Calum Murray

{{Short description|Scottish football referee}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox football official

| name = Calum Murray

| full_name = Calum Murray

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|7|7}}

| birth_place = Scotland

| years1 = 1991-2015

| league1 = Scottish Football Association

| role1 = Referee

| years2 = 1997-2013

| league2 = SFL

| role2 = Referee

| years3 = 2000-2013

| league3 = Scottish Premier League

| role3 = Referee

| years4 = 2013-2015

| league4 = SPFL

| role4 = Referee

}}

Calum Murray (born 7 July 1967){{Cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football_referees.cfm?page=720 |title=Profile on the SFA website |access-date=19 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709102301/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football_referees.cfm?page=720 |archive-date=9 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} is a Scottish former football referee.

Murray started as a referee in 1991 and was admitted to the senior list six years later. He became a FIFA grade referee in 2005; as of 2013, however, he was no longer included on the FIFA list,FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070606232736/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sco/footballofficials/referees/peoplekind=ref.html "Scotland: Referees"]. Retrieved 7 June 2013. having reached the international retirement age of 45. During his career Murray had been in charge of EdinburghLindsay, Clive. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/9330440.stm "Hearts 1-0 Hibernian"]. BBC, 1 January 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2013. and Old Firm derbies,BBC. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17433969 "Calum Murray to referee Old Firm clash at Ibrox"]. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2013. and has had over thirty international appointments. He served as a referee in 2010 World Cup qualifiers.FIFA. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120902112552/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=250471/match=300041158/report.html "Match Report - Sweden - Malta 4:0 (1:0)"]. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2013. He retired at the end of the 2014/2015 season, his final match being the Premiership Play-Off semi-final 1st leg between Rangers and Hibernian on 20 May.

He stated that an Old Firm match in 2011 which featured several violent scenes was the toughest match he officiated. Since retiring he has worked as a referee mentor.{{cite news|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13844950.Old_Firm_shame_game_was_toughest_outing_for_former_Scottish_referee_Calum_Murray/|title= Old Firm shame game was toughest outing for former Scottish referee Calum Murray|date=14 October 2015|access-date=13 May 2017|work=Evening Times}}