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 Neil Swarbrick, who was appointed the referee for the Swans v Liverpool Premier League game on Monday, 22nd January 2018.
Name: Neil Swarbrick
DOB: 27th July 1970
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England
Interesting Fact: During his career, Neil Swarbrick has averaged 4.25 yellow cards per game – one of the highest in the Premier League.
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
|
|
22-Jan-18
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:0
|
Liverpool
|
|
29-Nov-17
|
Premier League
|
Chelsea
|
1:0
|
Swans
|
|
30-Apr-17
|
Premier League
|
Manchester United
|
1:1
|
Swans
|
|
25-Feb-17
|
Premier League
|
Chelsea
|
3:1
|
Swans
|
|
17-Dec-16
|
Premier League
|
Middlesbrough
|
3:0
|
Swans
|
|
06-Nov-16
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:3
|
Manchester United
|
|
24-Sep-16
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
1:3
|
Manchester City
|
|
02-Feb-16
|
Premier League
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
1:1
|
Swansea
|
|
28-Dec-15
|
Premier League
|
Crystal Palace
|
0:0
|
Swansea
|
|
24-Oct-15
|
Premier League
|
Aston Villa
|
1:2
|
Swansea
|
|
22-Aug-15
|
Premier League
|
Sunderland
|
1:1
|
Swansea
|
|
25-Apr-15
|
Premier League
|
Newcastle United
|
2:3
|
Swansea
|
|
21-Feb-15
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
2:1
|
Manchester United
|
|
22-Nov-14
|
Premier League
|
Manchester City
|
2:1
|
Swansea
|
|
25-Jan-14
|
FA Cup Fourth Round
|
Birmingham City
|
1:2
|
Swansea
|
|
25-Aug-13
|
Premier League
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
1:0
|
Swansea
|
|
09-Feb-13
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
4:1
|
QPR
|
|
24-Mar-12
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
0:2
|
Everton
|
|
27-Nov-11
|
Premier League
|
Swansea
|
0:0
|
Aston Villa
|
|
25-Sep-10
|
Championship
|
Nottingham Forest
|
3:1
|
Swansea
|
|
30-Dec-06
|
League One
|
Huddersfield Town
|
3:2
|
Swansea
|
In summary, Neil Swarbrick’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P7 W3 D1 L3
Away Games
P14 W3 D4 L7
Overall Record
P21 W6 D5 L10
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 52%
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