Brian Winter (born 21 January 1968) is a Scottish former football referee.
[1] In September 2010 he had to be talked out of quitting as a referee after he failed to send off Steven Anderson despite showing two yellow cards to the player in the space of 12 minutes.
[2] He retired in 2012 due to injury,[3] a short time after taking charge of one of his highest-profile appointments, the 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final.
He was appointed as a 'referee observer' by the Scottish Football Association a few months following his retirement.
[5] His son Andy Winter is a footballer who began his career with Hamilton Academical.