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 Martin Atkinson, who was appointed the referee for the Swans v West Ham United Premier League game on Saturday, 3rd March 2018.
Name: Martin Atkinson
DOB: March 31st, 1971
Birthplace: Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Interesting Fact: Martin Atkinson refereed the longest ever game to be played in the Premier League with 12 minutes of added time – between Manchester City and Swansea City in October 2012!
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
|
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3-Mar-18
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
4:1
|
West Ham United
|
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06-Feb-18
|
FA Cup 4th Round Replay
|
Swans
|
8:1
|
Notts County
|
|
30-Dec-17
|
Premier League
|
Watford
|
1:2
|
Swans
|
|
18-Nov-17
|
Premier League
|
Burnley
|
2:0
|
Swans
|
|
06-May-17
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:0
|
Everton
|
|
16-Nov-16
|
Premier League
|
Everton
|
1:1
|
Swans
|
|
02-Apr-16
|
Premier League
|
Stoke City
|
2:2
|
Swans
|
|
30-Aug-15
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
2:1
|
Manchester United
|
|
29-Nov-14
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:1
|
Crystal Palace
|
|
15-Mar-14
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:2
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
|
19-Jan-14
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:3
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
|
09-Dec-13
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:1
|
Hull City
|
|
27-Oct-12
|
Premier League
|
Manchester City
|
1:0
|
Swans
|
|
25-Aug-12
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
3:0
|
West Ham United
|
|
11-Feb-12
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
2:3
|
Norwich City
|
|
17-Sep-11
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
3:0
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
|
30-Nov-08
|
Championship
|
Swans
|
2:2
|
Cardiff City
|
In summary, Martin Atkinson’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P12 W6 D3 L3
Away Games
P5 W1 D2 L2
Overall Record
P17 W7 D5 L5
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 70%
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