The Glasgow Association has been in existence since 1945. It is interesting that almost 58 years ago the decision by the Scottish Football Association to set up Referee Associations under their umbrella was the foundation on which FIFA created their referee policy around the world.

The birth of the SFA Referees movement coincided with the end of the Second World War. Many teams were being formed and there was a real shortage of qualified referees. Some referees began their career by chance, having to officiate because the match official did not appear. Tom "Tiny" Wharton, Chairman of the SFA Referees committee, Chairman of the executive referee supervisors and Glasgow member was one of this group being pressed into service at a league deciding match between his team and the Rutherglen St Andrews Church team. Tiny's team lost by 2-1 and it was put to him that he should consider taking up refereeing. The rest, as they say, is history....

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