Ken Dagnall

Kenneth Dagnall (January 30 1921 [ [http://www.zerozero.eu/uk/arbitro.php?id=828 Birthdate confirmation] : "zerozero.eu" website.] – March 1995 [http://archive.chorleycitizen.co.uk/1996/6/8/851390.html Mention of his death] and latter place of residence: article at the "ChorleyCitizen.co.uk" website.] ) was an English former football referee, who officiated in the Football League and for FIFA, especially during the 1966 World Cup held in England. He originally came from Bolton in Lancashire [ [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/accessions/1995/95returns/95ac125.htm Confirmation of home town] : Bolton Archive Service at the National Archives website.] but latterly lived in Great Lever.

Career

Ken Dagnall took charge of two matches in the 1966 World Cup. The first was the 3–1 win by Hungary over Brazil in Group C at Goodison Park, Liverpool, on July 15 1966. [ [http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1966/groupc_hun_v_bra.html 1966 World Cup] , Hungary v. Brazil: "PlanetWorldCup.com" website.] This was followed by the third/fourth place play-off game (or "Bronze Final") at Wembley on July 28 1966, played between the losing semi-finalists, Portugal and the Soviet Union, and which the Portuguese won 2–1. [ [http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1966/playoff_por_v_sov.html 1966 World Cup] , Portugal v. Soviet Union: "PlanetWorldCup.com" website.] It has been suggested that he would have instead refereed the World Cup Final of that year if England had been eliminated from the tournament.

Domestically, he was then selected to handle the 1967 FA Cup Final at Wembley on 20 May 1967, when Tottenham Hotspur beat Chelsea by 2 goals to 1. [ [http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1967.htm 1967 FA Cup Final] , Spurs v. Chelsea: "FA-CupFinals.co.uk" website.]

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