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 Southampton Championship game on Saturday, 18 April 2026.
Referee Langford was assisted by Jonathan Bickerdike and Mark Russell, with Martin Woods being the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Oliver Langford
Birthplace: West Midlands.
Background:
Langford is now in his 16th 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):
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
|
| 18 April 2026 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:2 | Southampton |
| 19 December 2025 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:1 | Wrexham |
| 15 March 2025 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:2 | Burnley |
| 25 August 2024 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:1 | Cardiff City |
| 20 January 2024 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:3 | Southampton |
| 2 September 2023 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:2 | Bristol City |
| 19 April 2023 | Championship | Swansea City | 4:2 | Preston North End |
| 2 January 2023 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:2 | Burnley |
| 3 September 2022 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:0 | QPR |
| 16 March 2022 | Championship | Peterborough United | 2:3 | Swansea City |
| 1 February 2022 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:1 | Luton Town |
| 23 October 2021 | Championship | Birmingham City | 2:1 | Swansea City |
24 October 2020 | Championship | Bristol City | 1:1 | Swansea City |
| 15 July 2020 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 2:2 | Swansea City |
5 October 2019 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:2 | Stoke City |
22 December 2018 | Championship | Hull City | 3:2 | Swansea City |
6 October 2018 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:3 | Ipswich Town |
16 October 2010 | Championship | Reading | 0:1 | Swansea City |
19 December 2009 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 0:2 | Swansea City |
In summary, Oliver Langford’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P11 W3 D1 L7
Away Games
P7 W3 D2 L2
Overall Record
P18 W6 D3 L9
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.