Referee Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Samuel Birchall Houghton
- Born
- Thursday, 22nd September, 1887
- Died
- Wednesday, 13th January, 1932 (Aged 44 years and 113 days)
- Place Of Birth
- St Helens, Merseyside, England
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Tom Houghton
- Father
- Joseph Houghton
Additional Notes
Immigrated to New Zealand with his brother Thomas in 1908. Sam became a referee and prominent administrator of the game in New Zealand. In 1914, he was called into the touring Northern Union (Great Britain) team (which was managed by his father Joseph) to play against Wellington during an injury crisis. He died in Waipawa in 1932.
Referee Career Statistics
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| Tour Matches | - | 1 | List |
| Representative Career - Australia | Games | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-District | - | 1 | List |
| Overall | Games | ||
| First Class | 1 | List | |
| Australia (1909-1910) | 2 | List |
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash
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