Scottish FA Appoints Martin Atkinson As New VAR Manager

Former English Premier League referee Martin Atkinson will join the Scottish FA as its new VAR Manager.

Atkinson will leave his role as Select Group Manager at Professional Game Match Officials Limited to take up his new post in early December.

Working alongside Head of Refereeing, Willie Collum, Atkinson will replace former PGMOL colleague Jon Moss, who left to become Head of Referees at Football Australia.

Speaking of Atkinson’s appointment, Willie Collum, said: “I am delighted to appoint someone of Martin’s calibre as VAR Manager. I did not expect to be recruiting for that position again so quickly, but Jon received a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and went with our best wishes.

“I am pleased Martin has agreed to continue the considerable work undertaken to date in optimising our VAR operation and I’m sure our VAR officials and match officials generally will look forward to working with someone of Martin’s experience at Clydesdale House, as will I and the rest of my team.”

Martin Atkinson, added: “I look forward to this exciting new challenge and have been impressed by the significant strides forward Scottish football has taken with VAR implementation since Willie arrived. I look forward to continuing that work and supporting Willie, the match officials and the team at the Scottish FA.”