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John
Beaton
REFEREE · 35 appearances
Scotland · SFA · UEFA

John Beaton

⚽Scotland referee · 6 competitions

Career Stats

6 comps
35
total appearances
30
Referee
2
4th Official
2
VAR
1
AVAR
Domestic 0International 35

Season-by-Season Activity

'20/21
6
'21/22
3
'22/23
5
'23/24
3
'25/26
5
Referee4th OfficialVAR
SeasonTotalRef4thVARAVAR
2025/2655———
2023/2431—2—
2022/2355———
2021/2233———
2020/21642——
1312——1

Career Milestones

Career-firsts tracked in our database.

First tracked match23/09/2020
Ararat-armenia FC v NK Celje
Europa League
First international match23/09/2020
Ararat-armenia FC v NK Celje
Europa League
First VAR appearance24/08/2023
ŠK Slovan Bratislava v Áris Lemesoú
Europa League
First Champions League match11/07/2022
Víkingur Reykjavík v Malmö FF
Champions League

Match Activity

22 matches · 5 years
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Role:RefereeVARNo match
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Top 11% among Scotland officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count89%
Seasons Active76%
Competitions79%

Median in Scotland: 5 matches · 2 seasons

Recent Matches

27Nov2025
Europa League
Losc LillevsGnk Dinamo
Referee
06Nov2025
Europa League
FC UTRECHTvsFC Porto
Referee
05Sept2025
FIFA WC European Qualifiers
MOLDOVAvsISRAEL
Referee
07Aug2025
UEFA Europa Conference League Third Qualifying Round (First Legs)
NK Olimpija LjubljanavsKF EGNATIA
Referee
30Jul2025
UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round (Second Legs)
Pfk Ludogorets 1945vsHnk Rijeka
Referee
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Least-Officiated Teams

Clubs in their current competition, ordered by how seldom this official has worked their matches.

Each number = matches officiated involving that club · 0× = never officiated them

  1. 11. FC Slovácko1×
  2. 21899 Hoffenheim1×
  3. 3AS Saint-étienne1×
  4. 4AS Saint-étienne Loire1×
  5. 5Aek1×
  6. 6Alanyaspor1×
  7. 7Apóel FC1×
  8. 8Apóllon Limassol FC1×
  9. 9Aris Thessaloniki FC1×
  10. 10Barry Town United FC1×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Thessaloniki
    3×
  2. 2Baku
    2×
  3. 3Larnaca
    2×
  4. 4Yerevan
    2×
  5. 5Zagreb
    2×
  6. 6Alkmaar
    1×
  7. 7Astana
    1×
  8. 8Bern
    1×
  9. 9Bodo
    1×
  10. 10Bratislava
    1×
  11. 11Cluj-Napoca
    1×
  12. 12Donostia/San Sebastian
    1×
  13. 13Enschede
    1×
  14. 14Florence
    1×
  15. 15GSP
    1×

Venues Visited(24)

Every stadium John Beaton has officiated at, with the matches worked there.

ThessalonikiThessaloniki
3 matches
BakuBaku
2 matches
LarnacaLarnaca
2 matches
YerevanYerevan
2 matches
ZagrebZagreb
2 matches
ToulouseToulouse
1 match
BratislavaBratislava
1 match
Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca
1 match
ReykjavikReykjavik
1 match
BodoBodo
1 match
zilinazilina
1 match
BernBern
1 match
RomeRome
1 match
San SebastianSan Sebastian
1 match
Tel AvivTel Aviv
1 match
AlkmaarAlkmaar
1 match
EnschedeEnschede
1 match
RuzomberokRuzomberok
1 match
MalmoMalmo
1 match
AstanaAstana
1 match
POLLublin
1 match
GSPGSP
1 match
Donostia/San SebastianDonostia/San Sebastian
1 match
FlorenceFlorence
1 match

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Career Events

Career events (UEFA courses, awards) will appear here when available.

Season Reports

2025/26 (5)2023/24 (3)2022/23 (5)2021/22 (3)2020/21 (6) (13)