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 Watford v Swansea City Championship game on Saturday, 8 May 2021.

Referee Eltringham was assisted by Robert Merchant and Mark Russell, with Andy Woolmer 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 seven Swansea City games to date, three of which were during the 2018/19 season.

He has officiated only two Swansea City games during the 2020/21 season thus far (excluding this game), having officiated only one Swans game last season also.

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
08-May-21	Championship	Watford	2:0	Swans
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
P4 W1 D1 L2

Overall Record
P7 W3 D2 L2

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 71%

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