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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 spotlight for our man in the middle falls on Paul Tierney, who was appointed the referee for the QPR v Swans Championship game on Saturday, 21 August 2019.
Paul Tierney
Referee Tierney was assisted by Dan Cook and Sian Massey-Ellis, with David Coote the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Paul Tierney
DOB: Unknown
Birthplace: Wigan, Lancashire
Interesting Fact: Tierney is a relative newcomer to the Premier League having only been promoted to the Select Group of Referees in the 2014-15 season.
Ironically his first ever Premier League game was officiating the Swans v West Brom clash on 30th August 2014.
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
|
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21-Aug-19
|
Championship
|
QPR
|
1:3
|
Swans
|
|
18-Sep-18
|
Championship
|
Stoke City
|
1:0
|
Swans
|
|
17-Feb-18
|
FA Cup 5th Round
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
0:0
|
Swans
|
|
14-Oct-17
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
2:0
|
Huddersfield Town
|
|
03-Jan-17
|
Premier League
|
Crystal Palace
|
1:2
|
Swans
|
|
22-Oct-16
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
0:0
|
Watford
|
|
03-Jan-15
|
FA Cup 3rd Round
|
Tranmere Rovers
|
2:6
|
Swans
|
|
30-Aug-14
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
3:0
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
|
23-Aug-11
|
League Cup 3rd Round
|
Shrewsbury Town
|
3:1
|
Swans
|
In summary, Paul Tierney’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P3 W2 D1 L0
Away Games
P6 W3 D1 L2
Overall Record
P9 W5 D2 L2
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 78%
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