fullname death_date death_place birth_place image_size nationality image_caption birth_date image article_title name occupation
tofiq bahram oglu bahramov 26 march 1993 baku , azerbaijan ağcabədi , azerbaijan , transcaucasus , soviet union 260px ussr azerbaijan bahramov in 1967 29 january 1925 tofiq bahramov.jpg tofiq bahramov
 tofiq bəhramov football referee
tofiq bahramov

tofiq bahramov -lrb- ; ; 29 january 1925 -- 26 march 1993 -rrb- , commonly -lrb- though incorrectly -rrb- known as the azerbaijanian linesman in england , was a soviet footballer and football referee from azerbaijan .
he was notable for being the linesman who helped to award a contentious goal for england in the 1966 fifa world cup final against west germany .
as a referee earlier in the tournament , he drew attention for denying a swiss goal in a first round game between switzerland and spain .
after his death in 1993 , azerbaijan 's national stadium was renamed the tofiq bahramov stadium in his honour .
