 Madden in 2019 | |||
| Full name | Robert Adam Madden | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 October 1978 East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2002–2022 | Scottish Football Association | Referee | |
| 2008–2013 | SFL / SPL | Referee | |
| 2010–2022 | FIFA | Referee | |
| 2013–2022 | SPFL | Referee | |
| 2022–2023 | The Football Association | Referee | |
| 2022–2023 | EFL | Referee | |
Robert Adam Madden (born 25 October 1978) is a Scottish former football referee.[1][2]
Madden became a FIFA referee in 2010.[3] He officiated in 2014 World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the match between Germany and the Faroe Islands.[4] He left the FIFA list in 2022, as he moved from Scotland to England and officiated in EFL League One and EFL League Two games during the 2022–23 season.[5][6]
Madden retired in 2023, a year ahead of his planned retirement date.[7][8] After announcing his retirement Madden said that he "didn't enjoy it [English football] as much as I thought I would've", and cited frustration at how a case where a club official had allegedly made anti-Scottish remarks to him had been handled.[7]
- ^ "SFA Profile". Retrieved 29 March 2011.
- ^ www.worldreferee.com, WorldReferee -. "WorldReferee.com - referee - Robert Madden - bio". Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ FIFA. "Scotland: Referees". Retrieved on 6 June 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - Germany - Faroe Islands 3:0 (1:0)". 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 6 June 2013.
- ^ Stone, Simon (17 June 2022). "Bobby Madden: Scottish Fifa official joins English referee ranks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Palmer, Ben (18 June 2022). "Bobby Madden to forgo Fifa status and make shock switch to English refereeing ranks". The Times. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Retiring referee Bobby Madden 'frustrated' with English system". BBC Sport. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Bobby Madden addresses 'Rangers fan' claims after retiring from refereeing , Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 4 May 2023