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 Reading v Swansea City Championship game on Sunday, 24 April 2021.

Referee Hooper was assisted by Stuart Birt and Simon Bennett, with Stephen Martin 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):
This was Hooper’s second Swansea City away game.

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
24-Apr-21	Championship	Reading	2:2	Swans
5-Feb-21	Championship	Swans	2:0	Norwich City
29-Nov-18	Championship	Swans	1:2	Fulham
22-Sep-18	Championship	Middlesbrough	0:0	Swans
28-Aug-12	Capital One Cup	Swans	3:1	Barnsley
01-Jan-11	Championship	Swans	1:0	Reading
19-Oct-10	Championship	Swans	0:0	Queens Park Rangers
12-Dec-09	Championship	Swans	0:1	Nottingham Forest
18-Aug-09	Championship	Swans	0:0	Reading

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

Home Games
P6 W2 D2 L2

Away Games
P2 W0 D2 L0

Overall Record
P8 W2 D4 L2

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 75%

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