Herbert Bamlett

Herbert Bamlett (1 March 1882 – October 1941) was an English football manager and referee.

Herbert Bamlett
Personal information
Date of birth (1882-03-01)1 March 1882[1]
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death October 1941 (aged 59)
Teams managed
Years Team
1914–1921 Oldham Athletic
1921–1923 Wigan Borough
1923–1926 Middlesbrough
1927–1931 Manchester United

In 1909, Bamlett refereed the FA Cup fourth round tie between Manchester United and Burnley, but called the game off with only 18 minutes left and the score at 1–0 to Burnley due to heavy snow. United won the rearranged game 3–2 and went on to win the FA Cup for the first time. He also refereed the 1914 match between Scotland and England.[2] At the end of that season, at the age of 32, Bamlett was appointed to referee the 1914 FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Burnley.[3]

That same year, Bamlett took over as manager at Oldham Athletic, where he stayed for seven years before moving on to Wigan Borough (1921–1923) and Middlesbrough (1923–1926). After taking a break from the game, he was named manager of Manchester United in April 1927.[3] He remained there until 1931, when his contract was not renewed following United's relegation. The club lost 12 consecutive matches that season and was strapped for cash after the death of owner John Henry Davies.[3][4]

Managerial statistics
Team Nat From To Record
GWLDWin %
Oldham Athletic June 1914 May 1921 12744483534.65
Wigan Borough 1921 1923
Middlesbrough August 1923 January 1926 10930522727.52
Manchester United April 1927 April 1931 18257824331.32

References
  1. "Manager Profile - Herbert Bamlett" (in Norwegian). United.no. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  2. "Red Life Managers". Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  3. Butler, Bryon (1998). 100 Seasons of League Football. England: Queen Anne Press. p. 392. ISBN 1852915951.
  4. Wilson, Jonathan (18 January 2020). "Ole Gunnar Solskjær is not the right manager for Manchester United". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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