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 Kevin Friend, who was appointed the referee for the Reading v Swans EFL Championship game on 18 April 2022.
Referee Friend was assisted by Scott Ledger and Matthew Wilkes, with Declan Bourne the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Kevin Friend
DOB: 8th July 1971
Birthplace: Bristol
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
|
| 18-Apr-22 | Championship | Reading | 4:4 | Swans |
|
23-Jan-21
|
FA Cup 4th Round
|
Swans
| 5:1 |
Nottingham Forest
|
|
9-Feb-19
|
Championship
|
Swans
| 1:0 |
Millwall
|
|
29-Sep-18
|
Championship
|
Swans
| 3:0 |
Queens Park Rangers
|
|
5-May-18
|
Premier League
|
Bournemouth
| 1:0 |
Swans
|
|
17-Mar-18
|
FA Cup Quarter-Final
|
Swans
| 0:3 |
Tottenham Hotspur
|
|
26-Dec-17
|
Premier League
|
Liverpool
| 5:0 |
Swans
|
|
08-Apr-17
|
Premier League
|
West Ham United
| 1:0 |
Swans
|
|
21-Jan-17
|
Premier League
|
Liverpool
| 2:3 |
Swans
|
|
31-Dec-16
|
Premier League
|
Swans
| 0:3 |
AFC Bournemouth
|
|
26-Nov-16
|
Premier League
|
Swans
| 5:4 |
Crystal Palace
|
|
10-Jan-16
|
FA Cup Third Round
|
Oxford United
| 3:2 |
Swans
|
|
31-Oct-15
|
Premier League
|
Swans
| 0:3 |
Arsenal
|
|
11-May-15
|
Premier League
|
Arsenal
| 0:1 |
Swansea
|
|
02-Dec-14
|
Premier League
|
Swans
| 2:0 |
Queens Park Rangers
|
|
01-Nov-14
|
Premier League
|
Everton
| 0:0 |
Swans
|
|
13-Sep-14
|
Premier League
|
Chelsea
| 4:2 |
Swans
|
|
16-Feb-14
|
FA Cup Fifth Round
|
Everton
| 3:1 |
Swans
|
|
22-Sep-13
|
Premier League
|
Crystal Palace
| 0:2 |
Swans
|
|
07-May-13
|
Premier League
|
Wigan Athletic
| 2:3 |
Swans
|
|
24-Feb-13
|
League Cup Final
|
Bradford City
| 0:5 |
Swans
|
|
03-Nov-12
|
Premier League
|
Swans
| 1:1 |
Chelsea
|
|
31-Jan-12
|
Premier League
|
Swans
| 1:1 |
Chelsea
|
|
21-Dec-11
|
Premier League
|
Everton
| 1:0 |
Swans
|
|
26-Oct-10
|
League Cup Fourth Round
|
Wigan Athletic
| 2:0 |
Swans
|
|
30-Aug-08
|
Championship
|
Swans
| 1:1 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
|
30-Nov-07
|
FA Cup 2nd Round
|
Horsham
| 1:1 |
Swans
|
05-Dec-06 | League One | Brighton | 3:2 | Swans |
In summary, Kevin Friends’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P11 W5 D3 L3
Away Games
P17 W6 D3 L8
Overall Record
P28 W11 D6 L11
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 61%
You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.