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Each week we take a close look at the referee assigned to the Swans game and look at their previous record when officiating our beloved Swansea City.
Robert Madley
This week’s spotlight for our man in the middle falls on Robert ‘Bobby’ Madley, who was appointed the referee for the Manchester United v Swans Premier League game on Saturday, 31 March 2018.
Name: Robert Madley
DOB: 6 October 1985
Birthplace: Wakefield, Yorkshire.
Interesting Fact: Madley is probably one of the most disliked referees by Swansea City fans thanks to several bewildering decisions that have cost the Swans dearly over recent years.
Cast your mind back to November 2013 when he gave a highly contentious last-gasp penalty to Stoke City, which earned them an unlikely 3-3 draw, and earlier this season when he failed to send off Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland for a studs-up challenge on Andre Ayew. Yep he’s up there with Mike Dean in the popularity stakes alright!
Here are the all important facts and figures for each game that he has been a referee for a Swansea City game:
|
Date
|
Competition
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Home Team
|
Score
|
Away Team
|
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31-Mar-18
|
Premier League
|
Manchester United
|
2:0
|
Swans
|
|
02-Jan-18
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
0:2
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
|
24-Oct-17
|
Carabao Cup 4th Round
|
Swans
|
0:2
|
Manchester United
|
|
02-Apr-17
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
0:0
|
Middlesbrough
|
|
02-Mar-16
|
Premier League
|
Arsenal
|
1:2
|
Swans
|
|
12-Dec-15
|
Premier League
|
Manchester City
|
2:1
|
Swans
|
|
19-Oct-15
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
0:1
|
Stoke City
|
|
12-Sep-15
|
Premier League
|
Watford
|
1:0
|
Swans
|
|
21-Mar-15
|
Premier League
|
Aston Villa
|
0:1
|
Swans
|
|
11-Feb-15
|
Premier League
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
2:0
|
Swans
|
|
14-Dec-14
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:2
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
|
10-Nov-13
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
3:3
|
Stoke City
|
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25-Sep-12
|
League Cup 3rd Round
|
Crawley Town
|
2:3
|
Swans
|
|
12-Feb-11
|
Championship
|
Middlesbrough
|
3:4
|
Swans
|
In summary, Robert Madley’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P6 W0 D2 L4
Away Games
P8 W4 D0 L4
Overall Record
P14 W4 D2 L8
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 42%
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