@owlstalk Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Used to really hate it when it was announced he was going to ref our matches He was like the Margaret Thatcher of the football world to me. The one you hated, and also the one you actually really loved to hate too Pulled some right stunts when he referee'd our games Anyone remember him ? Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 The Wednesday hate flipping Courtney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wenzdyboy Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Remember him sending one of our players off in a home fa cup 3rd round tie with Derby in the mid 80's. Think it was chapman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Remember him sending one of our players off in a home fa cup 3rd round tie with Derby in the mid 80's. Think it was chapman? Yeah he definitely had it in for Chapman Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefdave Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 He turned me into a newt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconi Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Remember him sending one of our players off in a home fa cup 3rd round tie with Derby in the mid 80's. Think it was chapman? First few minutes as well, we went on to win that one. Seem to remember Derby's kit clashing with ours, so we wore light blue. Edited December 5, 2014 by marconi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Remember him sending one of our players off in a home fa cup 3rd round tie with Derby in the mid 80's. Think it was chapman? He also sent Chapman off at Forest around 85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 The sendings off were always dirty controversial ones too - proper dodgy decisions Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gazzaswfc Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Alcock & no balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride_of_the_road Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Sent Megson off at Villa park in league cup, still won 2-1. Chapman scored winner I think, my dad gashed his knee on seat celebrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markowl Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 George Tyson was the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 He was the ref at Villa in 1992 when we won 1-0 with a Jemson header that just went over the line. Courtney was his usual self, booking several Wednesday players for practically nowt, but Les Sealey went ballistic about the goal for a few minutes and then went crazy again at full time and had to be restrained from physically attacking the officials. Courtney did absolutely nothing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 I think those putting forward other referee's names in this thread clearly never saw George Courtney in action He had to have police escorts on and off the pitch at Hillsborough Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modboy Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Vaguely remember his awfulness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Royds Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Anyone remember that ref with lovely long permed hair and a lovely tan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Dissapointed. Thought summat must have happened to him, but yes what a tail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal M Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 He was a head teacher. Must have been flipping miserable at his school. I move a lot of concrete on the QVC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconi Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 (edited) Anyone remember that ref with lovely long permed hair and a lovely tan? Roger Milford This was the best ref in the seventies by far Edited December 5, 2014 by marconi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 The wintry weather played havoc with many ties. For example, Hull City's 2-1 win over Shrewsbury was played on Fourth round weekend, with Sheffield Wednesday only able to play their match against Derby more than two weeks after the scheduled fixture, a match they would win 1-0 despite having ten men, Lee Chapman's dismissal irking manager Howard Wilkinson so much that he had to be restrained from throttling referee George Courtney. Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham67 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 He had a mate who was a lecturer at the Poly (SHU) back then. GC used to stay with him when reffing us. He told me that Courtney loved winding Wednesday fans up and would send off one our players just for the reaction. He hated us with a passion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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