Robert Adam Madden(born 25 October 1978) is a Scottish formerfootballreferee.[1][2]
 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 | |
Madden became aFIFAreferee in 2010.[3]He officiated in2014 World Cup qualifiers,beginning with the match betweenGermanyand theFaroe Islands.[4]He left the FIFA list in 2022, as he moved from Scotland to England and officiated inEFL League OneandEFL League Twogames 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 madeanti-Scottishremarks to him had been handled.[7]
References
edit- ^"SFA Profile".Retrieved29 March2011.
- ^www.worldreferee.com, WorldReferee -."WorldReferee.com - referee - Robert Madden - bio".Archived fromthe originalon 14 December 2018.Retrieved24 April2011.
- ^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.Retrieved18 June2022.
- ^Palmer, Ben (18 June 2022)."Bobby Madden to forgo Fifa status and make shock switch to English refereeing ranks".The Times.Retrieved18 June2022.
- ^ab"Retiring referee Bobby Madden 'frustrated' with English system".BBC Sport.2 May 2023.Retrieved2 May2023.
- ^Bobby Madden addresses 'Rangers fan' claims after retiring from refereeing,Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 4 May 2023
External links
edit- Bobby Maddenat WorldReferee.com
- Bobby Madden referee profileat WorldFootball.net
- Bobby Madden referee profileat EU-Football.info
- Bobby Madden refereeing career statisticsatSoccerbase
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