John Beaton
| Full name | John Beaton | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
9 January 1982 Scotland |
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| Other occupation | Communications Officer | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2001- | Scottish Football Association | Referee | |
| 2009-2013 | SFL / SPL | Referee | |
| 2013– | SPFL | Referee | |
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2012– | FIFA listed | Referee | |
John Beaton (born 9 January 1982 in Motherwell) is a Scottish football referee.
Beaton became a referee in 2001 and was admitted to the SFA senior list in 2005 before becoming a Category 1 referee in 2009.
He has refereed at the UEFA U17 Championship Qualifying Tournament in 2009 and the Scottish Junior Cup Final. He currently referees in the Scottish First Division and Scottish Premier League. He refereed two games at UEFA u19 Elite Round in Serbia in May 2012. His first Europa League match appointment is 5 July 2012 Elsborg v Floriana.
In March 2010 he was stuck in snow gates overnight on the A9 in Scotland after refereeing an Elgin City match, along with the Queen's Park team.
Beaton became a FIFA referee in 2012. He appeared as a fourth official in the 2014 World Cup qualifier between Romania and the Netherlands.
Outside of football Beaton started his career as a journalist before becoming Communications Officer for Strathclyde Police. He is currently Communications Officer for the University of Strathclyde.
He is cousin of fellow referee Steven Nicholls.
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