Peter Foakes [SEP] date of birth
Peter Foakes
Peter Foakes (11 September 1946 – 18 September 2006) was an English former football referee in the Football League and Premier League. During his time on the List he was based in Clacton-on-Sea in Essex and was by profession a teacher.
Career.
Foakes did not become a Football League linesman until the age of thirty seven in 1984. However, it then took him just three more years to graduate to the full Referees List.
His first few years of officiating culminated in
the Football League's regional coordinators of refereeing. He died suddenly from a heart attack in September 2006.
In September 2017, Peter’s son cricketer Ben Foakes was named in England's Test squad for the 2017–18 Ashes series.
References.
References Print.
- Football League Handbooks, 1984–1986
- Rothmans Football Yearbooks, 1987–1995
External links.
- Peter Foakes Referee Statistics at soccerbase.com (1992-93 only)
- Tribute to Peter Foakes, and obituary: the Football League Official website