Andrew Dallas (referee)

For the footballer, see Andrew Dallas (footballer).

Andrew Dallas (born 1 February 1983)[1] is a Scottish football referee. He regularly officiates matches in the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Championship.[2]

In January 2015, Dallas was named on FIFA's international list.[3] The following year, he was promoted from UEFA's third category to its second category.[4] He has since officiated matches in the UEFA Europa League, UEFA European Under-19 Championship and UEFA Nations League, amongst others.[5][6][7] Dallas resigned from the FIFA list in June 2019.[8]

Dallas was appointed referee for both the 2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Final and 2018 Scottish League Cup Final.[7][9]

He is the son of former referee Hugh Dallas.[10] Andrew Dallas is married to Julie and has two children, Sebastian and Rebecca.

  1. ^ Andrew Dallas: Matches as referee, WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Andrew Dallas refereeing career statistics at Soccerbase
  3. ^ "Hugh Dallas' son Andrew propelled into FIFA's band of top referees". Daily Record. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "SJFA News: Scottish Football Association: The Scottish FA". Scottish Junior Football Association. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Dallas to referee Europa League clash". Scottish Football Association. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Andrew Dallas selected for the UEFA Under-19 Championship Finals". Scottish Football Association. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Celtic v Aberdeen: Andrew Dallas to referee Scottish League Cup final". BBC Sport. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. ^ Couse, Stephen (23 June 2019). "Referee Andrew Dallas retires from international duty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Andrew Dallas handed IRN-BRU Cup Final". Scottish Football Association. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Blood, guts and whistles". Press and Journal. 11 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.