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 Manchester City v Swans Premier League game on Sunday, 22nd April 2018.
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
|
|
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
P8 W6 D2 L0
Away Games
P4 W0 D0 L4
Overall Record
P12 W6 D2 L4
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 66%
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Another referee to overcome!