Andrew Wilson Waddell (born 26 September 1950)[1] became a qualified referee in 1965 and joined the Senior List of SFA referees in 1973. From 1989 to 1997 he represented Scotland on the FIFA list of international referees, including qualifying matches for the 1994 World Cup.[2] He also served as an assistant referee at UEFA Euro 1988[3] and the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship.[4] He retired from refereeing in 1999 and subsequently became secretary of Preston Athletic F.C., and campaigned for the club to be admitted to the Scottish Football League in 2008.[5]
| Full name | Andrew Wilson Waddell | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 26 September 1950 | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1973–1999 | Scottish Premier League / Scottish Football League | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1989–1997 | FIFA–listed | Referee | |
Dr Waddell was the Chairman of the Scottish Lowland Football League until replaced by George Fraser and sat on the Professional Game Board of the Scottish Football Association (SFA).
Professionally he is managing director of a Quality Assurance consultancy and is past Chairman of the British Association for Research Quality Assurance (BARQA)
References
edit- ^ Birthdate confirmation: zerozero.eu website.
- ^ Kutschera, Ambrosius. "International Matches 1992 - Europe, July–December ". RSSSF, 2 February 2005. Retrieved on 7 June 2013.
- ^ UEFA. "West Germany 2-0 Denmark". 14 June 1988. Retrieved on 7 June 2013.
- ^ FIFA. "Match Report - China PR - Nigeria 0:3 (0:3)" Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. 14 June 1989. Retrieved on 7 June 2013.
- ^ Preston aim to boost East Lothian in SFL, Edinburgh Evening News, 2 July 2008.
External links
edit- Andrew Waddell at WorldReferee.com
- Andrew Waddell referee profile at WorldFootball.net
- Andrew Waddell referee profile at Soccerway
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