The Referees' Report

Junior Cup Final success for Lanarkshire official posted 26/4/2008

Donald MacKinnon has been appointed as 4th official to the Junior Cup Final between Bathgate and Cumnock at Rugby Park on June the 1st. It is a tremendous achievement for Donnie (who was a mascot at the very first junior cup final between Fairfield Govan and Edinburgh Woodburn in 1887) officiates as an assistant referee in the Juniors on a weekly basis. This is the second major Junior final for Donnie in recent years having been appointed to the Evening Times Cup Final a few seasons ago. The game will be refereed by Brian Colvin of Edinburgh with Stevie Crichton and Ian Craig the assistants. Good luck to Donald.

Beaton gets another Semiposted 26/4/2008

Following on from his appointment to the Scottish Junior Cup Semi Final as an assistant referee John Beaton continues his success in Cup competitions by his appointment as match referee for the Scottish Football League Reserve League Cup Semi Final between Livingston and Partick. One of John's assistants for the game will be Alan Mulvanny, the other being Stevie McGeough of Edinburgh.

For more information check out the Appointments page.

Marion Marshallposted 26/4/2008

It is with regret that the Association has to report the sad passing of Marion Marshall, the wife of Ian Marshall a Life Member. The Association has sent a card of condolence to the family. Our thoughts are with Ian and the rest of his family.

Trainingposted 11/4/2008

Members are advised that training will be taking place on the grass until the end of the season and are asked to bring both trainers and boots for these sessions.

Double Semi-Final success for Lanarkshire officials posted 10/4/2008

Lanarkshire Referees appointed to the Scottish Cup and Scottish Junior Cup Semi Finals. For more information check out the news page.

Discounted membership of the Valley Fitness Club posted 20/2/2008

Lanarkshire Referees Association is pleased to announce an arrangement whereby Association members can obtain substantially discounted membership of the Popinjay Hotel's Valley Health and Fitness Club.

Check out our Member Services page for full details.

Referees entrance course posted 1/4/2008

Entrance courses for new referees take place at various times throughout the year. Whether you see yourself as a budding "Hugh Dallas" or "Stuart Dougal" or perhaps simply think you can offer the game something in junior or minor football why not consider it.

Ladies,

the profile of women's football in Scotland, and throughout the world, continues to rise at a staggering pace. As testimony, check out both the Scottish Football Association and Scottish Women's Football Ltd websites. If you do you will see that the opportunities for women in refereeing are there for the taking - why not give it a go.

For further information on referees entrance courses, contact the Secretary. All entrance courses are open to both potential male and female referees over the age of 16.

Social Committee update posted 16/11/2007

Some photographic highlights from this year's Annual Awards Evening have been posted on the Social and Awards pages.

Address book update posted 13/9/2007

As of Friday 14th September, Association Secretary, George Drummond's new postal address is:

14 Hamilton Gardens,
Armadale,
West Lothian,
EH48 2JA

Training posted 20/8/2007

As normal, formal training takes place throughout the season on Tuesday nights, at Dalziel Park, Motherwell, commencing at 6:45pm.

Amendments to the Laws of the Game - 2007 posted 20/8/2007

A small number of minor amendments to the Laws of the Game for reasons of clarification and consistency are effective from 1st July 2007, having been ratified at the Annual General Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) earlier this year. The changes relate specifically to field proximity advertising, the fourth official, celebration of a goal and the player's equipment.

Details of the changes have been sent by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) to all members along with a copy of the Laws of the Game.

All referees should acquaint themselves with the changes in order for them to be applied as appropriate with immediate effect.

For full details of all changes check out your FIFA circular in conjunction with your copy of the Laws of the Game Season 2007-2008.