SFA turn again to Bobby Madden for Hampden Glasgow derby

Bobby Madden will referee his second Glasgow derby of the year when he takes charge of the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden on February 2. 

The Lanarkshire based official was the man in the middle when Celtic scored a dramatic 3-0 win on February 2- a result that took the hoops into top spot in the SPFL with that one point gap now stretched to six. 

Madden hasn’t refereed Celtic since that match but did take charge of six of their first 24 SPFL matches. Since that fixture Madden has refereed the visits of Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side to Dundee United and Dundee in the SPFL. 

Nick Walsh and John Beaton refereed Glasgow derbies last season but have yet to be handed the fixture this season although there is still one SPFL clash between the two clubs. 

Steven McLean will be the fourth official at Hampden with Beaton in charge of the Hearts v Hibs semi-final the previous day. 

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