| Full name | Edward McGregor Lennie [1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 October 1959 Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1991–2004 | NSL | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1996–2004 | OFC | Referee | |
| 1996–2004 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Edward McGregor Lennie OAM JP (born 5 October 1959) is a retired Australian association football referee. He is best known for officiating at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 Olympic Games. [2] [3]
Refereeing career
Lennie began refereeing in Scotland, before emigrating to Australia in 1985. [4]
1998 World Cup
Lennie refereed two matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
National Soccer League
Lennie refereed 195 National Soccer League matches before retiring in 2004. [5]
Honours
- Medal of the Order of Australia: 2008 [6]
- Centenary Medal: 2006
- Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame Hall of Honour Inductee: 2007 [7]
- Football Hall of Fame Western Australia Hall of Recognition Inductee: 2005. [8]
- NSL Referee of the Year:1994/95, 1995/96 [9]
- Western Australian State League Referee of the Year: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 [10]
Post-football career
His current occupation is the Referee Development Manager for Football West and is also an elite referees assessor for the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA. [11] [12]
Political career
In December 2012 Lennie was preselected by WA Labor for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Scarborough. [13] He subsequently ran for the Hamersley Ward at the City of Stirling elections in October 2013.
References
- ^ "It's anniversary time for Eddie Lennie". Football West Hall of Fame. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Edward Lennie – Appearances". weltfussball.de. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Reid, Mike (8 June 1998). "Steady Eddie our man in France". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 54. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ Kogoy, Peter (7 June 1998). "Lennie's Best credentials". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Lennie blows final whistle after three decades". The West Australian. 27 November 2004.
- ^ Queen's Birthday Honours list
- ^ "Eddie Lennie OAM". Football Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Hall of Recognition". Football Hall of Fame Western Australia. Football WA. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Lennie blows for full-time". Football WA. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Honours Listing" (PDF). 2009 Football West Match Officials’ Guide. Football West. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Eddie Lennie". Football Referees Australia. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "Edward Lennie – bio". WorldReferee.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Ferrante, Michael (21 January 2013). "New field of play for ref". Stirling Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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