Brian McGinlay (born 24 August 1945) is a retired football referee from Scotland, who officiated in 98 European club competition and international matches.
Refereeing career
At the domestic level McGinlay has refereed 21 Old Firm derbies, during which he never sent off a player, but he considers his most nerve-racking match to be the Rangers– Aberdeen title decider match at the climax of the 1990–91 season. In European club football he judged his most exciting match to be the Real Madrid– Borussia Mönchengladbach third-round second-leg UEFA Cup match. In international football he has taken charge of matches at the 1980 European Championships, [1] the Home Championship [2] and the 1984 Summer Olympics. [3] He was placed on the referees' list for the 1986 World Cup [4] but was later removed after being struck off the SFA list [5] due to personal reasons. [6]
Personal life
In 1991 McGinlay was banned from driving for a year and fined £250 for failing to provide a sample when stopped on his way home from the Scottish Cup Final. [7]
Retirement
Since retirement as a referee McGinlay has been a director of Stenhousemuir Football Club, an after-dinner speaker, [8] and a columnist for the Daily Mirror, [9] the Daily Record [10] and the Sunday Mail.
References
- ^ "Brian McGinlay: EM 1980 in Italien – Einsätze als Schiedsrichter". weltfussball.de. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "Brian McGinlay". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 14 April 2009.[ dead link]
- ^ "XXIII. Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "SFA praise Dallas for Cup call-up". Scotsman.com. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ Fisher, Stewart (30 October 2005). "Scots refs also miss out on World Cup". The Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2009.[ dead link]
- ^ "Baseball". The Orlando Sentinel. 16 April 1986. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Driving ban for referee". HeraldScotland. 25 May 1991. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Referee blows the whistle on hotel murder that never was". Scotsman.com. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ^ "REAL FOOTBALLERS' LIVES – This is how it feels to.. to take charge of the Old Firm; It was all down to man management.. you had to know the individuals you were dealing with and how to get the right reaction from them". Daily Mirror. 4 October 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2009.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "MY GREATEST GAME; BRIAN McGINLAY". Daily Record. 7 October 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2009.[ permanent dead link]
External links
- Brian McGinlay at WorldReferee.com
- Brian McGinlay referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Brian McGinlay referee profile at EU-Football.info
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