Scott Duncan is an English former association football referee who officiated in the Football League. He first refereed in the Football Conference in 2008, and became an assistant referee in the Football League two years later. Duncan began refereeing in the Football League in 2012 when he was promoted to the National List.
Duncan was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, and is a member of the Northumberland Football Association (NFA). He first officiated at Football Conference level when he refereed a 1âÂÂ1 draw between York City and Barrow at Bootham Crescent in the Conference Premier on 25 August 2008. Duncan first acted as an assistant referee in the Football League on 7 August 2010 for Derby County's 2âÂÂ1 win over Leeds United at Elland Road in a Championship match. He combined refereeing Football Conference matches and assisting Football League matches in the 2010âÂÂ11 and 2011âÂÂ12 seasons, before being promoted to the National List for 2012âÂÂ13.
Duncan's first match as a Football League referee was in League Two on 18 August 2012, when Port Vale beat Barnet 3âÂÂ0 at Vale Park. He first refereed a Championship match when Watford beat Huddersfield Town 4âÂÂ0 at Vicarage Road on 19 January 2013. He refereed the second leg of the League Two play-off semi-final between Fleetwood Town and York City at Highbury Stadium on 16 May 2014, which the home team drew 0âÂÂ0 to progress to the final 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate. In November 2014, Duncan resigned as the NFA's referee coach. Earlier, Michael Oliver had resigned as NFA vice president.