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Scottish football referee
John Robertson Proudfoot Gordon
(2 February 1930 – 2000) was a
Scottish football
referee
. He was born in Inverness.
Gordon was selected to officiate at the
1978 FIFA World Cup
but was suspended later that year by the
Scottish FA
for improper behaviour. He, along with assistants Rollo Kyle and David McCartney, admitted to receiving gifts from
AC Milan
prior to handling their
1978 UEFA Cup
clash with
Levski Sofia
. The Italians won the match Gordon refereed, the home leg of a second round tie, 3–0.
John Gordon died in 2000 in Dundee. He was pre-deceased by Rollo Kyle, who died after refereeing a game some 20 years previously.
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