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| Full name | George Frederick Lindop | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 July 1938 Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 2023 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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George Frederick Lindop MBE (20 July 1938 – January 2023) was a British rugby league referee. He refereed 22 test matches, including the World Cup final in 1970. He also refereed five Challenge Cup Finals.
Lindop was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1989 New Year Honours for services to rugby league,[2] and was inducted to the Rugby Football League's Roll of Honour in 2009.[3][4]
Lindop also established the University of Sheffield rugby league team in 1969 and coached them.[5] He coached junior rugby league at the Eastmoor club in Wakefield and the Oulton Raiders club near Leeds.
His death was announced on 23 January 2023, at the age of 84.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Fred Lindop (referee) - Rugby League Project rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ UK list: "No. 51578". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1988. p. 14.
- ^ Fox is added to RFL's Roll of Honour - Telegraph & Argus 2009
- ^ Fred still blowing strong after 50 years - Wakefield Express
- ^ The Great Expansionist - All Golds University of Gloucestershire
- ^ Walker, Callum (23 January 2023). "Former rugby league referee Fred Lindop MBE sadly dies as RFL pay tribute". Rugby League World. Retrieved 23 January 2023.