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 Michael Oliver, who was appointed the referee for the Swans v Southampton Premier League game on Tuesday, 8 May 2018.
Name: Michael Oliver
DOB: 20th February 1985
Birthplace: Ashington, Northumberland, England
Interesting Fact: On 21st August 2010, he became the youngest-ever referee to take charge of a Premier League 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
|
|
8-May-18
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
0:1
|
Southampton
|
|
10-Mar-18
|
Premier League
|
Huddersfield Town
|
0:0
|
Swans
|
|
21-Oct-17
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:2
|
Leicester City
|
|
22-Apr-17
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
2:0
|
Stoke City
|
|
14-Dec-16
|
Premier League
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
3:1
|
Swans
|
|
31-Oct-16
|
Premier League
|
Stoke City
|
3:1
|
Swans
|
|
01-Oct-16
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:2
|
Liverpool
|
|
07-May-16
|
Premier League
|
West Ham United
|
1:4
|
Swansea
|
|
18-Jan-16
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
1:0
|
Watford
|
|
05-Dec-15
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
0:3
|
Leicester City
|
|
08-Aug-15
|
Premier League
|
Chelsea
|
2:2
|
Swansea
|
|
11-Apr-15
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
1:1
|
Everton
|
|
04-Mar-15
|
Premier League
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
3:2
|
Swansea
|
|
01-Feb-15
|
Premier League
|
Southampton
|
0:1
|
Swansea
|
|
19-Oct-14
|
Premier League
|
Stoke City
|
2:1
|
Swansea
|
|
22-Mar-14
|
Premier League
|
Everton
|
3:2
|
Swansea
|
|
28-Jan-14
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
2:0
|
Fulham
|
|
15-Dec-13
|
Premier League
|
Norwich City
|
1:1
|
Swansea
|
|
16-Sep-13
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
2:2
|
Liverpool
|
|
06-Apr-13
|
Premier League
|
Norwich City
|
2:2
|
Swansea
|
|
23-Dec-12
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
1:1
|
Manchester United
|
|
15-Jan-12
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
3:2
|
Arsenal
|
|
22-Oct-11
|
Premier League
|
Wolves
|
2:2
|
Swansea
|
|
30-Apr-11
|
Championship
|
Millwall
|
0:2
|
Swansea
|
|
10-Jan-09
|
Championship
|
Burnley
|
0:2
|
Swansea
|
|
01-Mar-08
|
League One
|
Huddersfield Town
|
0:1
|
Swansea
|
In summary, Michael Oliver’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P11 W4 D3 L4
Away Games
P15 W5 D5 L5
Overall Record
P26 W9 D8 L9
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 65%