Nicholas receives FA award

Nicholas Titman recently became the latest Peterborough man to be presented with an FA 50-years service-to-football award at a ceremony in Northampton.
Nick Titman received his award from Derek Vernum (left) and Brian Walden.Nick Titman received his award from Derek Vernum (left) and Brian Walden.
Nick Titman received his award from Derek Vernum (left) and Brian Walden.

Titman started his footballing career in Barton Upon Humber before moving to London.

A knee injury curtailed playing the game and he passed a referee course in 1969.

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He made rapid progress being promoted from class 3 to class 1 in successive seasons which opened the doors to refereeing all around the world including the USA .

In 1975 he refereed the English Schools Under 18 Final.

From 1986 he was a resident of Peterborough and regularly officiated in the Peterborough League and the Midland Purity League.

He was a regular for 19 years refereeing the RWT 7-a-side leagues.

He is also widely known as a mentor, assessor and administrator of football and has also organised Futsal tournaments in Belgium and Luxembourg and the UK & Ireland Coroprate Games.

He was previously a member of the West Riding Referees Association and the Peterborough Referees Association.