Willie Collum Explained

Willie Collum
Fullname:William Sean Collum[1]
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Birth Date:1979 1, df=yes[2]
Years1:2000–2024
League1:Scottish Football Association
Role1:Referee
Years2:2000–2008
League2:Scottish Football League
Role2:Referee
Years3:2005–2013
League3:Scottish Premier League
Role3:Referee
Years4:2013–2024
League4:Scottish Professional Football League
Role4:Referee
Internationalyears1:2006–2024
Confederation1:FIFA listed
Internationalrole1:Referee

William Sean Collum (born 18 January 1979) is a former Scottish football referee and is currently Head of Referee Operations at the Scottish FA. [3]

Career

Collum officiated his first Scottish Football League match in November 2004, and his first SPL match in April 2006. He took charge of his first UEFA Champions League match in September 2010, overseeing FC Copenhagen's 2–0 win away at Panathinaikos, and has also officiated several high profile international matches and UEFA Europa League matches.[4] [5] On 11 June 2012 it was announced that Collum had been elevated to FIFA Elite Referee level joining Craig Thomson on the 24-strong list of the world’s leading referees.

His major domestic appointments include the Scottish Cup finals of 2013, 2015 and 2019, and the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final.[6]

Teaching career

Collum was principal teacher of the Religious Education department at Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quality strike from James wins it for Cymru . . 9 September 2019 . 22 March 2022.
  2. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football_referees.cfm?page=720&startrow=31&currentPage=6 Profile on the SFA website
  3. News: Hibernian 0–1 Rangers . BBC Sport . 25 April 2010. 25 April 2010.
  4. https://worldreferee.com/site/copy.php?linkID=570&linkType=referee&contextType=stats William Collum
  5. https://us.soccerway.com/referees/william-collum/45012/ W. Collum
  6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48257608 Scottish Cup final: Willie Collum to referee as holders Celtic face Hearts at Hampden
  7. News: Man in the middle can't get away from fact that penalty call defined his game. Pattullo. Alan. 25 October 2010. The Scotsman. 29 October 2010 . Scotland. https://web.archive.org/web/20160418104312/http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/alan-pattullo-man-in-the-middle-can-t-get-away-from-fact-that-penalty-call-defined-his-game-1-826103. 18 April 2016.