The founding of the referees’ association, and the ref who had his own team

By Richard Bourke Earlier this year the Society published an article in our series of headed “Joseph Cooper: the most mysterious of all the mysterious Arsenal players.”  He was a player who joined Woolwich Arsenal in 1893.  He made his  debut for Woolwich Arsenal in a friendly on 23 October 1893 against Roston Bourke’s XI.  Arsenal …