| Brian Winter | |
| Fullname: | Brian Winter |
| Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Birth Date: | 1968 1, df=yes |
| Years1: | 1993–2012 |
| League1: | Scottish Football Association |
| Role1: | Referee |
| Years2: | 1998–2012 |
| League2: | SFL / SPL |
| Role2: | Referee |
Brian Winter (born 21 January 1968) is a Scottish former football referee.[1]
In September 2010 he had to be talked out of quitting as a referee after he failed to send off Steven Anderson despite showing two yellow cards to the player in the space of 12 minutes.[2]
He retired in 2012 due to injury,[3] a short time after taking charge of one of his highest-profile appointments, the 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final. He was appointed as a 'referee observer' by the Scottish Football Association a few months following his retirement.[4] In 2017, he was given responsibility for overseeing officials in the Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire regions.[5]
His son Andy Winter is a footballer who began his career with Hamilton Academical.[6] [7]