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 West Ham United EFL Championship game on Saturday, 17 October 2026.
Referee Smith was assisted by Adam Nunn and Andrew Fox, with Tim Robinson 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):
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
|
| 17 October 2026 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 0:1 | West Ham United |
| 24 January 2026 | EFL Championship | Hull City | 2:1 | Swansea City |
| 22 November 2025 | EFL Championship | Bristol City | 3:0 | Swansea City |
| 18 October 2025 | EFL Championship | Southampton | 0:0 | Swansea City |
| 5 November 2024 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | Watford |
| 9 December 2023 | EFL Championship | Rotherham United | 1:2 | Swansea City |
| 26 August 2023 | EFL Championship | Preston North End | 2:1 | Swansea City |
| 2 April 2022 | EFL Championship | Cardiff City | 0:4 | Swansea City |
| 22 January 2022 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | Preston North End |
| 29 September 2021 | EFL Championship | Fulham | 3:1 | Swansea City |
| 17 August 2021 | EFL Championship | Swansea City | 1:3 | Stoke City |
In summary, Joshua Smith’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P4 W2 D0 L2
Away Games
P7 W2 D1 L4
Overall Record
P11 W4 D1 L6
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 45%
You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.