Morag Pirie

Morag Pirie (born 27 June 1975)^[1] is a Scottish association football referee. She is Scotland's first female FIFA referee,^[2] having been appointed to FIFA's Elite Development Level in 2012.^[3]

Morag Pirie

Full name	Morag Pirie
Born	(1975-06-27) 27 June 1975 (age 50) Aberdeen, Scotland
Other occupation	Accountant
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2004–	FIFA	Referee

In August 2003 Pirie became the first woman to referee a senior football match in Scotland, when she took charge of Huntly's 1–0 win over Wick Academy at Christie Park in the Highland Football League.^[4] In November 2003 Albion Rovers manager Peter Hetherston was put on a charge for criticising Pirie's performance running the line in Rovers' defeat to Montrose.^[5]

Pirie became the first woman to officiate at a national Cup final in November 2007, when she was an assistant referee at the 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final.^[6]