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 Dean Whitestone, who was appointed the referee for the Stoke City v Swansea City EFL Championship game on Saturday, 15 February 2025.
Referee Whitestone was assisted by Daniel Leach and George Byrne, with Alex Chilowicz the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Dean Whitestone
Birthplace: Northampton
Background:
Whitestone is currently a police officer with the Metropolitan Police and was promoted to the Football League in January 2006.
He is a very experienced official, having officiated over 300 games in the EFL Championship, League One and League Two.
Swans related Fact(s):
This will be referee Dean Whitestone’s 4th Swans away game, having officiated eleven Swansea City home matches.
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
|
| 15 February 2025 | Championship | Stoke City | 3:1 | Swansea City |
| 21 January 2025 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:2 | Sheffield United |
| 24 November 2024 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:4 | Leeds United |
| 25 November 2023 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:2 | Hull City |
| 4 March 2023 | Championship | Luton Town | 1:0 | Swansea City |
| 28 February 2022 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 0:2 | Swansea City |
31 October 2020 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:0 | Blackburn Rovers |
14 December 2019 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:1 | Middlesbrough |
17 August 2019 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:2 | Preston North End |
1 February 2011 | Championship | Bristol City | 0:2 | Swansea City |
10 December 2010 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:1 | Millwall |
5 April 2010 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:0 | Scunthorpe United |
15 September 2009 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:0 | Bristol City |
1 September 2007 | League One | Swansea City | 1:2 | Doncaster Rovers |
23 December 2006 | League One | Swansea City | 1:1 | Rotherham United |
In summary, Dean Whitestone record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P11 W4 D4 L3
Away Games
P4 W2 D0 L2
Overall Record
P14 W5 D4 L5
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 64%
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You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.