Football Refereeing hasn’t always been as we know it today, below is a timeline of the history of refereeing from 1863 to 2018.
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Dorset referees recall their stories of abuse in grassroots football
Referees in Dorset say they’ve been verbally abused by players, chased to their cars by parents and even threatened with stabbing. After moving from Bedfordshire to Bournemouth, the level 6 Dorset FA referee James Steer who’s only 18, recalled in an Interview a story where a referee colleague of his was threatened to be stabbed […]