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John Beaton (Active)
In Scotland a category 1 referee since 2005, internationally a category 3 ref since 2012.
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Kevin Clancy (Active)
Kevin Clancy is a referee since 2000. He was admitted to SFA Senior List in June 2005 and got promoted to Scotlands Category 1 in June 2009. In 2012 he started his intern...
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William Collum (Active)
William Collum appeared on the Scottish FA List in January 2000. He was promoted to the Scottish Category 1 in may 2004 and received his FIFA badge in 2006. He moved up t...
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Robert Madden (Active)
Bobby Madden is a UEFA category 2 referee, new in 2010.
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Steven McLean (Active)
Referee since 1997, Scottish FA senior ref since 2003 and FIFA ref from 2010. Steven McLean is now a category 2 referee, promoted from 4 in 2011.
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Euan Norris (Active)
Euan Norris is a UEFA Category 1 referee, promoted at the start of 2011.
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Craig Thomson (Active)
A lawyer specialized in construction law, but also a referee who officiated his first international match in 2003. He was promoted to the elite category at the beginning ...
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James Philip Barclay (Retired)
James Barclay was a FIFA referee from 1958 until the end of 1962. he also appears on the FIFA list in 1953 as a "deputy referee".
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Gilbert Bowman (Retired)
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Iain Brines (Retired)
Iain Robertson Brines works for the police, but since refereeing takes up so much of his time, he considers himself a full-time referee. The Scotsman, who started his car...
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Kenny Clark (Retired)
Kenny Clark broke his leg when he was 15, which hindered his already "limited" playing abilities. He realized refereeing could supplement his student grant while he went ...
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Hugh Dallas (Retired)
Hugh Dallas MBE retired internationally in 2002 and nationally in season 2004-2005, a year early.
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Stuart Dougal (Retired)
In a simple accident when he was 21, Dougal broke his back when slipping on ice. After he recovered, he was not able to play football anymore. A friend of his father, Joe...
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Douglas Downie (Retired)
An international referee for one or two years until the end of 1980.
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James Duncan (Retired)
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Ian Foote (Retired)
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Alan Freeland (Retired)
Alan Freeland, who became a referee because he was too skinny to be a player, was twice appointed FIFA referee. Thus twice taken off the list, the last time because of h...
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Kenneth James Hope (Retired)
Kenny Hope took charge of a match at the 1988 Olympic Tournament. This is for sure, the other matches we have of him, could also have been officiated by Douglas Hope, ano...
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Douglas Hope (Retired)
Douglas Hope's last match was the 1994 Scottish Cup final Dundee Utd vs Rangers. Douglas was active at roughly the same time as Kenneth Hope, so we may have mixed up the ...
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James McCluskey (Retired)
Jim McCluskey was a Scottish international referee who was active in the 1990s. He retired from refereeing when he was 49 in 2000. McCluskey was a player for Airdrie. It'...
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Mike McCurry (Retired)
Thomas Michael McCurry was a FIFA referee from 1996 till the end of 2004. The matches with the highest profile must be the Champions League group stage matches, but for M...
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Douglas McDonald (Retired)
After suffering a serious knee injury, Dougie McDonald wanted to continue in football and so: he started refereeing. He officiated his first international match in 1994 ...
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Brian McGinlay (Retired)
One match in the European Championships. Brina Mcginlay was a well-known referee in Scotland, now often found as an after dinner speaker and news paper commentator on oth...
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Leslie Mottram (Retired)
Like almost all Scottish referees, Mottram started as a player. Highlights of his officiating career are: two matches in the World Cup 94, two in Euro 96 (semi-final), Ch...
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Alan Muir (Retired)
Alan Muir was a UEFA Category 3 referee until the end of 2011 when he was off the FIFA panel.
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William J. Mullan (Retired)
William Joseph Mullan was active internationally in the late 60s, early 70s. He took charge of a semi final in the 1972 European Championships. Mullan is one of the very ...
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Calum Murray (Retired)
UEFA Category 3 referee Calum Murray was a late starter on the international stage. Getting his FIFA Badge at the age of 38 meant he would never become a member of the hi...
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John Wright Paterson (Retired)
John Wright Paterson was a Scottish FIFA referee from 1967 until 1976 when he took charge of two matches at the Olympic tournament. Also a semi final of the 1974 UEFA Cup...
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Eddie Pringle (Retired)
Eddie (Edward Hare) Pringle was a FIFA referee around 1980.
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Charles Joseph Richmond (Retired)
Looking at the international matches Scottish referee Charlie Richmond officiated, the match Getafe-Twente for the UEFA Cup must be the first really important one. On his...
