a World Cup final.
Taylor served as a referee for 33 years, taking charge of more than 1,000 games, over 100 international fixtures played in 60 countries; Taylor first refereed at the FIFA World Cup in 1970, taking charge of a group game between Italy and Sweden. He was again selected for the 1974 tournament for which he became most noted.
He took charge of several major club competition finals: Firstly, in 1966, when he officiated the FA Cup Final between Everton and Sheffield Wednesday, followed by the 1971 European Cup Final between AFC Ajax and Panathinaikos, both staged at Wembley Stadium.
Taylor was inducted into the FIFA Hall of Fame on 1 February 1999 in Barcelona. On 25 September 2013, he became the first referee inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame.
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