List of snooker referees

This article contains a list of notable snooker referees. Snooker is a cue sport played on a rectangular table covered with a green cloth, or baize, with pockets at each of the four corners and in the middle of each long side.

Current

Former

  • Lawrie Annandale – officiated for the 1998 World final.[2][4]
  • Stuart Bennett[2]
  • Colin Brinded – officiated for the 1999 World final.[9][4]
  • Bill Camkin – officiated for the 1927 World final.[10]
  • Alan Chamberlain – officiated for the 1997 World final.[11]
  • Charles Chambers – referee in the match that led to the rule about minimum cue length.[12][13] (See Cue stick)
  • Bruce Duncan[2]
  • Len Ganley – officiated for the 1983, 1987, 1990, and 1993 World finals.[14]:36[4]
  • Sydney Lee[15]:68–69
  • Willie Leigh – officiated for the 1934 World final.[16]
  • Fred Jarvis – officiated for the 1928 World final.[17]
  • Michael Montalto
  • Patricia Murphy[18]
  • John Newton – officiated for the 2000 World final.[19]
  • Johan Oomen
  • Harold Phillips – officiated for the 1969 World final.[20]
  • Fred Smith – officiated for the 1928 World final.
  • John Smyth – officiated for the 1977 and 1982 World finals.[14]:92[4]
  • John Street – officiated for the 1980, 1986, 1989, 1992 and 1995 World finals.[14]:100
  • Michaela Tabb– officiated for the 2009 and 2012 World finals.[21][4]
  • Jim Thorpe – officiated for the 1984 World final.[22][4]
  • Martin Webb[2]
  • Eirian Williams – officiated for the 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2010 World finals.[4]
  • John Williams – officiated for the 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1996, and 2002 World finals.[14]:122[4]
  • Peter Williamson

References

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  2. "147 Breaks". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. "Paul Collier". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  4. Downer, Chris (2010). Crucible Almanac. Bournemouth. p. 159.
  5. "Peggy Li Q&A". World Snooker. 2017-12-09. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  6. "Olivier Marteel". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  7. Michaël Torfs (5 May 2015). "I felt like a child in a toy shop". flandersnews.be. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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  9. "Snooker mourns death of referee". BBC. 30 November 2005. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. Everton, Clive (1986). The History of Snooker and Billiards. Haywards Heath: Partridge Press. p. 50. ISBN 1852250135.
  11. "Chamberlain – The Gloves Are Off – World Snooker". World Snooker. 2014-04-24. Archived from the original on 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  12. "News of the month". The Billiard Player. No. December 1938. p. 7.
  13. Clare, Norman (2008-03-04). Billiards and Snooker Bygones. Shire Publications. ISBN 9780852637302.
  14. Morrison, Ian (1988). Hamlyn Who's Who in Snooker. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 0600557138.
  15. Morrison, Ian (1987). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-60055604-6.
  16. "Professional snooker championship final". The Billiard Player. W. G. Clifford. May 1934. p. 13.
  17. "Amateur snooker championship". Leamington Spa Courier. 18 May 1928. Retrieved 21 November 2015 via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. "Meet the girls with balls". itv.com > Power Snooker. ITV. 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010.
  19. "Tributes paid to top snooker referee". Lancashire Evening Post. 17 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  20. Robinson, Keith (April 1969). "Blow by blow". Billiards and Snooker. Billiards Association and Control Council. pp. 3–6.
  21. Profile - Michaela Tabb Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine World Snooker; Retrieved 28 April 2009
  22. "Collier to Join Select Group". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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