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Referee
Darcy Lawler
Country
Age
TBC
Birthplace
Background
Games
278
Home Wins
171
Draws
9
Away Wins
98
Home Win %
62
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Coaches and Fellow Officials
Coaches involved in this referee’s games, year-by-year coach records and fellow referees appointed to the same matches.
Coach Records
| Coach | Games | Coach W | D | Coach L | Win % | PF | PA | Diff | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Kearney | 66 | 49 | 2 | 15 | 74.2% | 1,282 | 815 | 467 | 19 Apr 1954 – 17 Aug 1963 |
| Vic Hey | 33 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 42.4% | 527 | 511 | 16 | 05 Jun 1948 – 23 Aug 1959 |
| Jack Rayner | 32 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 68.8% | 699 | 562 | 137 | 25 Apr 1950 – 02 Apr 1960 |
| Ken Arthurson | 29 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 51.7% | 409 | 393 | 16 | 06 Apr 1957 – 27 Aug 1961 |
| Jack Fitzgerald | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 60.9% | 275 | 222 | 53 | 06 May 1961 – 24 Aug 1963 |
| Dick Dunn | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 45.0% | 234 | 262 | -28 | 23 Apr 1960 – 21 Jul 1963 |
| Dick Poole | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 55.0% | 324 | 226 | 98 | 09 Apr 1955 – 26 Jul 1958 |
| Norm Provan | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 58.8% | 275 | 150 | 125 | 07 Apr 1962 – 24 Aug 1963 |
| Denis Donoghue | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 31.3% | 165 | 252 | -87 | 25 Apr 1959 – 28 Jul 1963 |
| Jack Walsh | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 50.0% | 255 | 237 | 18 | 02 Apr 1956 – 31 Aug 1957 |
| John O'Toole | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 28.6% | 198 | 257 | -59 | 12 Apr 1958 – 09 Aug 1960 |
| Norm Robinson | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 57.1% | 300 | 285 | 15 | 06 Jun 1954 – 08 Sep 1956 |
| Ross McKinnon | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 58.3% | 265 | 191 | 74 | 29 Mar 1952 – 29 Aug 1959 |
| Charles Cahill | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 45.5% | 146 | 209 | -63 | 04 Apr 1959 – 13 Aug 1961 |
| Eddie Burns | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 27.3% | 102 | 201 | -99 | 29 May 1960 – 04 Aug 1962 |
| Ernie Norman | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 63.6% | 128 | 139 | -11 | 10 Apr 1950 – 04 Aug 1951 |
| Alby Why | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60.0% | 195 | 173 | 22 | 10 Apr 1950 – 07 Jun 1952 |
| Col Geelan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 143 | 116 | 27 | 28 Mar 1954 – 14 Apr 1957 |
| Harry Bath | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25.0% | 78 | 129 | -51 | 22 Apr 1961 – 03 Aug 1963 |
| Norm Tipping | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 37.5% | 141 | 144 | -3 | 20 Jun 1953 – 08 Sep 1956 |
| Pat Devery | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 50.0% | 141 | 163 | -22 | 25 Apr 1955 – 25 Apr 1956 |
| Rex Harrison | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25.0% | 143 | 153 | -10 | 19 Apr 1954 – 06 Aug 1955 |
| Allan Ellis | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.1% | 90 | 122 | -32 | 24 Jun 1962 – 06 Jul 1963 |
| Dudley Beger | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.9% | 112 | 119 | -7 | 15 May 1960 – 27 Aug 1960 |
| Jim Duckworth | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71.4% | 102 | 92 | 10 | 01 May 1948 – 25 Aug 1951 |
| Ray Norman | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.6% | 146 | 178 | -32 | 03 Apr 1954 – 07 Aug 1954 |
| Arthur Patton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.7% | 100 | 146 | -46 | 05 Apr 1952 – 01 Aug 1953 |
| Frank Farrell | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.0% | 67 | 99 | -32 | 29 Jul 1950 – 09 May 1951 |
| Frank Hyde | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.7% | 65 | 102 | -37 | 13 May 1944 – 12 Aug 1950 |
| Frank Johnston | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0% | 94 | 74 | 20 | 29 Mar 1952 – 15 Aug 1953 |
| Laurie Doran | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.3% | 73 | 103 | -30 | 07 Apr 1951 – 25 Aug 1951 |
| Bob Sullivan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.0% | 62 | 104 | -42 | 21 May 1961 – 30 Jun 1962 |
| Clive Churchill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 48 | 157 | -109 | 26 Apr 1958 – 15 Jun 1963 |
| Col Donohoe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% | 75 | 91 | -16 | 04 Apr 1953 – 05 Sep 1953 |
| Dave Brown | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.0% | 81 | 78 | 3 | 14 Apr 1957 – 12 Jul 1958 |
| Fred Griffiths | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.0% | 98 | 62 | 36 | 13 Apr 1963 – 14 Jul 1963 |
| Keith Holman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 64 | 113 | -49 | 22 May 1954 – 13 Aug 1955 |
| Trevor Allan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.0% | 86 | 80 | 6 | 01 Jun 1957 – 08 Jun 1958 |
| Wally O'Connell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% | 75 | 69 | 6 | 06 May 1950 – 12 Aug 1950 |
| Cec Cooper | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% | 44 | 70 | -26 | 09 Aug 1958 – 02 Aug 1959 |
| Jack Hampstead | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% | 40 | 75 | -35 | 11 Apr 1953 – 28 Mar 1954 |
| Jeff Smith | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 51 | 52 | -1 | 22 Apr 1950 – 07 Jul 1951 |
| Percy Williams | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.0% | 40 | 46 | -6 | 23 Jun 1945 – 03 Jul 1948 |
| Ferris Ashton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 36 | 113 | -77 | 17 Apr 1954 – 14 Aug 1954 |
| Johnny Hawke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% | 62 | 36 | 26 | 28 Apr 1951 – 07 Jun 1952 |
| Peter McLean | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% | 56 | 49 | 7 | 25 Apr 1953 – 08 Aug 1953 |
| Ray Stehr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% | 31 | 15 | 16 | 14 Jun 1948 – 23 Jul 1949 |
| Roy Bull | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 29 | 82 | -53 | 18 Apr 1953 – 08 Aug 1953 |
| Bruce Ryan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 27 | 59 | -32 | 25 Apr 1956 – 11 Aug 1956 |
| Cliff Pearce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 9 | 28 | -19 | 12 Jun 1948 – 17 Jul 1948 |
