Meet the Referee – Leigh Doughty

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 Leigh Doughty, who was appointed the referee for the Sheffield United v Swansea City Championship game on Wednesday, 2 October 2024.

Referee Leigh Doughty
Image Credit: Swansea City Football Club

Referee Doughty was assisted by will be assisted by Nigel Lugg and Jonathan Hunt, with Geoff Eltringham the 4th Official for the game.

Name: Leigh Doughty
Birthplace: Lancashire

Background:
Doughty began refereeing in 2007 and was handed the play-off semi-final between Salford City and Eastleigh in the National League in 2018-19.

The Freckleton-based official, arrived in the EFL at the start of the 2019-20 season, following his promotion to the National List of Referees after just one campaign in the National League.

In what was only his second season in the EFL, Doughty was promoted to the Select Group Two group of match officials and was predominantly refereeing at Championship level.

His first game in the EFL Championship was in September 2020, when he took charge of Rotherham United’s 1 nil defeat at home to Millwall.

Doughty is also one of the very few professional referees that has a twitter account – @LeighDoughts – albeit private.

Swans related Fact(s):
This will be the fourth time that referee Leigh Doughty 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
2 October 2024ChampionshipSheffield United1:0Swansea City
13 April 2024ChampionshipSwansea City1:0Rotherham United
29 January 2022ChampionshipHull City2:0Swansea City
5 December 2020ChampionshipSwansea City2:0
Luton Town

In summary, Leigh Doughty’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:

Home Games
P2 W2 D0 L0

Away Games
P2 W0 D0 L2

Overall Record
P2 W2 D0 L2

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 50%

You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.