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 was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Watford EFL Championship game on Tuesday, 5 November 2024.
Referee Smith was assisted by Matthew Jones and Mark Russell, with Dean Whitestone 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 was the 7th 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:
|
Date
|
Competition
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
Away Team
|
| 5 November 2024 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | Watford |
| 9 December 2023 | Championship | Rotherham United | 1:2 | Swansea City |
| 26 August 2023 | Championship | Preston North End | 2:1 | Swansea City |
| 2 April 2022 | Championship | Cardiff City | 0:4 | Swansea City |
| 22 January 2022 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | Preston North End |
| 29 September 2021 | Championship | Fulham | 3:1 | Swansea City |
| 17 August 2021 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:3 | Stoke City |
In summary, Joshua Smith’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P3 W2 D0 L1
Away Games
P4 W2 D0 L2
Overall Record
P7 W4 D0 L3
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 57%
You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.