Crawford Allan

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Crawford Allan
Full name Crawford Allan
Born (1967-05-16) May 16, 1967 (age 57)
Scotland
Domestic
YearsLeagueRole
1991–2017 Scottish Football Association Referee
2002–2013 Scottish Football League Referee
2005–2013 Scottish Premier League Referee
2013–2017 Scottish Professional Football League Referee

Crawford Allan (born 16 May 1967) is a retired Scottish football referee. [1] He was appointed Head of Referee Operations at the Scottish FA, before leaving the role and being succeeded by Willie Collum in July 2024

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Refereeing career

Allan, who began his refereeing career in the early nineties, retired from refereeing shortly after his 50th birthday. [2] His final match was a Scottish Premiership game between Hamilton Academical and Dundee at the end of the 2016–17 season. [3]

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References

  1. "SFA Profile" . Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  2. "Retired referee Crawford Allan reflects on tragedy, bust-ups and fans' fury". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  3. McLaughlin, Chris (20 May 2017). "Hamilton Academical 4–0 Dundee". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 24 June 2017.