Brian McGinlay
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Brian McGinlay (born 24 August 1945) is a retired football referee from Scotland, who officiated in 98 European club competition and international matches.[1]
At the domestic level McGinlay has refereed 21 Old Firm derbies,[2] during which he never sent off a player,[3] but he considers his most nerve-racking match to be the Rangers–Aberdeen title decider match at the climax of the 1990-91 season.[4] In European club football he judges his most exciting match to be the Real Madrid – Borussia Moenchengladbach third-round second-leg UEFA Cup match.[5] In international football he has taken charge of matches at the 1980 European Championships,[6] the Home Championship[7] and the 1984 Summer Olympics.[8] He was placed on the referees' list for the 1986 World Cup[9] but was later removed after being struck off the SFA list[10] due to personal reasons.[11]
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.[12]
Retirement
Since retirement as a referee McGinlay has been a director of Stenhousemuir Football Club, an after-dinner speaker,[13] and a columnist for the Daily Mirror,[3] the Daily Record[5] and the Sunday Mail.[14]
References
- ^ "ITALIAN GOB; An open letter to Paulo Di Canio". Sunday Mirror. 15 December 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "I ordered off Jinky but there was no hassle in my day". Daily Record. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "I ASKED GOD NOT TO LET ME SCREW UP Says BRIAN McGINLAY (Who reffed the '91 title decider)". Daily Record. 27 April 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ a b "MY GREATEST GAME; BRIAN McGINLAY". Daily Record. 7 October 1996. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "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". rsssf.com. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "SFA praise Dallas for Cup call-up". The Scotsman. 8 January 2002. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ Fisher, Stewart (30 October 2005). "Scots refs also miss out on World Cup". The Sunday Herald. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "Baseball". The Orlando Sentinel. 16 April 1986. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Driving ban for referee". The Herald. 25 May 1991. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Referee blows the whistle on hotel murder that never was". The Scotsman. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
- ^ "YOU KENNY FAULT MAN IN MIDDLE; SCOTTISH CUP FINAL - BRIAN McGINLAY'S REF WATCH". Sunday Mail. 27 May 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2009.