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'''Brian McGinlay''' (born 24 August 1945) is a retired [[Association football|football referee]] from [[Scotland]], who officiated in 98 European club competition and international matches. |
'''Brian McGinlay''' (born 24 August 1945) is a retired [[Association football|football referee]] from [[Scotland]], who officiated in 98 European club competition and international matches. |
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==Refereeing career== |
==Refereeing career== |
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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 F.C.|Rangers]]–[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] title decider match at the climax of the [[1990–91 Scottish Football League|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 UEFA European Football Championship|1980 European Championships]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weltfussball.de/schiedsrichter_profil/brian-mcginlay/3/1/em-1980-in-italien/ |title=Brian McGinlay: EM 1980 in Italien – Einsätze als Schiedsrichter |work=weltfussball.de |accessdate=14 April 2009 }}</ref> the [[Home Championship]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/MensSeniorTeam/Archive.aspx?r=336206 |title=Brian McGinlay |work=TheFA.com |publisher=The Football Association |accessdate=14 April 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> and the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url= |
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 F.C.|Rangers]]–[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] title decider match at the climax of the [[1990–91 Scottish Football League|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 UEFA European Football Championship|1980 European Championships]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weltfussball.de/schiedsrichter_profil/brian-mcginlay/3/1/em-1980-in-italien/ |title=Brian McGinlay: EM 1980 in Italien – Einsätze als Schiedsrichter |work=weltfussball.de |accessdate=14 April 2009 }}</ref> the [[Home Championship]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/MensSeniorTeam/Archive.aspx?r=336206 |title=Brian McGinlay |work=TheFA.com |publisher=The Football Association |accessdate=14 April 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> and the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1984f-det.html |title=XXIII. Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 Football Tournament |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |accessdate=14 April 2009 }}</ref> He was placed on the referees' list for the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]]<ref>{{cite news |title=SFA praise Dallas for Cup call-up |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/sfa-praise-dallas-for-cup-call-up-1-938601|work=Scotsman.com |date=8 January 2002 |accessdate=6 June 2013 }}</ref> but was later removed after being struck off the SFA list<ref>{{cite news |title=Scots refs also miss out on World Cup |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20051030/ai_n15826248/ |work=The Herald |date=30 October 2005 |accessdate=14 April 2009 | first=Stewart | last=Fisher}}{{dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref> for personal reasons.<ref>{{cite news |title=Baseball|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1986/04/16/baseball-1982/ |work=The Orlando Sentinel |date=16 April 1986 |access-date=11 July 2010 }}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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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]].<ref>{{cite news |
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]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Driving ban for referee|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/driving-ban-for-referee-1.521039|work=HeraldScotland|date=25 May 1991|accessdate=12 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210100054/https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/driving-ban-for-referee-1.521039/|archive-date=10 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Retirement== |
==Retirement== |
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Since retirement as a referee McGinlay has been a director of [[Stenhousemuir Football Club]], an [[after-dinner speaker]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Referee blows the whistle on hotel murder that never was |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/edinburgh-east-fife/referee_blows_the_whistle_on_hotel_murder_that_never_was_1_1112714 |work=Scotsman.com |date=10 December 2005 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> and a columnist for the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'',<ref name=mirror>{{cite news |title=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 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-108501977 |work=Daily Mirror |date=4 October 2003 |accessdate=14 April 2009 }}</ref> the ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''<ref name=record>{{cite news |title=MY GREATEST GAME; BRIAN McGINLAY |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-61253517 |work=Daily Record |date=7 October 1996 |accessdate=14 April 2009 }}</ref> and the ''[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]]''. |
Since retirement as a referee McGinlay has been a director of [[Stenhousemuir Football Club]], an [[after-dinner speaker]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Referee blows the whistle on hotel murder that never was |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/edinburgh-east-fife/referee_blows_the_whistle_on_hotel_murder_that_never_was_1_1112714 |work=Scotsman.com |date=10 December 2005 |accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref> and a columnist for the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'',<ref name=mirror>{{cite news |title=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 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-108501977 |work=Daily Mirror |date=4 October 2003 |accessdate=14 April 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''<ref name=record>{{cite news |title=MY GREATEST GAME; BRIAN McGINLAY |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-61253517 |work=Daily Record |date=7 October 1996 |accessdate=14 April 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the ''[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)|Sunday Mail]]''. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{WorldReferee.com}} |
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* {{WorldFootball.net referee}} |
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* {{EU-Football.info referee}} |
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{{UEFA Euro 1980 referees}} |
{{UEFA Euro 1980 referees}} |
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[[Category:Olympic football referees]] |
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[[Category:Scottish criminals]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:57, 24 September 2024
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
[edit]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] for personal reasons.[6]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Brian McGinlay at WorldReferee.com
- Brian McGinlay referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Brian McGinlay referee profile at EU-Football.info
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