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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.
This week’s referee spotlight focuses on Gavin Ward, who was appointed the referee for the Stoke City v Swans Championship game on Saturday, 25 January 2020.
Referee Ward was assisted by Rob Smith and Andrew Fox, with Andy Woolmer 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 be only the 2nd time that Ward had officiated a Swansea City away game, having been the referee for 5 games at 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:
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Date
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Competition
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Home Team
|
Score
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Away Team
|
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25-Jan-20
|
Championship
|
Stoke City
|
?:?
|
Swans
|
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22-Oct-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
0:3
|
Brentford
|
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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
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|
27-Feb-10
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:0
|
Peterborough United
|
In summary, Gavin Ward record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P5 W3 D0 L2
Away Games
P2 W1 D0 L1
Overall Record
P7 W4 D0 L3
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 57%
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You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.