| Dave Watson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 28 | 15 | 13 | 12 Jun 1948 – 03 Jul 1948 |
| Jean Duhau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 19 | 33 | -14 | 15 Jun 1957 – 17 Jun 1957 |
| Johnny Slade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 32 | 62 | -30 | 29 May 1955 – 24 Jul 1955 |
| Ron Boden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 22 | 53 | -31 | 13 May 1961 – 24 Jun 1961 |
| Ron Willey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 19 | 29 | -10 | 06 May 1962 – 18 Aug 1962 |
| Sid Ryan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 55 | 41 | 14 | 20 Apr 1957 – 01 Jun 1957 |
| Terry Fearnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 43 | 25 | 18 | 25 Apr 1961 – 30 Apr 1961 |
| William Telford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 39 | 35 | 4 | 17 Jun 1957 – 25 Jun 1957 |
| Athol Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 Jul 1948 |
| Billy Rayner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 20 | -8 | 26 Jul 1959 |
| Cec Fifield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 23 | -23 | 04 Jun 1956 |
| Eric Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 12 | 18 | -6 | 23 Jun 1945 |
| Frank O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 | 0 | 05 Jun 1955 |
| Harry Kadwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 18 | 12 | 6 | 23 Jun 1945 |
| Harry Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 15 | -15 | 23 Jul 1949 |
| Joe Pearce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 17 | 2 | 15 | 13 May 1944 |
| Ken Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 33 | -24 | 20 Apr 1957 |
| Tom McMahon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 23 | 14 | 9 | 12 Apr 1952 |
| Vic Bulgin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 18 | -8 | 25 Apr 1951 |
Coach Records by Year
| Year | Coach | Games | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Jack Fitzgerald | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1963 | Norm Provan | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1963 | Dick Dunn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% |
| 1963 | Fred Griffiths | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 1963 | Ken Kearney | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 1963 | Denis Donoghue | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 1963 | Allan Ellis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 1963 | Clive Churchill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | Harry Bath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | Jack Fitzgerald | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 1962 | Norm Provan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 1962 | Allan Ellis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 1962 | Ken Kearney | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1962 | Eddie Burns | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | Bob Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | Denis Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | Dick Dunn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1962 | Harry Bath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1962 | Ron Willey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | Ken Kearney | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 84.6% |
| 1961 | Jack Fitzgerald | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% |
| 1961 | Ken Arthurson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% |
| 1961 | Denis Donoghue | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1961 | Harry Bath | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 1961 | Bob Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 1961 | Dick Dunn | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 1961 | Eddie Burns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | Ron Boden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | Terry Fearnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1961 | Charles Cahill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1960 | Dick Dunn | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 40.0% |
| 1960 | Dudley Beger | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.9% |
| 1960 | Ken Kearney | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.7% |
| 1960 | Eddie Burns | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 1960 | John O'Toole | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 1960 | Ken Arthurson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1960 | Denis Donoghue | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 1960 | Charles Cahill | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1960 | Jack Rayner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1959 | Ken Kearney | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1959 | Charles Cahill | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 37.5% |
| 1959 | Vic Hey | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 37.5% |
| 1959 | Ken Arthurson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 1959 | Ross McKinnon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% |
| 1959 | John O'Toole | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 1959 | Cec Cooper | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 1959 | Denis Donoghue | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 1959 | Billy Rayner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1958 | Ken Arthurson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71.4% |
| 1958 | Vic Hey | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.1% |
| 1958 | John O'Toole | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 1958 | Ken Kearney | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 1958 | Clive Churchill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1958 | Dick Poole | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1958 | Trevor Allan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 1958 | Cec Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1958 | Dave Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1958 | Jack Rayner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1957 | Ken Kearney | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75.0% |
| 1957 | Jack Walsh | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 28.6% |
| 1957 | Ken Arthurson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.9% |
