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Referee Graham Scott, the Oxfordshire-born referee, played as goalie for Abingdon Town before injury ended his career. He then switched to refereeing in 1997.
In the 2008/09 season he was promoted to the National List of referees and ahead of the 2015/16 Premier League season, Scott was promoted into the Select Group of referees and officiates in the Premier League.
The last time Ref Scott refed Fulham was earlier in the season, December 2023, when we won on pens, 7-6, away at Everton in the League Cup. Mr Scott booked two players from each team, Kenny Tete for a foul and Bernd Leno for dissent were the Fulham players. It was the first time in Fulham history that we qualified as League Cup Semi-Finalists.
A year previously, in December 2022, Mr Scott refed Fulham when we beat Southampton 2-1 in the Premiership. Mr Scott booked one player, who was from Southampton. Joao Palhinha scored in the 88th minute while the other goal was an own goal.
Earlier in that season, 22/23, in October 2022Mr Scott refed Fulham when we drew 2-2 at home to Bournemouth . He booked two players both from Fulham, Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Tim Ream both for fouls. Issa Diop scored with a header and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored with a penalty on his return from injury.
Mr Scott refed Fulham in our 1-1 home draw with AFC Bournemouth last season in April 2022. Both managers were left unhappy with refereeing decisions while Ref Scott had fun yellow carding seven Fulham players and three Bournemouth plsyers. Aleksandar Mitrovic scored Fulham's goal.
His previous involvement with Fulham was the 1-1 away draw with Newcastle in the Premiership in December 2020.He yellow carded four players, three of them from Fulham, Joachim Andersen, Antonee Robinson and Michael Hector. Mr Scott then sent off Joachim Andersen in the 63rd minute for a last man foul.
Mr Scott also refed Fulham earlier in the season, in October 2020, when we lost 2-1 at home to Crystal Palace. He booked one Palace player and sent off Fulham subsitute Aboubakar Kamara in the 88th minute, some twenty minutes after coming on, for a bad foul.
Mr Scott's previous vist was in March 2019 when we played Chelsea at The Cottage. He booked three players including Calum Chambers and Kevin McDonald, both for fouls. Calum Chambers was our goal scorer.
Ref Scott also refed Fulham earlier in that season in the New Years game against Arsenal when he booked Timothy Fosu-Mensah (77,f). Aboubakar Kamara scored our goal in the 69th minute.
Brentford last had the pleasure of Mr Scott's presence in August 2021 when they lost 1-0 at home to Brighton. He booked five players, three of them from the Brentford team.
Last season he officiated at 19 matches issuing 58 yellow cards, an average 3.0 yellows per game, and 4 reds. So far this season he has refed 20 games dishing out 88 yellows and 3 reds.
His busiest game in recent times was a Championship game between Plymouth and Birmingham when he booked seven players, five to Birmingham players, and gave a straight red to a Birmingham player in the 48th minute.
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