Steve Conroy (referee)

Stephen Conroy (born 21 December 1966)^[1] is a former Scottish football referee.

Steve Conroy

Born	(1966-12-21) 21 December 1966 (age 58) Scotland
Other occupation	Medical doctor (MB ChB)

Refereeing career

Conroy became a referee in 1993 and was admitted to the SFA list five years later. He was a regular referee in the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League.

In March 2007, Conroy was the official for a SPL match between Hearts and Aberdeen. He sent off Hearts player Laryea Kingston, who reacted by calling Conroy a racist. Conroy reported Kingston to the Scottish Football Association^[2] and Kingston received a three-game ban.^[3]

Conroy took charge of his first Old Firm (Rangers vs Celtic) game on 3 January 2010.^[4]

On 3 December 2011, Conroy awarded a penalty to Rangers in their home game against Dunfermline.^[5] Sone Aluko, who won the penalty, was subsequently given a two-match ban for 'simulation'.^[6] Conroy was subsequently assigned to referee lower division matches and opted to retire in March 2012.^[7]

Medical career

He is also trained as a medical doctor. A former general practitioner, he is now lead medical practitioner for NHS Lanarkshire alcohol and drug addiction services.^[8] He is also the owner /director of 'Workwell', providing occupational health services.^[9][10]

Conroy married his wife Sam in May 2023.