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 focused on Gavin Ward, who was appointed the referee for the Portsmouth v Swansea City EFL Championship game on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.
Referee Ward was assisted by Graham Kane and Nigel Lugg, with Farai Hallam the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Gavin Ward
Born: November 1978
Birthplace: Surrey, England
Background:
Surrey based Ward officiated his first EFL game on 16 August 2008, when he took charge of Milton Keynes Dons victory over Northampton Town in League One.
He has since gone on to be the referee for over 200 EFL Championship, League One and League Two games.
Swans related Fact(s):
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 March 2026 | EFL Championship | Portsmouth | 1:2 | Swansea City |
| 22 February 2025 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 3:0 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 27 February 2023 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 1:1 | Rotherham United |
| 8 October 2022 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 2:1 | Sunderland |
| 16 August 2022 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 2:2 | Millwall |
| 25 September 2021 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | Huddersfield Town |
| 6 March 2021 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 2:1 | Middlesbrough |
16 December 2020 | EFL Championship | Derby County | 2:0 | Swansea City |
| 19 September 2020 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 0:0 | Birmingham City |
25 January 2020 | EFL Championship | Stoke City | 2:0 | Swansea City |
| 22 October 2019 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 0:3 | Brentford |
| 2 March 2019 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 2:0 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 5 January 2019 | FA Cup 3rd Round | Aston Villa | 0:3 | Swansea City |
| 24 August 2018 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 0:1 | Bristol City |
| 28 December 2010 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | Barnsley |
| 27 February 2010 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | Peterborough United |
In summary, Gavin Ward record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P12 W7 D3 L2
Away Games
P4 W2 D0 L2
Overall Record
P16 W9 D3 L4
You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.