Gord Arrowsmith
{{Short description|English-born Canadian soccer referee}}
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| name = Gord Arrowmsith
| fullname = Gordon Charles Arrowsmith{{Cite book|title=On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario|last=Jose|first=Colin|publisher=Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2001|location=Vaughan, Ontario|pages=189}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1944|06|13}}
| birth_place = London, England
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| otheroccupation = Metropolitan Toronto Police Force
| years1 = 1970–1976
| league1 = NSL
| role1 = Referee
| years2 = 1980–1984
| league2 = NASL
| role2 = Referee
| years3 = 1987–1992
| league3 = CSL
| role3 = Referee
| years4 = 1998–2004
| league4 = CPSL
| role4 = Referee
| internationalyears1 = 1982–1991
| confederation1 = FIFA listed
| internationalrole1 = Referee
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Gordon Arrowsmith (born June 13, 1944) is an English-born Canadian former soccer referee.
Career
He was born in London, England, and began refereeing in 1965 in Paisley, Scotland. In 1970, he emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he continued match officiating and was also employed by the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force.{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/index.php/?pid=244&t=profile&|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=June 29, 2018}} He served on the FIFA International Referees List for 10 years from 1982 till 1991.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rednationonline.ca/2012HallofFameInductionClass.aspx|title=2012 Hall of Fame Induction Class|work=Red Nation Online|access-date=June 29, 2018}} He officiated in the National Soccer League in the 1970s.{{Cite news|last=Waring|first=Ed|date=April 25, 1977|title=Linesman hit on ear as NSL opens season|page=S6|work=The Globe and Mail}}{{Cite news|date=June 29, 1976|title=Metros-Croatia to play Roma in exhibition|page=46|work=The Globe and Mail}} In 1980, he began refereeing in the North American Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=http://worldreferee.com/referee/gordon_arrowsmith/bio|title=WorldReferee.com - referee - Gordon Arrowsmith - bio|last=www.worldreferee.com|first=WorldReferee -|website=worldreferee.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-30}}
He was selected for the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship, and officiated the 1988, and 1991 Canadian Soccer League finals.{{Citation|last=soccerhalloffame|title=Gord Arrowsmith 2012 Inductee|date=August 30, 2012|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=749HsfqkNOs|access-date=June 29, 2018}}{{Cite book|last=Jose|first=Colin|title=On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario|publisher=Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2001|location=Vaughan, Ontario|pages=131}} He later officiated the 1998 CPSL Championship final, and the first match series of the CPSL League Cup final.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/98cpsl43.htm|title=Roma and Olympians Tie One On|last=Granville|first=Scott|website=rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|publisher=Canada Kicks|access-date=June 29, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/98cpsl44.htm|title=CPSL October 14, 1998 Toronto Olympians vs St Catharines Roma Wolves|last=Glover|first=Robin|website=rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=June 29, 2018}} In 1992, the Canadian Soccer Association selected Arrowsmith as the recipient for the Ray Morgan Memorial Award, and the Canada Soccer International Achievement Award in 1997.{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/index.php/index.php?t=awardWinners&id=9|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=June 29, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/index.php/index.php?t=awardWinners&id=6|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=June 29, 2018}} In 2012, he was inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame in the Builder category.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cp24.com/hooper-neil-to-enter-canada-s-soccer-hall-of-fame-1.773039|title=Hooper, Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame|date=February 24, 2012|work=CP24|access-date=June 29, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/hooper-neil-to-enter-canada-s-soccer-hall-of-fame-1.1202944|title=Hooper, Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame {{!}} CBC Sports|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=June 29, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canada-hall-of-fame-hooper-neil/|title=Hooper, Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall |work=Sportsnet.ca|access-date=June 29, 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/charmaine-hooper-andrea-neil-to-enter-canadas-soccer-hall-of-fame/article2348896/|title=Charmaine Hooper, Andrea Neil to enter Canada's Soccer Hall of Fame|agency=The Canadian Press|date=February 24, 2012|access-date=June 29, 2018}}
Honours
References
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External links
- {{Canada Soccer player|id=244}} / Canada Soccer Hall of Fame
{{Canada Soccer Hall of Fame}}
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Category:English emigrants to Canada
Category:Sportspeople from London
Category:Canadian soccer referees
Category:Canadian police officers
Category:Toronto police officers