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"Did you know" in time gone by:

At the second AGM the affiliation fee for the 1919/1920 season was set at 12½d (about 5pence )

On 17^th January 1924 the society agreed to play a football match against the local blind school! (The blind school won 3 - 0)

November 1930 the society agrees to pay subscription and benevolent fund payment to Lancashire Referees Association.

March 1936 the society play a charity football match with Eccles Referees Society and raise the sum of 12 shillings and sixpence (about 62 pence) which was donated to Tyldesley St John Ambulance Brigade

December 21^st 1939 sees the last meeting for four years (outbreak of the second world war)

Friday 1^st September 1943 (the next meeting from December 1939) at this meeting it was decided the society ‘would carry on’ and meet in the Britannia Inn Leigh on the third Thursday in the month. Membership be charged at seniors 12½d and juniors 7½d.

October 1945 The Society join the Referees Association only five members in attendance at the monthly meeting, March 1946 members observed a minutes silence after the disaster at Burden Park

February 1949 the society decides to instigate a training system for new referees taking the old class three exam, the class to be held at the house of the chairman H Sharland.

March 1953 society member R Roddaway is appointed to the first ever floodlit game in the Lancashire Combination the game to take place at Bootle FC. At the same meeting proposed to fine members one shilling for failing to attend meetings

May 3^rd 1960 Roy Birchall recommended by the society elders to the Lancashire FA to be promoted to class one. In addition the society subscription changed to class 1, 10/6d (52 pence), class 2 & 3 subscribe at 8/6d (42 pence) Probationary referees and non active members 5/- (25 pence).

May 1963 meeting night moved back to the second Thursday in the month with the meetings taking place at the village Club Howe Bridge Atherton. August 1963 Jim Warburton appointed to the list of football league linesmen.

1982 August meeting only one current member at that meeting currently with the society, Jim Warburton received his LFA long service medal.

1987 March 2^nd society set up sub committee to organise venue, funding and guest for 75^th Anniversary dinner , Georgian House not on list of venues, agreed that society needed to raise £150.00 per season to fund the event. AGM treasurer’s report showed a balance of £254.33 with a society membership of only 14 in at the September meeting.

1992 November 14^th saw the society celebrate it’s diamond jubilee with a commemorative dinner at the Georgian House Hotel Bolton, with many guests including Canon Smith.

1994 November the society sent a representative to compete in the national referees five a side which took place in Belfast, as I recall plenty of alcohol but not many goals.

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