Morag Pirie (born 27 June 1975) is a Scottish association football referee. 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 Wick Academy at Christie Park in the Highland Football League. 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 assistant referee at the 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final.

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