Herbert Bamlett

Herbert Bamlett

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

Herbert Bamlett (1 March 1882 – October 1941) was an English football manager and referee. He was only 32 when he refereed the 1914 FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Burnley.

He started in football management in the same year at Oldham Athletic during the club's halcyon days, before moving on to Wigan Borough (1921–1923), Middlesbrough (1923–1926), and then to Manchester United in April 1927, after a break. He remained there until 1931, resigning in part after United lost 12 consecutive matches during the 1930–31 season.

Coincidentally, in 1909 he had refereed the FA Cup fourth round (quarter-final) tie between Burnley and his future charges United – calling the game off due to heavy snow, at 1–0 to Burnley and with only 18 minutes left to play. He also refereed the 1914 match between Scotland and England.

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Oldham Athletic		June 1914	May 1921	127	44	48	35	34.65
Wigan Borough		1921	1923
Middlesbrough		August 1923	January 1926	109	30	52	27	27.52
Manchester United		April 1927	April 1931	182	57	82	43	31.32

External links

• Herbert Bamlett management career statistics at Soccerbase
• Biographical profile