| 1957 | Dave Brown | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 1957 | Dick Poole | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 1957 | Jack Rayner | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1957 | Jean Duhau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1957 | Sid Ryan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1957 | Trevor Allan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1957 | William Telford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1957 | Col Geelan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1957 | Ken Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1956 | Jack Walsh | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1956 | Dick Poole | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.1% |
| 1956 | Norm Robinson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.1% |
| 1956 | Jack Rayner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 1956 | Norm Tipping | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1956 | Bruce Ryan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1956 | Pat Devery | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1956 | Vic Hey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1956 | Cec Fifield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1955 | Ken Kearney | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71.4% |
| 1955 | Dick Poole | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1955 | Pat Devery | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 1955 | Rex Harrison | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.0% |
| 1955 | Jack Rayner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1955 | Norm Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 1955 | Johnny Slade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1955 | Keith Holman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1955 | Frank O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1955 | Vic Hey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1954 | Col Geelan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.1% |
| 1954 | Ray Norman | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.6% |
| 1954 | Ken Kearney | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1954 | Jack Rayner | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.0% |
| 1954 | Ferris Ashton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1954 | Keith Holman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1954 | Norm Robinson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1954 | Rex Harrison | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 1954 | Jack Hampstead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1953 | Ross McKinnon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 1953 | Col Donohoe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% |
| 1953 | Frank Johnston | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 1953 | Jack Rayner | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.0% |
| 1953 | Norm Tipping | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 1953 | Arthur Patton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 1953 | Jack Hampstead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| 1953 | Peter McLean | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| 1953 | Roy Bull | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1953 | Vic Hey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1952 | Arthur Patton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1952 | Alby Why | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1952 | Frank Johnston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1952 | Jack Rayner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1952 | Johnny Hawke | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1952 | Ross McKinnon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1952 | Tom McMahon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1952 | Vic Hey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1951 | Jim Duckworth | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.7% |
| 1951 | Laurie Doran | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.3% |
| 1951 | Ernie Norman | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.0% |
| 1951 | Jack Rayner | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.0% |
| 1951 | Alby Why | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| 1951 | Frank Farrell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 1951 | Jeff Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1951 | Vic Hey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1951 | Johnny Hawke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1951 | Vic Bulgin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1950 | Vic Hey | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1950 | Ernie Norman | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0% |
| 1950 | Frank Hyde | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.0% |
| 1950 | Wally O'Connell | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40.0% |
| 1950 | Alby Why | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1950 | Frank Farrell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1950 | Jack Rayner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1950 | Jeff Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| 1949 | Harry Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1949 | Ray Stehr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1948 | Percy Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1948 | Vic Hey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% |
| 1948 | Cliff Pearce | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 1948 | Dave Watson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1948 | Ray Stehr | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 1948 | Athol Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1948 | Jim Duckworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1945 | Eric Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1945 | Harry Kadwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1945 | Percy Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 1944 | Frank Hyde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 1944 | Joe Pearce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Fellow Referees
| Referee | Games | Home W | D | Away W | Primary | Support | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Parkinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 Apr 1962 |