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 Paul Tierney, who was appointed the referee for the Swans v Cardiff City Championship game on Saturday, 20 March 2021.
Referee Tierney was assisted by Simon Long and James Mainwaring, with Michael Salisbury the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Paul Tierney
DOB: Unknown
Birthplace: Wigan, Lancashire
Interesting Fact: Tierney is a relative newcomer to the Premier League having only been promoted to the Select Group of Referees in the 2014-15 season.
Ironically his first ever Premier League game was officiating the Swans v West Brom clash on 30th August 2014.
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
|
| 20-Mar-21 | Championship | Swans | 0:1 | Cardiff City |
|
21-Aug-19
|
Championship
|
QPR
|
1:3
|
Swans
|
|
18-Sep-18
|
Championship
|
Stoke City
|
1:0
|
Swans
|
|
17-Feb-18
|
FA Cup 5th Round
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
0:0
|
Swans
|
|
14-Oct-17
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
2:0
|
Huddersfield Town
|
|
03-Jan-17
|
Premier League
|
Crystal Palace
|
1:2
|
Swans
|
|
22-Oct-16
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
0:0
|
Watford
|
|
03-Jan-15
|
FA Cup 3rd Round
|
Tranmere Rovers
|
2:6
|
Swans
|
|
30-Aug-14
|
Premier League
|
Swans
|
3:0
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
|
23-Aug-11
|
League Cup 3rd Round
|
Shrewsbury Town
|
3:1
|
Swans
|
In summary, Paul Tierney’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P4 W2 D1 L1
Away Games
P6 W3 D1 L2
Overall Record
P10 W5 D2 L3
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 70%
You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.