Meet the Referee – Craig Pawson

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.

Craig Pawson
Craig Pawson

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-23FA Cup – 3rd RoundBristol City1:1Swans
05-Nov-22ChampionshipSwans2:2Wigan 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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