Joe Worrall

Joseph Bertram Worrall ) is an English former football referee, who operated in the Football League and for FIFA. He comes from Warrington in Lancashire, and has the distinction of having refereed both of the major club competition Finals in England.

Career Worrall took up refereeing in 1964, at the age of 19, officiating in the Warrington and District Football League. He eventually progressed to the Cheshire County League. Worrall awarded Arsenal a penalty in the last ten minutes, with the score at 2–1 to the 'Gunners', but Nigel Winterburn failed to convert it.

On 20 May 1989, he stepped out again at Wembley to take charge of the FA Cup final between Liverpool and Everton, which finished 3–2 to Liverpool after extra time, the scores being tied at 1-1 after 90 minutes.

Worrall was the referee for the 1992 European Championships qualifier between Italy and Hungary at the Stadio Arechi, Salerno, on 1 May 1991. Italy were the victors by 3–1.

His last appointment on the FIFA list, and his highest international honour, was to referee the 1992 UEFA Cup final first leg at the Stadio Delle Alpi on 29 April 1992 between Torino of Italy and Ajax of the Netherlands.