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 spotlight for our man in the middle falls on Keith Stroud, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Stoke City EFL Championship game on Wednesday, 10 April 2024.
Referee Stroud was assisted by Matthew Smith and Nigel Lugg, with Josh Smith the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Keith Stroud
DOB: 12 August 1969
Birthplace: Hampshire
Background:
Stroud started his career as a Football League referee in August 2004, when he oversaw Scunthorpe United 2 nil win at Cheltenham Town in League Two.
He was selected as a Premier League referee for the 2007/2008 season and has been the at the centre of several bad decisions in recent years, which have been highlighted in the media.
Swans related Fact(s):
Few Swansea fans will forget his handling of the 2-1 League Cup defeat at Anfield in October 2014, when he incurred the wrath of Garry Monk, after giving Federico Fernandez a straight red card for a lunge on Philippe Coutinho.
Stroud was also responsible for several questionable decisions when officiating Swansea City games during the 2019-2020 Championship campaign.
This was the 19th Swans home game that Stroud has officiated, having also been the referee for 14 Swansea away games.
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-Apr-24 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:0 | Stoke City |
| 24-Feb-24 | Championship | Sunderland | 1:2 | Swansea City |
| 30-Jan-24 | Championship | Leicester City | 3:1 | Swansea City |
| 26-Dec-23 | Championship | Southampton | 5:0 | Swansea City |
| 08-May-23 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:2 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 01-Apr-23 | Championship | Cardiff City | 2:3 | Swansea City |
| 14-Jan-23 | Championship | Sunderland | 1:3 | Swansea City |
| 17-Sep-22 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:0 | Hull City |
| 13-Feb-22 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:1 | Bristol City |
| 20-Nov-21 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:1 | Blackpool |
| 11-Sep-21 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:0 | Hull City |
| 14-Aug-21 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:0 | Sheffield United |
| 17-Apr-21 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:2 | Wycombe Wanderers |
27-Feb-21 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:3 | Bristol City |
2-Dec-20 | Championship | Middlesbrough | 2:1 | Swansea City |
| 20-Oct-20 | Championship | Coventry City | 1:1 | Swansea City |
26-Jul-20 | Championship Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg | Swansea City | 1:0 | Brentford |
12-Jul-20 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:1 | Leeds United |
08-Dec-19 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 5:1 | Swansea City |
28-Sep-19 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:1 | Reading |
| 19-Apr-19 | Championship | Swansea City | 4:3 | Rotherham United |
12-Jan-19 | Championship | Preston North End | 1:1 | Swansea City |
27-Oct-18 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:0 | Reading |
| 23-Sep-16 | EFL Cup 3rd Round | Swansea City | 1:2 | Manchester City |
| 28-Oct-14 | League Cup 4th Round | Liverpool | 2:1 | Swansea City |
| 25-Sep-13 | League Cup 3rd Round | Birmingham City | 3:1 | Swansea City |
22-Feb-11 | Championship | Coventry City | 0:1 | Swansea City |
| 23-Oct-10 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:0 | Leicester City |
28-Feb-09 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:1 | Charlton Athletic |
01-Nov-08 | Championship | Doncaster Rovers | 0:0 | Swansea City |
07-Mar-08 | League One | Swansea City | 1:2 | Millwall |
| 11-May-06 | League One Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg | Swansea City | 1:1 | Brentford |
| 19-Mar-05 | League Two | Northampton Town | 2:2 | Swansea City |
In summary, Keith Stroud’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P19 W8 D7 L4
Away Games
P14 W4 D4 L6
Overall Record
P33 W12 D11 L10
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 70%