Arthur James Jewell (1898–1952), also known as A. J. Jewell, was an English association football manager and referee who during his career coached Norwich City in 1939.[1]
Jewell was born in West Hampstead, London in 1898.[2] During the First World War, he served in the Royal Naval Air Service and became one of the first pilots of the Royal Air Force in 1918.[3]
He refereed in the 1938 FA Cup Final as well as seventeen international matches,[4] including a game between Austria and Egypt in the football tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[5]
During the Second World War, he served as an RAF Physical Fitness Officer.[6]
He became a television commentator for the BBC in 1947 and commentated during the 1948 Summer Olympics as well as five FA Cup Finals before his sudden death in 1952.[7][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bob Young's managerial career". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 January 2005. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Hidden letter hints at Canary boss Jimmy 'AJ' Jewell's England past". BBC News. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Radio Times – Television Commentators at the Olympic Games". BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Radio Times – Television Commentators at the Olympic Games". BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Austria - Egypt". FIFA. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Radio Times – Television Commentators at the Olympic Games". BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Radio Times – Television Commentators at the Olympic Games". BBC. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
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