Mike McCurry (referee) explained

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".^[1]

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.^{[2] [3]} He had previously been one of the SFA's FIFA referees.^[4]

He is a Baptist senior pastor at the Mosspark Baptist Church in Glasgow.^[5] 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

External links

• • http://www.mikemccurry.co.uk/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mike McCurry Profile at The Scottish Football Association . 2008-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013173135/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/referee_profile.cfm?viewprofile=1&refereeid=20250573 . 2008-10-13 . dead .
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8056219.stm BBC SPORT | Football | Scottish Premier | McCurry dropped as top-class ref
3. Web site: The Scottish Football Association - Refereeing and Disciplinary: FIFA Referees . 2009-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170917123356/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=1156 . 2017-09-17 . dead .
4. Web site: Mike McCurry Profile at The Scottish Football Association . 2008-08-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013173135/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/referee_profile.cfm?viewprofile=1&refereeid=20250573 . 2008-10-13 . dead .
5. http://www.mossparkbaptistchurch.org/index_files/pastors.htm Mosspark Baptist Church – Glasgow – Our Pastors