Meet the Referee – Andrew Kitchen

Each week we take a close look at the referee assigned to the Swans game and look at their previous record when officiating Swansea City games.

This week’s referee spotlight focuses on Andrew Kitchen, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Norwich City EFL Championship game on Saturday, 10 October 2026.

Referee Kitchen was assisted by Andrew Dallison and Darren Williams, with Alan Young the 4th Official for the game.

Name: Andrew Kitchen
Birthplace: Durham

Background:
Kitchen joined the EFL as a match official at the start of the 2021/22 season and went on to officiate 29 games, issuing 69 yellow cards and two reds.

The Durham born official spent two years on the National League prior to his promotion to the Select Group 2 (SG2) list of officials, who predominately take charge of Championship matches.

Kitchen made his EFL Championship debut when he officiated the 1-1 draw between Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City in September 2023.

Swans related Fact(s):
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
10 October 2026EFL ChampionshipSwansea City2:1Norwich City
14 February 2026EFL ChampionshipDerby County2:0Swansea City
25 November 2025EFL ChampionshipSwansea City1:2Derby County
29 September 2024EFL ChampionshipSwansea City1:1Bristol City
24 October 2023EFL ChampionshipSwansea City0:1Watford
19 September 2023EFL ChampionshipQPR1:1Swansea City

In summary, Andrew Kitchen’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:

Home Games
P4 W1 D1 L2

Away Games
P2 W0 D1 L1

Overall Record
P6 W1 D2 L3

You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.

Feature Image Credit: Stockport County FC