London 1908 Olympic Games judge's participant's medal awarded to John Lewis the referee for the football competition gold medal match,by Vaughton, the GILT silver version, designed by Bertram Mackennal with a winged figure of victory, reverse a quadriga winning a chariot race, in original blue fitted case stamped OLYMPIC GAMES, JUDGE, LONDON, 1908. Edge stamped J. Lewis, fine condition.John Lewis (30 March 1855 – 13 January 1926) was an English football player, administrator and referee. He was born at Market Drayton, Shropshire, but lived most of his life in Lancashire and was primarily associated with Blackburn Rovers F.C. He was a leading referee from the earliest days of organised football, and officiated in the Gold medal match of the 1908 Olympic Games as well as the 1920 Olympic Final.
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London 1908 Olympic Games judge's participant's medal awarded to John Lewis the referee for the football competition gold medal match,by Vaughton, the GILT silver version, designed by Bertram Mackennal with a winged figure of victory, reverse a quadriga winning a chariot race, in original blue fitted case stamped OLYMPIC GAMES, JUDGE, LONDON, 1908. Edge stamped J. Lewis, fine condition.John Lewis (30 March 1855 – 13 January 1926) was an English football player, administrator and referee. He was born at Market Drayton, Shropshire, but lived most of his life in Lancashire and was primarily associated with Blackburn Rovers F.C. He was a leading referee from the earliest days of organised football, and officiated in the Gold medal match of the 1908 Olympic Games as well as the 1920 Olympic Final.