Morag Pirie

Morag Pirie (born 27 June 1975)[1] is a Scottish association football referee. She is Scotland's first female FIFA referee,[2] having been appointed to FIFA's Elite Development Level in 2012.[3]

Morag Pirie
Full name Morag Pirie
Born (1975-06-27) 27 June 1975
Aberdeen, Scotland
Other occupation Accountant
Domestic
Years League Role
2004– FIFA Referee

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

References
  1. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. "Scotland:Referees". FIFA. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. Barnes, John (9 February 2012). "Scottish referees reap benefit of Spanish training camp". BBC.
  3. Third, Paul (12 June 2012). "An elite first for referee Morag". Press & Journal.
  4. "Football: MURRAY'S 4-GOAL SALUTE; HIGHLAND LEAGUE". Sunday Mail. 3 August 2003.
  5. "'Sexist' boss could face fine". BBC Sport website. 10 November 2003.
  6. Phillips, Dave (25 November 2007). "It's Final history for lady Pirie". Sunday Mirror.


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