About Ron Challis
Lived 1932 – 2001 (aged 68–69). Ron Challis was a British association football referee and association football player.
Ronald Challis (1932 – January 2001) was an English football referee in the Football League. During his time on the National List he was based in Tonbridge, Kent.
Career Ron Challis became a Football League Referee in 1968 at age 35. In 1975, he was senior linesman to Pat Partridge for the FA Cup Final.‡ He took charge of the Final itself in 1979. This match between Arsenal and Manchester United is remembered for three goals being scored in the last four minutes: Arsenal had appeared to be easing to a 2–0 win before United scored twice to level the score; however Arsenal then scored a third through Alan Sunderland to win 3–2.
He had two more years as a Football League Referee before retiring at the end of the 1980/81 season.
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football referee (1932-2001)
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Ron Challis was born in 1932.
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Ron Challis died in 2001.
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Ron Challis was an association football referee and association football player.
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