Morag Pirie (born 27 June 1975) is a Scottish association football

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. She is

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's first female FIFA 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

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at Christie Park in the

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. In November 2003

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scot ...

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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 assistant referee at the

2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final The 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final was an association football match between Dunfermline Athletic and St Johnstone, held on 25 November 2007 at Dens Park in Dundee. It was the 17th final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first org ...

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