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 Oliver Langford, who was appointed the referee for the Birmingham City v Swansea City Championship game on Saturday, 23 October 2021.

Langford was assisted by Mark Russell and George Byrne, with Matthew Donohue being the 4th Official for the game.

Name: Oliver Langford
Born: Unknown
Birthplace: West Midlands.

Background:
Langford is now in his 12th 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 6th time Langford has officiated a Swansea City away game.  He has only been a referee at the Liberty Stadium twice and the Swans have lost on both occasions.

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
23-Oct-21	Championship	Birmingham City	2:1	Swans
24-Oct-20	Championship	Bristol City	1:1	Swans
15-Jul-20	Championship	Nottingham Forest	2:2	Swans
05-Oct-19	Championship	Swans	1:2	Stoke City
22-Dec-18	Championship	Hull City	3:2	Swans
06-Oct-18	Championship	Swans	2:3	Ipswich Town
16-Oct-10	Championship	Reading	0:1	Swans
19-Dec-09	Championship	Sheffield Wednesday	0:2	Swans

In summary, Oliver Langford’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:

Home Games
P2 W0 D0 L2

Away Games
P6 W2 D2 L2

Overall Record
P8 W2 D2 L4

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 50%

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