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Calum Murray started refereeing in 1991. A friend of the SFU, who was a Category 3 official (Premier Linesman level) at that time, ran the line for him early in his career and told us that it was obvious that Calum was going to go to the top. After playing Amateur Football well into his 20's, he took the referee entrance course at Boroughmuir HS in Edinburgh. Calum was greatly encouraged by two former teachers, Bill Barclay and Pete Clark from the Royal High School in Edinb

Gordon Small has been a St Johnstone fan for more decades than he cares to remember. He first went to see the Perth Saints in 1955 and, apart from when he was living and working away from Perth, has always had a season ticket. A few months ago, just after the season started, he had a stroke and was rushed to hospital. Fortunately, he was discharged after five days, but he is still not quite back to 100% and doesn't get out of the house much. So what did St Johnstone do? We

Ashley Reid, SFU Ambassador for Para-Football The Scottish Football Union is delighted to announce that Ashley Reid, the CEO of Para-football Scotland, has agreed to act as our Ambassador for Para-football. Ashley is an engaging, dynamic and results-driven charity leader with a wealth of experience in sport and third sector, specialising in organisational growth and sustainability. Her work is defined by an immense passion for making positive and progressive change that has

Morag Pirie Morag Pirie holds a special place in the history of Scottish refereeing. The first woman in Scotland to officiate at a semi-professional match and then at a major, national final, she was subsequently the first woman to be on the FIFA list. Morag began her journey to becoming a referee by playing football as a child…. “I played football in the garden in Aberdeen with my twin sister and also at primary school in the playground with the boys, but girls weren’t al

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Having recently joined The SFU as Lead on Walking Football, one of the key things I wanted to highlight was the cost of hiring pitches. As someone who has had cardiac problems in the past, I very much enjoy my time spent playing Walking Football with my local team, Shotts Bon Accord. The main benefits to me are not just physical though; it’s been well-documented that for many people playing Walking Football is a chance to get out of the house, meet new people, improve their

Like the name Sam Weller Widdowson, the inventor of the shin guard, that of Joseph Hudson, of Birmingham, also deserves to be far better known than it is today. From a straw poll of my friends, that would not be difficult, because no-one had heard of him (they hadn’t heard of Widdowson either). The reason Hudson should, in my opinion, have his name in lights is because he and his brother designed and manufactured the first Acme City whistle in the early 1870s and were later

I was briefly quoted in an article in the Daily Record at the weekend about a new academic study that sought the views of some of...

It is the cruel fare of small-town Scots football clubs that their wider fame derives not from League or Cup triumphs or even notable...

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