Calum Murray

Calum Murray
Full name Calum Murray
Born (1967-07-07) 7 July 1967
Scotland
Domestic
Years League Role
1991-2015 Scottish Football Association Referee
1997-2015 SFL Referee
2000-2015 Scottish Premier League Referee

Calum Murray (born 7 July 1967)[1] is a Scottish 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 is no longer included on the FIFA list,[2] having reached the international retirement age of 45. During his career Murray has 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.

References

  1. Profile on the SFA website
  2. FIFA. "Scotland: Referees". Retrieved on 7 June 2013.
  3. Lindsay, Clive. "Hearts 1-0 Hibernian". BBC, 1 January 2011. Retrieved on 7 June 2013.
  4. BBC. "Calum Murray to referee Old Firm clash at Ibrox". 19 March 2012. Retrieved on 7 June 2013.
  5. FIFA. "Match Report - Sweden - Malta 4:0 (1:0)". 10 June 2009. Retrieved on 7 June 2013.


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