St Patrick
-Goalkeeper-
Referee-Marathon Man

In 1971 Tony Murphy joined St Dympna’s Gaeilic Football Club, having previously played with St Vincents Luton. He played in goal for them until 1981 when he retired from active football. However he was not lost to the game, and in 1983 he took up referencing knowledge. They gave you a rule-book but who wants to read a boring old rule book. Any wonder there was hassle- nothing but hassle- every game. But there was humour too and the crack could be great.

“Pat Hynes was an old friend of mine for many years” says Tony, “I think he still is?!”
Pat played for St. Vincents another Luton team.
One Sunday Pat gave referee Tony a lift to Cambridge, where a match had been arranged between Cambridge Harps and St. Vincent’s Luton.
Murphy was the man in the middle, The game was only twenty minutes old.