Clive Thomas (born 1938) is a Welsh former professional football referee. Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Thomas officiated in both the 1974 and 1978 World Cups. During a long and sometimes controversial career as a referee in the old English First Division he was known as "The Book" for his strict interpretation of the laws of the game. The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...

Thomas drew the ire of Everton fans when, during a 1977 FA Cup semi-final against city rivals Liverpool F.C., Thomas disallowed a goal which seemed legitimate and had gone largely uncontested by even the Liverpool supporters. He also blew the final whistle seconds before Zico of Brazil scored what would have been the winning goal in a 1978 World Cup match against Sweden. He was also strongly opposed to extravagant goal celebrations, going so far as to break up celebrations and order players back to their positions for the re-start. Everton Football Club is located in the city Liverpool in Merseyside, England. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Liverpool Football Club is a football club based in Merseyside, in the north west of England. ... Arthur Antunes Coimbra (born in March 3, 1953), better known as Zico, was a Brazilian footballer, one of the best midfielders in the world and possibly the worlds best player in the early 80s[1] He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living...

In 2004 he was elected to the largely ceremonial position of "High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan". He currently lives in Porthcawl, South Wales. The High Sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement position in Anglosphere countries. ... Mid Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Porthcawl is a town of around 16,000 on the south Wales coast in the county borough of Bridgend, traditional county of Glamorgan. ... Approximate extent of South Wales South Wales (Welsh: ) is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. ...

External links

• "Ex-ref Thomas is new High Sheriff", Football Referees Association
• "The Day I Met Clive Thomas", Guardian Unlimited
• [1], Evertonian fan-site regarding 1977 'incident'