Morag Pirie (born 27 June 1975) is a

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association football

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. She is

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's first female

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referee, having been appointed to FIFA's Elite Development Level in 2012. In August 2003 Pirie became the first woman to referee a senior football match in Scotland, when she took charge of

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's 1–0 win over Wick Academy at Christie Park in the

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. In November 2003 Albion Rovers

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Peter Hetherston was put on a charge for criticising Pirie's performance running the line in Rovers' defeat to Montrose. Pirie became the first woman to officiate at a national Cup final in November 2007, when she was an

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at the

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References

Living people Sportspeople from Aberdeen Scottish football referees 1975 births Women association football referees Scottish Football League referees {{Scotland-footy-bio-stub