Meet the Ref
How to get there
Wanderers Travel Club
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NEIL MIDGLEY (Salford). Started refereeing in the Eccles and District League then
progressed via the Manchester and Cheshire Leagues to the Football League list. In
1974-5 he refereed an FA Challenge Trophy quarter-final and lined the FA Cup quarter
final between Bradford City and Southampton in 1975-6.
In 1976-7 he refereed the FA Vase semi-final and also the British Police Final. He was
linesman in a UEFA game in 1977-8 and last season refereed a schoolboy international.
Married, he is an engineer who plays cricket and squash and enjoys gardening. Played
in amateur soccer trophy matches and had trials with Preston North End. He is an FA
Coach and referee instructor and is chairman of the Eccles and District Referees'
Association.
Fans travelling to Liverpool by road for the Wanderers' game at Anfield are advised by
the Royal Automobile Club to take the following route:
Leave Bolton on the A666 taking the M61 and then M62 to Liverpool (31 miles).
On leaving the motorway, keep straight ahead at traffic lights under the flyover onto
Edge Lane (dual carriageway).
Follow City Centre signs for two miles to Edge Lane bus garage which is just past the
Plessey Factory on the left.
You are advised to park your car here and make use of the special football bus service
from the garage to the ground as parking in the vicinity of Liverpool FC is difficult.
Travel facilities to away games are again available through the official Wanderers Travel
Club to members who produce their membership card when booking and carry their card
on all coach or rail trips.
Membership of the Travel Club for the coming season is now being accepted by the
promotions office and costs just 50p for the year (free for agents).
A passport size photograph is all that is required along with the membership fee.
Support your team and follow the Wanderers with the official Travel Club.
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