Referee
Jim Finney
James Finney
Birth Date : 17/08/1924
01/04/2008 (83 years old)
Nationality :
England
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From : 1959
to : 1971
UEFA
FIFA
Finney was a BBC studio pundit for the 1970 World Cup and he officiated at the 1971 League Cup final at Wembley, and had already been appointed to the European Cup final at the same venue. However, he and his wife were seriously injured on 23 April 1971 in a car accident as they were travelling to a Preston-Aston Villa match at which he was due to officiate the following day. Although the pair recovered he was unfit to take charge of the European Cup Final, his place being taken by Jack Taylor. He expressed a hope that he would be able to have a few more matches before he reached the mandatory retirement age of 47 at the end of the 1971–1972 season. However a recurrence of an arm injury shortly afterwards meant that he was forced to retire without refereeing again
International Club Competitions
Season
Competition
1970-71
