John Homewood
Encyclopedia
Bartley John Homewood was an English
former football
referee in the Football League
and for FIFA
. During his time on the List he was based in Sunbury-on-Thames
, Surrey
.
in the FA Cup Final between West Bromwich Albion and Everton at Wembley. Four years after that he was appointed a FIFA referee.†
He remained an international referee for the last seven years of his career. He took charge regularly of top division games but was never appointed to either of the two major Finals. He did referee at Wembley though for the 1976 Charity Shield match between Liverpool and Southampton. He took charge of a number of European club ties, the most significant being a UEFA Cup third round match between Stuttgart
and Dukla Prague in November 1978. Six months later one of his final matches was a European Championships qualifying match
between Hungary
and Greece
, to reach the final stages of the 1980 tournament. He retired at the end of that season (1978-79
).
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England
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former football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
referee in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
and for FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
. During his time on the List he was based in Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames, also known as Sunbury, is a town in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne, England, and part of the London commuter belt. It is located 16 miles southwest of central London and bordered by Feltham and Hampton, flanked on the south by the River Thames.-History:The earliest evidence of...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.
Career
Homewood reached the Football League referees List in 1966. Just two years later he was senior linesman to Leo CallaghanLeo Callaghan
Leo Callaghan was an association football referee in the English Football League. He was also a Welsh FIFA referee.-Career:...
in the FA Cup Final between West Bromwich Albion and Everton at Wembley. Four years after that he was appointed a FIFA referee.†
He remained an international referee for the last seven years of his career. He took charge regularly of top division games but was never appointed to either of the two major Finals. He did referee at Wembley though for the 1976 Charity Shield match between Liverpool and Southampton. He took charge of a number of European club ties, the most significant being a UEFA Cup third round match between Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
and Dukla Prague in November 1978. Six months later one of his final matches was a European Championships qualifying match
1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
The qualifying round for the 1980 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams...
between Hungary
Hungary national football team
The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation....
and Greece
Greece national football team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
, to reach the final stages of the 1980 tournament. He retired at the end of that season (1978-79
1978-79 in English football
-FA Cup:Manchester United had seemingly pulled off a remarkable comeback against Arsenal in the 1979 FA Cup Final to make the score 2–2 after being two goals down, but a last-minute goal from Alan Sunderland saw Arsenal lift the trophy with a 3–2 scoreline...
).
- Football League Handbooks, 1966–1970
- Rothmans Football Yearbooks, 1971-1979 (†1972 edition, p60)
- Romeo Ionescu (2004) The Complete Results & Line-Ups of the UEFA Cup 1971-1991, Soccer Books Limited
- Gilbert Upton (2005) Football League and Premiership Referees 1888 to 2005, Soccerdata