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 Craig Pawson, who was appointed the referee for the Bristol City v Swansea City FA Cup 3rd Round game on 8 January 2023.

Referee Pawson was assisted by Constantine Hatzidakis and Daniel Robathan, with Keith Stroud the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Craig Pawson
DOB: July 18, 1979
Birthplace: South Yorkshire.
Interesting Fact: Ironically Pawson made his Barclays Premier League debut as he took charge of the Swans clash with Newcastle United in March 2013 but he really made his mark on the Jack Army when he sent off Kyle Bartley and Gylfi Sigurdsson in the 3-1 defeat at Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup last season (2014-2015).
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
|
08-Jan-23 | FA Cup – 3rd Round | Bristol City | 1:1 | Swans |
05-Nov-22 | Championship | Swans | 2:2 | Wigan Athletic |
22-Apr-18 | Premier League | Manchester City | 5:0 | Swans |
23-Dec-17 | Premier League | Swans | 1:1 | Crystal Palace |
02-Dec-17 | Premier League | Stoke City | 2:1 | Swans |
10-Dec-16 | Premier League | Swans | 3:0 | Sunderland |
05-Mar-16 | Premier League | Swans | 1:0 | Norwich City |
24-May-15 | Premier League | Crystal Palace | 1:0 | Swans |
02-May-15 | Premier League | Swans | 2:0 | Stoke City |
24-Jan-15 | FA Cup 4th Round | Blackburn Rovers | 3:1 | Swans |
23-Aug-14 | Premier League | Swans | 1:0 | Burnley |
19-Oct-13 | Premier League | Swans | 4:0 | Sunderland |
02-Mar-13 | Premier League | Swans | 1:0 | Newcastle United |
27-Mar-10 | Championship | Swans | 0:0 | Ipswich Town |
In summary, Craig Pawson’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P9 W6 D3 L0
Away Games
P5 W0 D1 L4
Overall Record
P14 W6 D4 L4
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 71%
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Another referee to overcome!