Talk:Ken Aston

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'Ken's legacy among soccer referees will not be forgotten for his imprint is forever stamped into what an ideal referee should be.' seriously?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.103.194.148 (talk) 00:05, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

uniform
It´s to debate, if Ken Aston was really the very first one to wear a black referee uniform with a white rim. As a matter of fact, referees always wore black, as the colour of dignity, but it was Mr. Aston for sure to be one of the first to change from the "traditional" suit jacket with a white shirt underneath to a black jersey with a white collar. In the early days of football referees wore a suit with a white shirt and a tie (see those photographs from the years from 1890 until the 1920ies). In the 1930ies the referees had changed to shorts and dropped the tie already. A very good picture to document that is the handshake between the Austrian and Czech captain in the Austria vs. Czechoslovakia match from 1933.

There is an error in this. Ken Aston did not referee the 1960 European Nations Cup Final. This match was refereed by Arthur Ellis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.9.83.113 (talk) 21:32, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

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Strange use of English
Is this USEng in a British topic, or Victorian language?


 * On his return from military service in 1946, Aston became the first League referee to wear the black uniform with white trim which became the standard for referees. Up to that point, referees wore tweed jackets over white shirts with French cuffs, and pants akin to golf knickers. He later explained that when he spied a black flight jacket in the window of a war surplus store, he was delighted with the wonderful assortment of pockets. He immediately bought a couple of the jackets, thinking the pockets would serve him well as a referee. He changed to black knickers, kept the white shirt, and wore the new black flight jacket, creating the black uniform with the apparent white "trim."

What's with the use of "pants" and "knickers"?

And what's the source? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 09:37, 16 May 2017 (UTC)