Chris Boyle

Chris Boyle

Personal information
Full name	Chris Boyle
Born	11 August 1972 (1972-08-11) (age 39) Scotland
Domestic
Years	League	Role
2010–	A-League	Referee

Chris Boyle (born 11 August 1972, in Scotland) is an association football Referee who currently referees in the Australian A-League.

History

Boyle has officiated matches in both the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Football League First Division and Scottish Football League Second Division making him one of the most experienced referee's in the A-League. He has also officiated a Scottish Challenge Cup game. He made headlines in his debut match of his A-League career when he officiated the game between Melbourne Victory and North Queensland Fury at AAMI Park. During the game he awarded three penalties (two to Melbourne, one to North Queensland), and handed out two red cards to North Queensland players Chris Grossman and Eric Akoto.^[1]

Boyle has previously worked as a secondary school teacher and as an educational psychologist in the UK. He has also lectured on the professional training programme for educational psychologists at the University of Dundee, UK and in the subject areas of child development and psychology with the Open University, UK. He has completed his PhD at the University of Dundee in the area of inclusion in secondary schools and teacher perceptions of inclusion which both form the main components of his current research interests.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Nine-man Fury claim point". A-League. 22 August 2010. http://www.a-league.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=34854. Retrieved 23 August 2010. 

External links

• Ultimate A-League profile
• Transfer Market profile

Persondata
Name	Boyle, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	1972-08-11
Place of birth	Scotland
Date of death
Place of death