Brian Winter (born 21 January 1968) is a Scottish former football referee.
In September 2010 he had to be talked out of quitting as a referee after he failed to send off Steven Anderson despite showing two yellow cards to the player in the space of 12 minutes.
He retired in 2012 due to injury,Referee Brian Winter dismisses claims of favouritism, BBC Sport, 13 April 2012 a short time after taking charge of one of his highest-profile appointments, the 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final. He was appointed as a 'referee observer' by the Scottish Football Association a few months following his retirement.Ramsdens Cup ref takes on observer role, Scottish Football League, 13 December 2012 In 2017, he was given responsibility for overseeing officials in the Lanarkshire and Stirlingshire regions.Welcome from Brian Winter, Stirlingshire Refeees Association, 11 August 2017
His son Andy Winter is a footballer who began his career with Hamilton Academical.Winter hopes to shine on field despite seeing referee dad criticised in the past, Evening Express, 17 January 2020Andrew Winter Insists 'I Will Be Ready When Accies Chance Comes', Hamilton Academical F.C., 18 January 2020
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