A former player in the early 1970s before becoming an official, the
1993 Scottish League Cup final at Celtic Park in which Rangers overcame
Hibernian 2–1, and the
1994 Scottish League Cup final won on penalties by
Raith Rovers over Celtic at
Ibrox Stadium. With the national cup finals being spread around those locations during the 1990s due to reconstruction work, this gave McCluskey the unique distinction of having refereed such matches at all three venues. and altogether took charge of more than 50
FIFA and
UEFA matches. He presided over the
2000 Scottish Cup final, in which Rangers beat Aberdeen 4–0 at Hampden. ==References==