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 focused on Gavin Ward, who was appointed the referee for the Swans v Middlesbrough Championship game on Saturday, 6 March 2021.
Referee Ward was assisted by Adam Crystell and Matthew Jones, with Trevor Kettle the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Gavin Ward
Born: November 1978
Birthplace: Surrey, England
Background:
Surrey based Ward officiated his first EFL game on 16 August 2008, when he took charge of Milton Keynes Dons victory over Northampton Town in League One. He has since gone on to be the referee for almost 200 Championship, League One and League Two games.
Swans related Fact(s):
This was the 7th time that Ward had officiated a Swansea City home game, having been the referee for three games away from the Liberty Stadium.
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 |
| 6-Mar-21 | Championship | Swans | 2:1 | Middlesbrough |
|
16-Dec-20
|
Championship
|
Derby County
|
2:0
|
Swans
|
|
19-Sep-20
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
0:0
|
Birmingham City
|
|
25-Jan-20
|
Championship
|
Stoke City
|
2:0
|
Swans
|
|
22-Oct-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
0:3
|
Brentford
|
|
02-Mar-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
2:0
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
|
05-Jan-19
|
FA Cup 3rd Round
|
Aston Villa
|
0:3
|
Swans
|
|
24-Aug-18
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
0:1
|
Bristol City
|
|
28-Dec-10
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:0
|
Barnsley
|
|
27-Feb-10
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:0
|
Peterborough United
|
In summary, Gavin Ward record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P7 W4 D1 L2
Away Games
P3 W1 D0 L2
Overall Record
P10 W5 D1 L4
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 60%
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