| Full name | Brian Winter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1968-01-21) 21 January 1968 (age 56) Scotland | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1993–2012 | Scottish Football Association | Referee | |
| 1998–2012 | SFL / SPL | Referee | |
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Brian Winter (born 21 January 1968) is a Scottish former football referee.
In September 2010 he had to be talked out of quitting as a referee after he failed to send off Steven Anderson despite showing two yellow cards to the player in the space of 12 minutes.
He retired in 2012 due to injury, a short time after taking charge of one of his highest-profile appointments, the 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final. He was appointed as a 'referee observer' by the Scottish Football Association a few months following his retirement. In 2017, he was given responsibility for overseeing officials in the Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire regions.
His son Andy Winter is a footballer who began his career with Hamilton Academical.
References
- "SFA Profile". Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- "Referee Brian Winter considered quitting after blunder". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- Referee Brian Winter dismisses claims of favouritism, BBC Sport, 13 April 2012
- Ramsdens Cup ref takes on observer role, Scottish Football League, 13 December 2012
- Welcome from Brian Winter, Stirlingshire Refeees Association, 11 August 2017
- Winter hopes to shine on field despite seeing referee dad criticised in the past, Evening Express, 17 January 2020
- Andrew Winter Insists 'I Will Be Ready When Accies Chance Comes', Hamilton Academical F.C., 18 January 2020