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 Joshua Smith, who has been appointed the referee for the Rotherham United v Swansea City EFL Championship game on Saturday, 9 December 2023.
Referee Smith will be assisted by Matthew Jones and Sam Lewis, with Jacob Miles the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Joshua Smith
Birthplace: Peterborough
Background:
Known as Josh Smith, he is one of the youngest referees in the professional game, having started refereeing in 2006, aged just 14, thus following in the footsteps of his father, who had also been a football referee.
He has received successive promotions from the National League onto the EFL referees list and then to the Select Group 2 List of Referees from last season (2020-2021).
Swans related Fact(s):
This will be the 6th time that referee Josh Smith has officiated a Swansea City game.
Here are the all important facts and figures for each game that he has been a referee for a Swansea City game:
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Date
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Competition
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Home Team
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Score
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Away Team
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| 09-December-2023 | Championship | Rotherham United | ?:? | Swans |
| 26-August-2023 | Championship | Preston North End | 2:1 | Swans |
| 2-April-2022 | Championship | Cardiff City | 0:4 | Swans |
| 22-January-2022 | Championship | Swans | 1:0 | Preston North End |
| 29-September-2021 | Championship | Fulham | 3:1 | Swans |
| 17-August-2021 | Championship | Swans | 1:3 | Stoke City |
In summary, Joshua Smith’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P2 W1 D0 L1
Away Games
P3 W1 D0 L2
Overall Record
P5 W2 D0 L3
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 40%
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