Hugh Dallas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hugh Dallas
Occupation	Association Football Referee
Date Of Birth	Oct 26, 1957(1957-10-26)
Age	67
Birthplace	Allanton
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Otago
Horoscope	Libra

Hugh Dallas Biography

Hugh Dallas is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Referee who was born on October 26, 1957 in Allanton, Otago, New Zealand. Hugh Dallas MBE, born 26 October 1957 in Scotland, is an ex- football referee. He was a referee at two FIFA World Cup tournaments in 1998 and 2002. In 2002, he was named fourth official for FIFA World Cup Final. Dallas was also a referee at the 1996 Olympic Games and the 1999 UEFA Cup Final, as well as several UEFA Champions League matches.

Dallas was the referee for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Spain and Czech Republic in June 1997. Alfonso Perez, who was about two metres from Pavel Srnicek in the Czech penalty zone, fell over during the second period. Dallas gave a penalty kick for Spain. Dallas rated this mistake as his worst in 2003. Dallas confessed to guilt and embarrassment after the match. Spain won 1-0. Czech Republic lost any chance of qualifying to the FIFA World Cup 1998.

In May 1999, Dallas presided over an important Old Firm fixture. Celtic needed to beat Rangers in this match to prevent them winning the Scottish Premier League championship at Celtic Park. The match was given a Sunday evening kick- off for reasons of live Sky Sports television coverage.

Dallas presided over AC Milan’s exit from the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, in a 1–1 draw at the San Siro. The crowd pelted Dallas with missiles including coins, fruit, bottles and cigarette lighters as he left the field under police protection.

Dallas was one 12 referees chosen to officiate the 1996 Summer Olympics in America. Dallas served as the referee for three group matches during the tournament.

Hugh Dallas Net Worth

Hugh Dallas is one of the richest Association Football Referee from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hugh Dallas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first match between Motherwell Bridgeworks & Victoria AFC was 1982.

In 1988, he was a lineman at the Cup Winners Cup tie between Sampdoria & Carl Zeiss Jena. This was his first foreign engagement. Dallas stopped a match between Czechoslovakia (now Portugal) after he saw Martin Svedik in serious pain while running the line at 1993 Toulon Tournament. The coach of the Czech team, Ivan Kopecky thanked Dallas for saving the player’s lives and he was also credited with Dallas’s intervention.

The first match at the 1998 FIFA World Cup for Dallas was a 2–2 draw between Mexico and Belgium. He sent off Pavel Pardo and Gert Verheyen during the match. Dallas was also the referee for the quarter final match between Italy and France. More than a decade later, Dallas admitted to surprise and disappointment at being overlooked for the later stages of the competition.

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Dallas was appointed Head of Referee Development by the Scottish Football Association in 2009. He was soon involved in a public dispute with Motherwell manager Jim Gannon over refereeing decisions. In February 2010, Dallas expressed disappointment at refereeing standards in the SPL, after several high-profile refereeing errors were made in a short period of time.

Facts & Trivia

Hugh Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Referee. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Hugh Dallas celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.

Later in November 2010, Dallas faced an inquiry after it emerged that he had allegedly sent what has been described as a sectarian and offensive email referring to the Pope from his SFA email account. After journalist Phil Mac Giolla Bhain had broken the story, the SFA issued a statement on 10 November stating that an investigation would be carried out. On 24 November, the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland wrote to the SFA demanding that they remove Dallas from his position if the allegation was proved. Dallas was sacked by the SFA on 26 November, after chief executive Stewart Regan had concluded the investigation into the allegations. Four other SFA employees were also sacked; three of whom were later reinstated. Dallas planned to sue the SFA for unfair dismissal, but the case was settled before it reached court.

Is Andrew Dallas related to Hugh Dallas?

Dallas resigned from the FIFA list in June 2019. Dallas was appointed referee for both the 2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Final and 2018 Scottish League Cup Final. He is the son of former referee Hugh Dallas. Andrew Dallas is married to Julie and has two children, Sebastian and Rebecca.

Who is the best Scottish referee?

Domestic
Years| League| Role
1983–1990| SJFA| Referee

What age is Hugh Dallas?

64 years (October 26, 1957)

Is Andrew Dallas still a referee?

Referee Andrew Dallas has retired from international duty – but will continue to take charge of matches in the SPFL. The 36-year-old came under heavy fire last season following a series of high profile blunders.

How much do Scottish referees get paid?

Scottish referees are not fully professional, and instead are paid on a match fee basis, currently set at £800 and equating to a maximum expected income of £10,000 a year according to ex-referee Stuart Dougal.