SCFC2Each 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.
This week’s referee spotlight focuses on Andy Woolmer, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Coventry City Championship game on Wednesday, 24 February 2021.
Referee Woolmer was assisted by Lee Venamore and Nick Greenhalgh, with John Busby the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Andy Woolmer
Born: 20 April 1966
Birthplace: Northamptonshire
Background:
A former postman, Woolmer is an experienced official having been appointed to the Referees List in 2004 and has gone on to referee more than 300 EFL matches.
He has also served as a Premier League assistant referee for three years and ran the line in the 2003 League Cup Final and the FA Community Shield.
Swans related Fact(s):
Woolmer has been an official for many years and this will be his 8th Swansea home game, having also officiated five Swans away games.
Steve Cooper has made his feelings on the referee well know even before that game, having contacted the FA directly about the official in light of his performance in the goalless draw with QPR in February 2020.
Unfortunately, the Swans don’t appear to be popular with Woolmer, given his controversial decision to disallow Kasey Palmer’s overhead kick against Sheffield Wednesday back in November.
Here are the all important facts and figures for each game that he has been a referee for a Swansea City game:
|
Date
|
Competition
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
Away Team
|
|
24-Feb-21
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:0
|
Coventry City
|
|
25-Nov-20
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:1
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
|
27-Jun-20
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
0:1
|
Luton Town
|
|
11-Feb-20
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
0:0
|
QPR
|
|
26-Dec-19
|
Championship
|
Brentford
|
3:1
|
Swansea City
|
|
19-Oct-19
|
Championship
|
Barnsley
|
1:1
|
Swansea City
|
|
25-Aug-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
3:0
|
Birmingham City
|
|
06-Apr-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
3:1
|
Middlesbrough
|
|
02-Feb-19
|
Championship
|
Bristol City
|
2:0
|
Swans
|
|
08-Dec-18
|
Championship
|
Brentford
|
2:3
|
Swans
|
|
13-Feb-10
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:1
|
Newcastle United
|
|
22-Jan-08
|
League One
|
Swans
|
2:1
|
Crewe Alexandra
|
|
16-Sep-06
|
League One
|
Gillingham
|
3:1
|
Swans
|
In summary, Andy Woolmer’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P8 W4 D3 L1
Away Games
P5 W1 D1 L3
Overall Record
P13 W5 D4 L4
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 69%
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