H. P. Devitte
English-swiss football referee
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| Intro | English-swiss football referee | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Referee Association football referee Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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Biography
H. P. Devitte (born 1881) was a Swiss football referee of English descent. He lived in Geneva where he was a football referee. He most notably refereed the German national football team's first ever international match on 5 April 1908, which Switzerland won 5-3 in Basel. Between 1908-13, he refereed at least ten senior international matches.