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 Matthew Donohue, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Middlesbrough Championship game on Monday, 6 April 2026.
Referee Donohue was assisted by Alistair Nelson and Hristo Karaivanov, with Ben Toner the fourth official for the game.
Name: Matthew Donohue
Birthplace: Greater Manchester
Background:
Referee Matt Donohue started his career as an official at the age of just 14, before he gained promotion to the EFL list of assistants in 2014.
After successive promotions through the refereeing ranks, he was promoted to the National List of Referees prior to the 2018/19 season.
Donohue refereed 39 matches during his first season on the EFL circuit and continued his impressive rise when he was appointed to the Select Group 2 list of officials in the summer of 2019.
His first game in the EFL Championship was in August 2019, when he took charge of the Hull City’s 2-1 victory over Reading.
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
|
| 6 April 2026 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:2 | Middlesbrough |
| 22 October 2024 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 0:0 | Swansea City |
| 10 March 2024 | Championship | Bristol City | 1:0 | Swansea City |
| 13 January 2024 | Championship | Birmingham City | 2:2 | Swansea City |
| 16 December 2023 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:2 | Middlesbrough |
| 29 August 2023 | Carabao Cup | Swansea City | 2:3 | AFC Bournemouth |
| 15 April 2023 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | Huddersfield Town |
| 11 February 2023 | Championship | Sheffield United | 3:0 | Swansea City |
| 30 July 2022 | Championship | Rotherham United | 1:1 | Swansea City |
| 11 December 2021 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:4 | Nottingham Forest |
| 30-Oct-2021 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:0 | Peterborough United |
| 13-Apr-2021 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 0:2 | Swansea City |
21-Nov-2021 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | Rotherham United |
| 8-Feb-2021 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:3 | Derby County |
In summary, Matthew Donohue’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P8 W3 D1 L4
Away Games
P6 W1 D3 L2
Overall Record
P14 W4 D4 L6
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 57%
You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.