Bobby Madden

Robert Adam Madden (born 25 October 1978) is a Scottish former football referee.[1][2]

For other people with the same name, see Robert Madden.

Bobby Madden
Madden in 2019
Full name Robert Adam Madden
Born (1978-10-25) 25 October 1978
East Kilbride, Scotland
Domestic
Years League Role
2002–2022 Scottish Football Association Referee
2008–2013 SFL / SPL Referee
2010–2022 FIFA Referee
2013–2022 SPFL Referee
2022–2023 The Football Association Referee
2022–2023 EFL Referee

Madden became a FIFA referee in 2010.[3] He officiated in 2014 World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the match between Germany and the Faroe Islands.[4] He left the FIFA list in 2022, as he moved from Scotland to England and officiated in EFL League One and EFL League Two games during the 2022–23 season.[5][6]

Madden retired in 2023, a year ahead of his planned retirement date.[7][8] After announcing his retirement Madden said that he "didn't enjoy it [English football] as much as I thought I would've", and cited frustration at how a case where a club official had allegedly made anti-Scottish remarks to him had been handled.[7]

References
  1. "SFA Profile". Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. www.worldreferee.com, WorldReferee -. "WorldReferee.com - referee - Robert Madden - bio". Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. FIFA. "Scotland: Referees". Retrieved on 6 June 2013.
  4. FIFA. "Match Report - Germany - Faroe Islands 3:0 (1:0)". 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 6 June 2013.
  5. Stone, Simon (17 June 2022). "Bobby Madden: Scottish Fifa official joins English referee ranks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. Palmer, Ben (18 June 2022). "Bobby Madden to forgo Fifa status and make shock switch to English refereeing ranks". The Times. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  7. "Retiring referee Bobby Madden 'frustrated' with English system". BBC Sport. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  8. Bobby Madden addresses 'Rangers fan' claims after retiring from refereeing , Paul Thomson, Daily Record, 4 May 2023
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