Eddie Lennie

Eddie Lennie
Full name	Edward McGregor Lennie
Born	5 October 1959 (age 64); Glasgow, Scotland
Domestic
Years	League
1991–2004	NSL
International
Years	League
1996–2004	OFC
1996–2004	FIFA listed

Edward McGregor Lennie OAM JP (born 5 October 1959) is a retired Australian association football referee. He is best known for officiating at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 Olympic Games.^[2]^[3]

Refereeing career

Lennie began refereeing in Scotland, before emigrating to Australia in 1985.^[4]

1998 World Cup

Lennie refereed two matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

National Soccer League

Lennie refereed 195 National Soccer League matches before retiring in 2004.^[5]

Honours

Medal of the Order of Australia: 2008^[6]
Centenary Medal: 2006
Football Federation Australia - Football Hall of Fame Hall of Honour Inductee: 2007^[7]
Football Hall of Fame Western Australia Hall of Recognition Inductee: 2005.^[8]
NSL Referee of the Year:1994/95, 1995/96^[9]
Western Australian State League Referee of the Year: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997^[10]

Post-football career

His current occupation is the Referee Development Manager for Football West and is also an elite referees assessor for the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA.^[11]^[12]

Political career

In December 2012 Lennie was preselected by WA Labor for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Scarborough.^[13] He subsequently ran for the Hamersley Ward at the City of Stirling elections in October 2013.

References

^ "It's anniversary time for Eddie Lennie". Football West Hall of Fame. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ "Edward Lennie – Appearances". weltfussball.de. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ Reid, Mike (8 June 1998). "Steady Eddie our man in France". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 54. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Kogoy, Peter (7 June 1998). "Lennie's Best credentials". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Lennie blows final whistle after three decades". The West Australian. 27 November 2004.
^ Queen's Birthday Honours list
^ "Eddie Lennie OAM". Football Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ "Hall of Recognition". Football Hall of Fame Western Australia. Football WA. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ "Lennie blows for full-time". Football WA. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ "Honours Listing" (PDF). 2009 Football West Match Officials’ Guide. Football West. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ "Eddie Lennie". Football Referees Australia. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
^ "Edward Lennie – bio". WorldReferee.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ Ferrante, Michael (21 January 2013). "New field of play for ref". Stirling Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

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[1] "It's anniversary time for Eddie Lennie". Football West Hall of Fame. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[wf1-2] "Edward Lennie – Appearances". weltfussball.de. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.

[3] Reid, Mike (8 June 1998). "Steady Eddie our man in France". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 54. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[4] Kogoy, Peter (7 June 1998). "Lennie's Best credentials". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[west1-5] "Lennie blows final whistle after three decades". The West Australian. 27 November 2004.

[6] Queen's Birthday Honours list

[ffa1-7] "Eddie Lennie OAM". Football Hall of Fame. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2009.

[fwa1-8] "Hall of Recognition". Football Hall of Fame Western Australia. Football WA. Retrieved 12 November 2009.

[fwa2-9] "Lennie blows for full-time". Football WA. 28 November 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2009.

[fw2-10] "Honours Listing" (PDF). 2009 Football West Match Officials’ Guide. Football West. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2009.

[fra1-11] "Eddie Lennie". Football Referees Australia. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2009.

[wr1-12] "Edward Lennie – bio". WorldReferee.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2009.

[stirlingtimes-13] Ferrante, Michael (21 January 2013). "New field of play for ref". Stirling Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.

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v t e Referees at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
AFC	Ali Bujsaim Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid Pirom Un-prasert Masayoshi Okada
CAF	Gamal Al-Ghandour Said Belqola Lucien Bouchardeau Lim Kee Chong Ian McLeod
CONCACAF	Arturo Brizio Carter Esfandiar Baharmast Ramesh Ramdhan
CONMEBOL	Epifanio González Javier Castrilli Márcio Rezende Mario Sánchez Yanten Alberto Tejada John Toro Rendón
OFC	Eddie Lennie
UEFA	José García Aranda Marc Batta Günter Benkö Pierluigi Collina Hugh Dallas Bernd Heynemann Urs Meier Vítor Melo Pereira Kim Milton Nielsen Rune Pedersen László Vágner Mario van der Ende Paul Durkin Nikolai Levnikov Ryszard Wójcik

Domestic
Full name	Edward McGregor Lennie^[1]
Born	(1959-10-05) 5 October 1959 (age 64) Glasgow, Scotland
Years	League	Role
1991–2004	NSL	Referee
International
Years	League	Role
1996–2004	OFC	Referee
1996–2004	FIFA listed	Referee