title: Crawford Allan
text: # Crawford Allan
  
  Crawford Allan (born 16 May 1967) is a retired Scottish football referee. He was appointed Head of Referee Operations at the Scottish FA on the 13th January 2020.
  
  ## Refereeing career
  
  Allan, who began his refereeing career in the early nineties, retired from refereeing shortly after his 50th birthday. His final match was a Scottish Premiership game between Hamilton Academical and Dundee at the end of the 2016–17 season.
  
  