John Stark (referee)
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Stark in 1910 | |||
| Full name | Johann Carl Stark | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
17 February 1865 Calw, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||
| Died |
1932 (aged 66-67) Hackney, Middlesex, England | ||
| Years | Role | ||
| Referee | |||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1908–12 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
| President of London Society of Association Referees | |||
| Assumed office 1905 | |||
John Charles Stark, sometimes erroneously named James Stark (née Johann Carl Stark; 17 February 1865 – 1932), was a German-born English football referee who officiated nine international matches between 1908 and 1912, including four in the British Home Championship.[1][2][3]
Early life
Born on 17 February 1865 in Calw, Baden-Württemberg, Johann Carl Stark became known as John Charles Stark when he moved to Middlesex, where he married Katharine Babette Marie Hager.[4]
Refereeing career
In 1905, the 40-year-old Stark became the president of the London Society of Association Referees.[5]
On 12 April 1908, he refereed his first international match, a friendly between France and Belgium at the Colombes, which ended in a 2–1 win to the latter.[1][3] He went on to officiate a further three French-Belgium friendly matches between 1910 and 1912, with the Belgians achieving two more wins and a draw.[1][3] Between 1909 and 1911, he also refereed four matches in the British Home Championship, two England-Wales, one England-Ireland, and one Wales-Ireland.[3]
On 17 March 1912, Stark refereed his last international match, another friendly involving France, but this time against Italy in Turin; France achieved an epic 4–3 victory, the country's first-ever win over the Italians.[1][3][6]
Later life and death
Stark died in Hackney, Middlesex, in 1932, at the age of either 66 or 67.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "John C. Stark, international football referee". eu-football.info. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "James Stark - Matches as referee". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "James Stark football referee from Scotland". worldreferee.com. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "John Charles Stark". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Barnsley contre Swindon Town" [Barnsley against Swindon Town]. gallica.bnf.fr (in French). L'Auto. 30 April 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Un audonien signe un exploit en Italie - Eugène Maës" [An Audonian signs an exploit in Italy - Eugène Maës]. www.allezredstar.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Deaths Jun 1932". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2025.