Kevin Clancy

{{short description|Scottish football referee}}

{{for|the numismatist and Director of the Royal Mint Museum|Kevin Clancy (Royal Mint)}}

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{{Infobox football official

| name = Kevin Clancy

| full_name = Kevin Gerrard Clancy

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|11|23|df=y}}

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| otheroccupation = Solicitor

| years1 = 2000–

| league1 = SPFL

| role1 = Referee

| internationalyears1 = 2012–

| confederation1 = FIFA listed

| internationalrole1 = Referee

}}

Kevin Clancy (born 23 November 1983) is a Scottish football referee who has been on the international list of FIFA referees since January 2012[http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football_referees.cfm?page=2064&start=11 Kevin Gerrard Clancy], Scottish Football Association, 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013. after attending a course at UEFA's Centre of Refereeing Excellence.[http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/clancy-shows-promise/ Clancy shows promise] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215062807/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/clancy-shows-promise/ |date=2019-12-15 }} www.scottishfootballleague.com, 3 February 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2013. [https://web.archive.org/web/20191215062807/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/clancy-shows-promise/ Archived here.]

In a match between Celtic and Rangers in 2019, Clancy failed to disallow a goal scored by Celtic after the ball struck Celtic striker Edouard's hand before ending up in the net. During the same game Clancy was criticised for a lack of consistency in making decisions, awarding Celtic a penalty for a shirt pull in the box but failing to award Rangers a penalty for a similar type of foul. Clancy subsequently sent off Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos for an apparent dive. Following the match Clancy admitted that he had made mistakes.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=19 April 2020|title=I got it wrong in Old Firm game|language=en-GB|work=Sunday Post|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/i-got-it-wrong-in-the-old-firm-game-but-im-sure-var-would-have-made-it-right/|access-date=|issn=}}

In the lead up to the new season in 2020 Clancy made the controversial statement that referees "knew exactly what's at stake" with regards to decisions made affecting the outcome of the league.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Referees know 'exactly what's at stake' in coming season|language=en-GB|work=|url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/referees-know-exactly-whats-at-stake-in-coming-season|access-date=|issn=}}

Clancy was criticised following a match between Rangers and Celtic in April 2023 when he disallowed a goal scored by Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos when replays showed that Morelos had been fouled in the lead up to the goal. Former referee Dermot Gallagher stated that Celtic were "very, very lucky" to have the goal disallowed and Sky Sports commentators stating "that's not even a foul" after viewing the replays of the incident.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=10 April 2023|title=Rangers receive Alfredo Morelos disallowed Celtic goal SFA response|language=en-GB|work=The National|url=https://www.thenational.scot/sport/23446284.rangers-receive-alfredo-morelos-disallowed-celtic-goal-sfa-response/|access-date=|issn=}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title='That's not even a foul' Alfredo Morelos goal disallowed|language=en-GB|work=|url=https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12852570/thats-not-even-a-foul-alfredo-morelos-goal-disallowed|access-date=|issn=}}

In a match between Aberdeen and Rangers in 2022, Clancy was criticised for sending off Rangers player Ryan Kent. During the same game Clancy controversially awarded Aberdeen a penalty for a hand ball.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=23 January 2022|title=Kenny Dalglish weighs in on referee controversy|language=en-GB|work=Glasgow Times|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/19868374.kenny-dalglish-weighs-rangers-referee-controversy-makes-kevin-clancy-claim-ryan-kent-red-card/|access-date=|issn=}}

Clancy took charge of the Uefa conference league playoff match between Partizan and Nordsjaelland in December 2023.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=|title=Match Report|language=en-GB|work=|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/match/2039084--partizan-vs-nordsj%C3%A6lland/matchinfo/|access-date=|issn=}}