Graham Scott (referee)
Graham Scott (born 1968) is an English-born referee who officiates in the Barclays Premier League. Scott was educated at Abingdon School and joined the National List of referees in 2008 officiating many important games, including Crawley Town's upset of Bolton in the 2012–13 Football League Cup. In 2015, he was promoted to the Select Group of Referees, who officiate the matches in the Barclays Premier League, replacing longtime referee Chris Foy.
On 13 January 2016, Scott refereed a controversial match between Swansea City and Sunderland, in which he awarded a penalty to Swansea and sent off a Swansea player – both considered incorrect decisions by pundits.[1] His decisions were criticized in the media[2] and the red card was withdrawn after the club appealed.[3]
References
- ↑ Hope, Craig (14 January 2016). "Graham Scott's fourth-ever Premier League match as referee at Swansea vs Sunderland caused controversy... after original official Andre Marriner pulled out due to illness". Daily Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ Nagle, Ben (14 January 2016). "Didi Hamann hits out at 'strange' decisions by referee Graham Scott in Swansea's defeat by Sunderland: 'I'm not too sure when he gets the next call-up'". Daily Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ "Swansea win appeal over Kyle Naughton’s red card against Sunderland". The Guardian. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.