Calum Murray

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Calum Murray
Full name Calum Murray
Born (1967-07-07) 7 July 1967 (age 56)
Scotland
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
1991-2015 Scottish Football Association Referee
1997-2013 SFL Referee
2000-2013 Scottish Premier League Referee
2013-2015 SPFL Referee

Calum Murray (born 7 July 1967) [1] is a Scottish former football referee.

Murray started as a referee in 1991 and was admitted to the senior list six years later. He became a FIFA grade referee in 2005; as of 2013, however, he was no longer included on the FIFA list, [2] having reached the international retirement age of 45. During his career Murray had been in charge of Edinburgh [3] and Old Firm derbies, [4] and has had over thirty international appointments. He served as a referee in 2010 World Cup qualifiers. [5] He retired at the end of the 2014/2015 season, his final match being the Premiership Play-Off semi-final 1st leg between Rangers and Hibernian on 20 May.

He stated that an Old Firm match in 2011 which featured several violent scenes was the toughest match he officiated. Since retiring he has worked as a referee mentor. [6]

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References

  1. "Profile on the SFA website". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
  2. FIFA. "Scotland: Referees". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. Lindsay, Clive. "Hearts 1-0 Hibernian". BBC, 1 January 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. BBC . "Calum Murray to referee Old Firm clash at Ibrox". 19 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. FIFA. "Match Report - Sweden - Malta 4:0 (1:0)". 10 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  6. "Old Firm shame game was toughest outing for former Scottish referee Calum Murray". Evening Times . 14 October 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.