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 Simon Hooper, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Norwich City Championship game on Friday, 5 February 2021.

Referee Hooper was assisted by Derek Eaton and Daniel Leach, with Lee Swabey the 4th Official for the game.

Name: Simon Hooper
Born: 15 July 1982
Birthplace: Swindon, Wiltshire.

Background:
In May 2018, Simon Hooper was promoted to Referee Select Group 1 by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) having taken charge of 42 matches across all competitions during the 2017/18 season, a decision which former referee Mark Halsey disagreed with, commenting that better referees should have been promoted ahead of him.

Hooper made his Championship bow in Norwich City’s 4-0 win over Barnsley in January 2009 and now has over 135 Championship games under his belt.

Swans related Fact(s):
Hooper has only ever been the referee for one Swans away game.

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

In summary, Simon Hooper’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:

Home Games
P6 W2 D2 L2

Away Games
P1 W0 D1 L0

Overall Record
P7 W2 D3 L2

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 71%

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