Is lino oldest at 78?

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 November 2025

ON Saturday November 8, I saw Desborough Town beat Daventry Town 3-1 in the second round of the FA Vase.
One of the assistant referees that day was 78 years old.
The FA Vase started in the 1974/75 season and I wonder if a match official has been older in this competition?
JOHN CLARK Desborough, Northants

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