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John Rowbotham (Retired)
The Scottish Cup Final in 2005 and then he retired. Internationally he took mostly charge of qualifiers.
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George Brian Smith (Retired)
Scotsman George Smith took chrge of a group stage match in the 1990 World Cup finals won by the Czech Republic with a penalty.
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David Syme (Retired)
David Syme took charge of the final of the 1985 u20 World Cup. In the 1980s he was one of the best referees in Scotland (and of course, Syme being a Glaswegian, there are...
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John Underhill (Retired)
Scotsman John Underhill reached the retiring age of 45 for international referees in 2006. His first international match was in 1994, and it was in the last century that ...
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Robert Valentine (Retired)
Robert Valentine was an important referee in the 80's. Two matches in the 1982 World Cup, many Champions League matches and one group stage match in the 1984 and 1988 Eur...
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Andrew Waddell (Retired)
Dr Andrew Wilson Wadell has 30 years experience of Quality Assurance as well as working on clinical and pre-clinical studies whilst teaching at Edinburgh University Medic...
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William Young (Retired)
In his youth Wilie Young captained Ayrshire Schoolboys, got injured and became a referee instead. He retired in 2005 and now features as an after dinner speaker a lot.
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Robert Davidson (Deceased)
Robert Holley Davidson took charge of four matches in three World Cup finals. See his palmares
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William A Dick (Deceased)
William A. Dick, a referee from the 19th century, was also the Secretary of the Scottish FA.
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Charlie Faultless (Deceased)
7-5 is still (and probably forever) the highest score ever in a World Cup finals match. Austria against the home team Switzerland and the referee was Charlie Faultless, w...
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Robert Gardner (Deceased)
A forward and later on a formidable goalkeeper for Queen's Park, Clydesdale and the Scottish national team. Gardner (Nairn, 1847) was also the captain of those teams and ...
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John Gordon (Deceased)
John Robertson Proudfoot Gordon took charge of two matches in the 1978 World Cup finals. Gordon died in 2000.
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Donald Hamilton (Deceased)
Hamilton is a common name in Scotland. We have two Donald Hamiltons and one Allen Hamilton in our database. This Donald Hamilton was active as a referee in the 1880s so h...
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Allen Hamilton (Deceased)
Hamilton is a common name in Scotland. We have two Donald Hamiltons and one Allen Hamilton in our database. Allen seems to have been a member of the club Queen's Park.
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Donald Hamilton (Deceased)
Hamilton is a common name in Scotland. We have two Donald Hamiltons and one Allen Hamilton in our database. This Donald Hamilton was active internationally in the 1930s.
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Alexander Jackson (Deceased)
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William Keay (Deceased)
The friendly match between Scotland and England in 1872 is considered the first ever international football match, which makes William Keay the first ever international r...
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Thomas Lawrie (Deceased)
Member of the Scottish team Queen's Park and was an occasional referee and umpire. Thomas Lawrie was a major in the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers. He died in 1904.
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Alastair Mackenzie (Deceased)
Alistair Mackenzie refereed international and European Cup matches as well as world cup qualifiers from the mid 1960s to 1974 when he retired.
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George Mitchell (Deceased)
George Mitchell took charge of a match in the 1950 World Cup finals. The first Scotsman to do so. He was a FIFA referee until the end of 1954.
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William Mitchell (Deceased)
William C Mitchell was a president of the Scottish team Queen's Park. There is a mention of him being an umpire (assistant) to Thomas Haswell in the match Queen's Park vs...
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John (Jack) Mowat (Deceased)
John Alexander Mowat was a Scottish first division referee between 1946 and 1960. He didn't officiate that many matches internationally (11 A-country matches) but one was...
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Robert Parlane (Deceased)
A player for Vale of Leven and captain of the national team who took charge of a international match as an umpire.
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David Philip (Deceased)
1912 Olympic Tournament and British Home Championship.
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Hugh Phillips (Deceased)
Hugh Phillips took charge of a match in the 1966 World Cup finals.
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Archibald Rae (Deceased)
Archibald Rae stood at the birth of the Scottish competition. It was Rae, in the capacity of the secretary of a team called Queen's Park FC (not to be confused with the l...
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Morgan Roberts (Deceased)
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Thomas Robertson (Deceased)
Thomas Robertson (1864-1924) is the referee who took charge of the most matches ("A" internationals) in the 19th century.
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Alexander Stuart (Deceased)
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John Wallace (Deceased)
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