William Sean Collum (born 18 January 1979) is a Scottish football referee.

Career

Collum officiated his first Scottish Football League match in November 2004, and his first

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match in April 2006. He took charge of his first

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match in September 2010, overseeing

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's 2–0 win away at Panathinaikos, and has also officiated several high profile international matches and

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matches. On 11 June 2012 it was announced that Collum had been elevated to FIFA Elite Referee level joining Craig Thomson on the 24-strong list of the world’s leading referees. His major domestic appointments include the

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, 2015 and

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, and the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final.

Teaching career

Collum was previously the principal teacher of the Religious Education department at Uddingston grammar, He then taught R.E. at St Aidan's High School in Wishaw, eventually returning to Cardinal Newman High School as an R.E. teacher in August 2012. He started his teaching career in 2000 at St Ambrose High School in

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working alongside notable teachers including John Cushley and Bob Winslow.

References

External links

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