Meet the Referee – David Webb

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 David Webb, who was appointed the referee for the Burnley v Swansea City EFL Championship game on Sunday, 10 November 2024.

David Webb

Referee Webb was assisted by Daniel Leach and Andrew Fox, with Sam Allison the 4th Official for the game.

Name: David Webb
Born: 1978
Birthplace: Lancashire

Background:
Webb was handed his first game as referee for the Bury v Brentford game in 2007, having previously worked for a charity that supports adults with learning difficulties and mental health problems.

Swans related Fact(s):
This was the 15th time that Webb has officiated a Swansea City away game, having been the referee for 5 Swansea home games thus far in his career.

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-Nov-2024ChampionshipBurnley1:0Swansea City
19-Oct-2024ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1:0Swansea City
16-Mar-2024ChampionshipSwansea City2:0Cardiff City
13-Feb-2024ChampionshipSwansea City0:4Leeds United
12-Dec-2023ChampionshipStoke City1:1Swansea City
22-Apr-2023ChampionshipNorwich City0:3Swansea City
14-Mar-2023ChampionshipMillwall2:1Swansea City
31-Aug-2022ChampionshipStoke City1:1Swansea City
23-Apr-2022ChampionshipSwans1:1Middlesbrough
19-Feb-2022ChampionshipSheffield United4:0Swansea City
15-Jan-2022ChampionshipHuddersfield Town1:1Swansea City
24-Nov-2021ChampionshipBarnsley0:2Swansea City
07-Aug-2021ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2:1Swansea City
3-Mar-2021
Championship
Stoke City
1:2
Swansea City
30-Dec-2020
Championship
Swansea City
0:0
Reading
14-Feb-2020
Championship
Hull City
4:4
Swansea City
21-Dec-2019
Championship
Luton Town
0:1
Swansea City
9-Nov-2019
Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
2:2
Swansea City
13-Feb-2019
Championship
Leeds United
2:1
Swansea City
15-Dec-2018ChampionshipSwansea City
2:1
Sheffield Wednesday
16-Aug-2011
Championship
Burnley
2:1
Swansea City

In summary, David Webb’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:

Home Games
P5 W2 D2 L1

Away Games
P16 W4 D5 L7

Overall Record
P21 W6 D7 L8

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 62%

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