Christmas Quiz - Who Are These Guys?

Thu 22nd December 2016 | General
By Ian Templeman

League Management Committee members and League Officers can be seen every week visiting clubs and watching games all around the league – but how much do you know about them?

What have they done in the past before they became a League official - and have they displayed hitherto hidden talents?

This year’s Christmas Quiz gives you the chance to have a guess.

Listed below are short clues describing, in some cases, little known facts about different League officials – see if you can guess who they are.

Answers will be published on the League website on Boxing Day!

Number One - Was once a Football League match official, and on two occasions was assistant referee in a First Division game on a Saturday afternoon before running in the London Marathon the following day.

Number Two - Has been Chairman of two current NWCFL clubs within the last ten years.

Number Three - Spent two years as an apprentice professional at Leeds United.

Number Four - Currently in his third different role on the League Management Committee, having been Assistant Secretary and Fixtures Secretary in the past.

Number Five - Was a club official at a Scottish Football League club for seven years.

Number Six - Began working on the match programme for a NWCFL club at the age of 13, was writing match reports on their games for the local paper aged 15, and became the club Secretary aged 18.

Number Seven - Spent 16 years as club Secretary at two different clubs – one of which is now in the Evo-Stik League – before taking on a role on the League Management Committee.

Number Eight - Away from football, is involved with another professional sport at international level.

Number Nine - In his younger days he followed Manchester United, and met one of his heroes Bobby Charlton while on league duty earlier this year.

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