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 Sam Allison, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Coventry City EFL Championship game on Saturday, 1 February 2025.
Referee Allison was assisted by Andrew Dallison and Bhupinder Singh Gill, with Darren Drysdale the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Sam Allison
Birthplace: Wiltshire
Background:
A firefighter by trade, Allison started refereeing in 2011 before making the jump to professional referee in 2020.
Allison made his football league debut during the 2020/2021 season covering League One and League Two games, before making his Championship debut back in February 2023 for the fixture between Hull City and Preston North End.
Allison is the third black referee to officiate in the EFL, following in the footsteps of Uriah Rennie and Trevor Parkes.
He is a former footballer who started his playing career with Swindon Town, before moving on to the likes of Bristol City, Bournemouth and Exeter City. He eventually dropped down into the semi-professional game with spells at Clubs including Bath City, Chippenham Town and Salisbury City.
Swans related Fact(s):
This was the fourth time that referee Sam Allison has officiated a Swansea City home game, having officiated three Swans away games.
Here are the all important facts and figures for each game that he has been a referee for a Swansea City game:
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Date
|
Competition
|
Home Team
|
Score
|
Away Team
|
| 1 February 2025 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:2 | Coventry City |
| 4 January 2025 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 10 August 2024 | Championship | Middlesbrough | 1:0 | Swansea City |
| 1 April 2024 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 3 February 2024 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| 29 November 2023 | Championship | Leeds United | 3:1 | Swansea City |
| 10 April 2023 | Championship | Wigan Athletic | 0:2 | Swansea City |
In summary, Sam Allison’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P4 W0 D1 L3
Away Games
P3 W1 D0 L2
Overall Record
P7 W1 D1 L5
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 29%
You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.