Arthur Holland (referee)
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 Arthur Holland in 1964 | |||
| Full name | Arthur Holland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 November 1916 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Died |
March 1987[1] Barnsley, Yorkshire, England | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1959–1964 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Arthur Holland (26 November 1916 – March 1987) was an English football referee.
Born in Barnsley, Holland became a Football League linesman in 1947 and graduated to the Referees List in 1951, taking charge of the FA Amateur Cup Final in 1959.[2] 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.[3] 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 1964 European Nations' Cup final between Spain and the Soviet Union in Madrid.
Outside football, he worked as a miner from 1935[4] and after his refereeing retirement as a publican, running The Paddy public house in Kendray, Barnsley.[5]
