The Northumberland County FA vice president told her: “It’s nothing against you personally but all the time I’m alive, a woman will never referee on my league,” a disciplinary report revealed.

John Cummings, vice-president of the Northumberland County FA and secretary of the North East Sunday League, had also told Lucy May that "all the time I'm alive, a woman will never referee on my ...

However the county FA decided they would not take any further disciplinary action against Cummings leading to Oliver resigning as head of the Northumberland FA referees academy. Oliver felt ...

As a former Football League referee, Northumberland County FA chief executive Clive Oliver has plenty of experience in the game at the highest level. Having taken charge of fixtures in The FA Cup, ...