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This goalie was a shrewd fellow and immediately shouted "offside". after they had passed between a couple of players. When he took possession for the free-kick he kept passing to himself in his area until the ref gave up and abandoned the game. What was the ref's name? Sounds crazy but it did happen.
Definitely crazy, but it happened in 1891 when Burnley raced into a 3-0 lead over East Lancashire rivals Blackburn. The infamous Rovers keeper was Herbie Arthur and the referee was J C Clegg from Sheffield.