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Bobby Madden
Scottish football referee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people with the same name, see Robert Madden.
Robert Adam Madden (born 25 October 1978) is a Scottish former football referee.[1][2]
Quick Facts Full name, Born ...
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Full name | Robert Adam Madden | ||
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Born |
(1978-10-25) 25 October 1978 (age 45) East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
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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 |
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Madden became a FIFA referee in 2010.[3] He officiated in 2014 World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the match between Germany and the Faroe Islands.[4] He left the FIFA list in 2022, as he moved from Scotland to England and officiated in EFL League One and EFL League Two games 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 made anti-Scottish remarks to him had been handled.[7]