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 Matthew Donohue, who was appointed the referee for the Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City EFL Championship game on Tuesday, 13 April 2021.

Referee Donohue was assisted by Nik Barnard and Rob Smith, with Geoff Eltringham the 4th Official for the game.

Name: Matthew Donohue
Birthplace: Greater Manchester

Background:
Referee Matt Donohue started his career as an official at the age of just 14, before he gained promotion to the EFL list of assistants in 2014.

After successive promotions through the refereeing ranks, he was promoted to the National List of Referees prior to the 2018/19 season.

Donohue refereed 39 matches during his first season on the EFL circuit and continued his impressive rise when he was appointed to the Select Group 2 list of officials in the summer of 2019.

His first game in the EFL Championship was in August 2019, when he took charge of the Hull City’s 2-1 victory over Reading.

Swans related Fact(s):
This was referee Matthew Donohue’s first Swansea City away match, having only officiated two Swans home games previously.

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
13-Apr-21	Championship	Sheffield Wednesday	0:2	Swans
21-November-20	Championship	Swans	1:0	Rotherham United
8-February-20	Championship	Swans	2:3	Derby County

In summary, Matthew Donohue’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:

Home Games
P2 W1 D0 L1

Away Games
P1 W1 D0 L0

Overall Record
P3 W2 D0 L1

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 67%

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