Each week we take a close look at the referee assigned to the Swans game and look at their previous record when officiating Swansea City matches.
This week’s referee spotlight focuses on Oliver Langford, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Burnley Championship game on Saturday, 15 March 2025.
Referee Langford was assisted by Mark Stevens and Hristo Karaivanov, with Tom Nield being the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Oliver Langford
Birthplace: West Midlands.
Background:
Langford is now in his 13th season as a football league referee, having made his debut in August 2008 for the league two clash between Rochdale and Barnet.
Swans related Fact(s):
This was the 10th time that Langford has officiated a Swansea City home game, having been a referee for seven Swans away games.
Langford awarded an extremely harsh penalty against Connor Roberts in the away game at Bristol City in October 2020, when the Welshman was already on the floor face down in the penalty area!
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
|
| 15 March 2025 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:2 | Burnley |
| 25-Aug-24 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:1 | Cardiff City |
| 20-Jan-24 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:3 | Southampton |
| 02-Sep-23 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:2 | Bristol City |
| 19-Apr-23 | Championship | Swansea City | 4:2 | Preston North End |
| 02-Jan-23 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:2 | Burnley |
| 03-Sep-22 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | QPR |
| 16-Mar-22 | Championship | Peterborough United | 2:3 | Swansea City |
| 01-Feb-22 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:1 | Luton Town |
| 23-Oct-21 | Championship | Birmingham City | 2:1 | Swansea City |
24-Oct-20 | Championship | Bristol City | 1:1 | Swansea City |
| 15-Jul-20 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 2:2 | Swansea City |
05-Oct-19 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:2 | Stoke City |
22-Dec-18 | Championship | Hull City | 3:2 | Swansea City |
06-Oct-18 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:3 | Ipswich Town |
16-Oct-10 | Championship | Reading | 0:1 | Swansea City |
19-Dec-09 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 0:2 | Swansea City |
In summary, Oliver Langford’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P9 W2 D1 L6
Away Games
P7 W3 D2 L2
Overall Record
P16 W5 D3 L8
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.