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.
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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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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.
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