Mike McCurry (referee)

{{Short description|Scottish football referee}}

Thomas Michael McCurry (born 4 June 1964) is an ex football referee from Scotland. He refereed the 2005 Scottish League Cup Final. McCurry considered his refereeing to be a hobby and lists his main occupation as "Minister of Christian Faith".{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/referee_profile.cfm?viewprofile=1&refereeid=20250573 |title=Mike McCurry Profile at The Scottish Football Association |access-date=2008-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013173135/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/referee_profile.cfm?viewprofile=1&refereeid=20250573 |archive-date=2008-10-13 |url-status=dead }}

On 18 May 2009, the SFA ended McCurry's refereeing career when they omitted him from the list of senior officials who will handle matches in Scotland during the 2009–10 football season.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8056219.stm BBC SPORT | Football | Scottish Premier | McCurry dropped as top-class ref]{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=1156 |title=The Scottish Football Association - Refereeing and Disciplinary: FIFA Referees |access-date=2009-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123356/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=1156 |archive-date=2017-09-17 |url-status=dead }} He had previously been one of the SFA's FIFA referees.{{Cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/referee_profile.cfm?viewprofile=1&refereeid=20250573 |title=Mike McCurry Profile at The Scottish Football Association |access-date=2008-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013173135/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/referee_profile.cfm?viewprofile=1&refereeid=20250573 |archive-date=2008-10-13 |url-status=dead }}

He is a Baptist senior pastor at the Mosspark Baptist Church in Glasgow.[http://www.mossparkbaptistchurch.org/index_files/pastors.htm Mosspark Baptist Church – Glasgow – Our Pastors] He is also a member of the Glasgow Magic Circle.

McCurry enjoys running and playing 5-a-side football in his spare time. He is also the chair person of Teen Challenge UK

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