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 Geoff Eltringham, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Nottingham Forest Championship game on Wednesday, 17 February 2021.
Referee Eltringham was assisted by Richard Wild and Mark Pottage, with Kevin Johnson the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Geoff Eltringham
Born: 1980
Birthplace: County Durham
Background:
Eltringham was appointed on to The Football League list as an assistant in 2008, before being upgraded to referee just a year later in 2009.
A self-confessed Sunderland fan, the former season ticket holder made his football league debut as a referee for the Morecambe v Hereford game in League Two on 8 August 2009.
Swans related Fact(s):
Eltringham has been a referee for six Swansea City games to date, three of which were during the 2018/19 season.
He has officiated one Swansea City game during the 2020/21 season so far, having officiated only one Swans game last season.
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
|
17-Feb-21
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
1:0
|
Nottingham Forest
|
26-Sep-20
|
Championship
|
Wycombe Wanderers
|
0:2
|
Swans
|
01-Feb-20
|
Championship
|
Preston North End
|
1:1
|
Swans
|
27-Apr-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
2:2
|
Hull City
|
23-Feb-19
|
Championship
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
3:1
|
Swans
|
23-Oct-18
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
3:1
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
In summary, Geoff Eltringham’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P3 W2 D1 L0
Away Games
P3 W1 D1 L1
Overall Record
P6 W3 D2 L1
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 83%
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