An ex-Premier League and Football League referee, Tony has officiated at FA Trophy and FA Vase finals, as well as running the line in the 1989 European Cup Winners’ Cup final and international matches.

Phil Sharp, Hertfordshire FA Referee Development Officer, said: “There are many referees that I have enjoyed working with that have helped me in my career, none more so, than Tony Ward who believed in me at an early age and involved me in many prestigious friendlies in London.”

The meeting begins at 7.30pm on Monday, January 20, and takes place the County Ground, Baldock Road, Letchworth.

Referees attending their first meeting of the society can do so free of charge. To register your attendance, or for more information about joining the society, call secretary Dylan Valentine on 07563 060755, email dylanozric@hotmail.com, or see the attached poster.