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Scottish Premiership
SCO
league305
Matches
64
Officials
2
Seasons
2026/27
Latest Season
First tracked match
Kilmarnock vs Livingston
02/08/2025
Latest tracked match
Hearts vs Falkirk
08/11/2026
Officiating insights
Strictest refs →From recorded scores and the community incident layer. (Official card/foul stats aren’t in the dataset yet.)
2.83
goals / match
0
incidents logged
0
VAR-reviewed
Role distribution · 2026/27
Referee75AR1504th Official75VAR75AVAR74
Home stadiums
Every stadium that has hosted Scottish Premiership matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.
Most-appointed referee · 2026/27
🏴 Duncan Nicolson
9
as referee
Who referees Scottish Premiership?
Most-appointed match officials across all Scottish Premiership seasons
- 1🏴 Steven McLeanSCO · Referee · 38×
- 2🏴 Don RobertsonSCO · Referee · 37×
- 3🏴 Matthew MacDermidSCO · Referee · 34×
- 4🏴 David DickinsonSCO · Referee · 33×
- 5🏴 John BeatonSCO · Referee · 31×
- 6🏴 Duncan NicolsonSCO · Referee · 29×
- 7🏴 Ryan LeeSCO · Referee · 28×
- 8🏳️ Dan McFarlaneUNK · Referee · 26×
- 9🏳️ Nick WalshUNK · Referee · 26×
- 10🏴 Calum ScottSCO · Referee · 23×
Match Officials(63 officials · 75 matches)
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Dan McFarlaneUNKAssistant Referee
Referee 1AR 94th 3AVAR 6
19×
→2Duncan WilliamsSCOAVAR
VAR 5AVAR 10
15×
→3Matthew MacDermidSCOVAR
Referee 6VAR 7AVAR 1
14×
→4Duncan NicolsonSCOReferee
Referee 9VAR 1AVAR 4
14×
→5Don RobertsonSCOReferee
Referee 7VAR 6AVAR 1
14×
→6Steven McLeanSCOReferee
Referee 7VAR 7
14×
→7Andrew DallasSCOVAR
VAR 10AVAR 4
14×
→8Sean CarrSCOAVAR
VAR 1AVAR 12
13×
→9Ross MacleodSCOAssistant Referee
AR 13
13×
→10Nicholas WalshSCOVAR
Referee 6VAR 7
13×
→11Gary HillandSCOAVAR
AVAR 12
12×
→12David DickinsonSCOReferee
Referee 8VAR 3AVAR 1
12×
→13Ryan LeeSCOReferee
Referee 74th 1VAR 1AVAR 3
12×
→14Grant IrvineSCOVAR
VAR 8AVAR 4
12×
→15John BeatonSCOReferee
Referee 8VAR 3
11×
→16Francis ConnorSCOAssistant Referee
AR 11
11×
→17Greg AitkenSCOVAR
4th 1VAR 9AVAR 1
11×
→18Calum SpenceSCOAssistant Referee
AR 11
11×
→19David McGeachieSCOAssistant Referee
AR 10AVAR 1
11×
→20Ross NelsonSCOAssistant Referee
AR 10
10×
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RefereeAR4thVARAVAR
Top Venues
Referees by Nationality
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UNK5
Referee appointments · 2026/27 (top 63 officials)
2026/27 Matches(75 in season)
All Matches →08/11/2026
HeartsvsFalkirk
08/11/2026
CelticvsKilmarnock
07/11/2026
St MirrenvsRangers
07/11/2026
AberdeenvsHibernian
07/11/2026
St JohnstonevsDundee
07/11/2026
Dundee UnitedvsMotherwell
01/11/2026
Falkirk2-0Celtic
31/10/2026
Motherwell1-0St Mirren
31/10/2026
Kilmarnock2-2St Johnstone
28/10/2026
St Mirren1-1Hibernian
28/10/2026
Celtic2-2Dundee United
28/10/2026
Dundee3-1Kilmarnock
28/10/2026
Aberdeen0-1Falkirk
28/10/2026
Hearts2-2Rangers
28/10/2026
St Johnstone2-2Motherwell
25/10/2026
Hibernian1-2Celtic
25/10/2026
Motherwell0-2Hearts
24/10/2026
Dundee United3-2Aberdeen
24/10/2026
St Mirren2-1Dundee
24/10/2026
Rangers4-0St Johnstone
Scottish Premiership referees — FAQ
- Who is the most-appointed referee in Scottish Premiership?
- 🏴 Duncan Nicolson has the most Scottish Premiership refereeing appointments tracked on Referee.Observer, with 9 match(es) as referee.
- How many referees have officiated in Scottish Premiership?
- 64 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in Scottish Premiership across 2 season(s) in our data.
- How many Scottish Premiership matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
- Referee.Observer tracks 305 Scottish Premiership matches with their full match-official appointments across 2 season(s).
- Which seasons of Scottish Premiership are covered?
- Scottish Premiership referee appointments are covered for 2 season(s), 2025/26 to 2026/27.
- Who are the top match officials in Scottish Premiership?
- The most-appointed Scottish Premiership match officials are 🏴 Steven McLean (38 match(es)), 🏴 Don Robertson (37 match(es)), 🏴 Matthew MacDermid (34 match(es)).
- Does Scottish Premiership use VAR officials?
- Yes — Scottish Premiership appointments tracked on Referee.Observer include VAR officials, with 75 VAR appointment(s) and 74 assistant VAR (AVAR) appointment(s) recorded.