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 John Brooks, who was appointed the referee for the Wigan Athletic v Swans Championship game on Tuesday, 2nd October 2018.

Brooks was assisted by Robert Merchant and Mark Jones, neither of whom had officiated a Swansea City match previously. Graham Salisbury was the the 4th official for the game.

Name: John Brooks
Born: 1990
Birthplace: Melton Mowbray, England

Background:
John Brooks officiated his first EFL game in August 2016, when he took charge of the League Two encounter between Blackpool and Exeter City. Brooks has been on the FIFA International Referees List as an assistant referee since 2015.

Swans related Fact(s):
John Brooks has never been the referee for a Swans away game and to date has only been the ref at the Liberty on one occasion. Although he has been a linesman at the Liberty Stadium on 4 occasions and the fourth official once.

Here are the all important facts and figures for each game that he has been a referee for a Swansea City game:

In summary, John Brooks record for Swansea City games is as follows:

Home Games
P1 W0 D0 L1

Away Games
P1 W0 D1 L0

Overall Record
P2 W0 D1 L1

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 50%

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