:Scott Duncan (referee)
{{Short description|English football referee}}
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| role2 = Assistant referee
| years3 = 2012–2020
| league3 = The Football League
| role3 = Referee
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Scott Duncan is an English former association football referee who officiated in the Football League. He first refereed in the Football Conference in 2008, and became an assistant referee in the Football League two years later. Duncan began refereeing in the Football League in 2012 when he was promoted to the National List.
Career
Duncan was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear,{{cite news |first=Tom |last= Hardy |title=Duncan named man in the middle |url=http://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/article/duncan-named-man-in-the-middle-527883.aspx |publisher=Scunthorpe United F.C |date=6 December 2012 |accessdate=27 September 2015}} and is a member of the Northumberland Football Association (NFA).{{cite web |title=List of Football League match officials |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/global/matchofficialslist.aspx |publisher=The Football League |date=2 July 2015 |accessdate=27 September 2015}} He first officiated at Football Conference level when he refereed a 1–1 draw between York City and Barrow at Bootham Crescent in the Conference Premier on 25 August 2008.{{cite web |title=Games refereed by Scott Duncan in 2008/2009 |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=1170&season_id=138 |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |accessdate=27 September 2015}} Duncan first acted as an assistant referee in the Football League on 7 August 2010 for Derby County's 2–1 win over Leeds United at Elland Road in a Championship match.{{cite web |title=S. Duncan |url=https://int.soccerway.com/referees/s-duncan/91495/ |work=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=27 September 2015}} He combined refereeing Football Conference matches and assisting Football League matches in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons, before being promoted to the National List for 2012–13.{{cite news |title=Meet The Ref – Bolton v Latics – Scott Duncan |url=http://www.wigan.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=375943 |publisher=Vital Wigan |date=6 November 2014 |accessdate=27 September 2015}}
Duncan's first match as a Football League referee was in League Two on 18 August 2012, when Port Vale beat Barnet 3–0 at Vale Park. He first refereed a Championship match when Watford beat Huddersfield Town 4–0 at Vicarage Road on 19 January 2013. He refereed the second leg of the League Two play-off semi-final between Fleetwood Town and York City at Highbury Stadium on 16 May 2014, which the home team drew 0–0 to progress to the final 1–0 on aggregate.{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Flett |title=York City miss out on Wembley as brave promotion bid ends with 0–0 draw at Fleetwood |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/11219956.Fleetwood_0__York_City_0/ |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=17 May 2014 |accessdate=27 September 2015}} In November 2014, Duncan resigned as the NFA's referee coach.{{cite news |title='Kitchen insult': Premier League referee quits County FA role |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30151460 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 November 2014 |accessdate=23 October 2015}} Earlier, Michael Oliver had resigned as NFA vice president.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.soccerbase.com/referees/referee.sd?referee_id=1170 Scott Duncan referee statistics] at Soccerbase
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Category:Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne
Category:English football referees