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 Bristol City v Swansea City Championship game on Saturday, 2 February 2019.
Referee Woolmer was assisted by Nigel Lugg and Robert Merchant, with Chris Sarginson 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):
Although he has been an official for many years, Woolmer has only been a referee for two Swansea City home games to date, but this will be his third time he has officiated a Swans away game.
Here are the all important facts and figures for each game that he has been a referee for a Swansea City game:
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Date
|
Competition
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Home Team
|
Score
|
Away Team
|
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02-Feb-19
|
Championship
|
Bristol City
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2:0
|
Swans
|
|
08-Dec-18
|
Championship
|
Brentford
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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
P2 W1 D1 L0
Away Games
P3 W1 D0 L2
Overall Record
P5 W2 D1 L2
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 60%
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