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Gord Arrowsmith

b. 1944

English-born Canadian soccer referee

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Born 1944. Gord Arrowsmith is a Canadian athlete and association football referee.

Gordon Arrowsmith (born June 13, 1944) is an English-born Canadian former soccer referee.

Career He was born in London, England, and began refereeing in 1965 in Paisley, Scotland. In 1970, he emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he continued match officiating and was also employed by the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. He served on the FIFA International Referees List for 10 years from 1982 till 1991. He officiated in the National Soccer League in the 1970s. In 1980, he began refereeing in the North American Soccer League.

He was selected for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, and officiated the 1988, and 1991 Canadian Soccer League finals. He later officiated the 1998 CPSL Championship final, and the first match series of the CPSL League Cup final. In 1992, the Canadian Soccer Association selected Arrowsmith as the recipient for the Ray Morgan Memorial Award, and the Canada Soccer International Achievement Award in 1997. In 2012, he was inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in the Builder category.

Honours Ray Morgan Memorial Award: 1992

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English-born Canadian soccer referee

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Gord Arrowsmith was born on 13 June 1944 in London.

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Gord Arrowsmith is an athlete and association football referee.

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