Full name | Morag Pirie | ||
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Born |
(1975-06-27) 27 June 1975 (age 49) Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Other occupation | Accountant | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2004– | FIFA | Referee |
Morag Pirie (born 27 June 1975) is a Scottish association football referee. She is Scotland's first female FIFA referee, having been appointed to FIFA's Elite Development Level in 2012.
In August 2003 Pirie became the first woman to referee a senior football match in Scotland, when she took charge of Huntly's 1–0 win over Wick Academy at Christie Park in the Highland Football League. In November 2003 Albion Rovers manager Peter Hetherston was put on a charge for criticising Pirie's performance running the line in Rovers' defeat to Montrose.
Pirie became the first woman to officiate at a national Cup final in November 2007, when she was an assistant referee at the 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final.
References
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association. "Scotland:Referees". FIFA. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- Barnes, John (9 February 2012). "Scottish referees reap benefit of Spanish training camp". BBC.
- Third, Paul (12 June 2012). "An elite first for referee Morag". Press & Journal.
- "Football: MURRAY'S 4-GOAL SALUTE; HIGHLAND LEAGUE". Sunday Mail. 3 August 2003.
- "'Sexist' boss could face fine". BBC Sport website. 10 November 2003.
- Phillips, Dave (25 November 2007). "It's Final history for lady Pirie". Sunday Mirror.
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