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 Stephen Martin, who was appointed the referee for the Swansea City v Huddersfield Town Championship game on Saturday, 2 December 2023.
Referee Martin was assisted by Blake Antrobus and George Byrne, with Keith Stroud the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Stephen Martin
Born: Unknown
Birthplace: Staffordshire.
Background:
Staffordshire official Stephen Martin is the son of former Premier League referee Andy, who officiated during the 1990s.
He took charge of his first Championship game during the 2012/13 season.
Swans related Fact(s):
This was the 8th time that Stephen Martin has officiated a Swansea City home game, having also been the referee for eight Swansea City away games.
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 |
| 02-Dec-23 | Championship | Swans | 1:1 | Huddersfield Town |
| 28-Oct-23 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers | 0:1 | Swans |
| 10-Dec-22 | Championship | Swans | 0:1 | Norwich City |
| 15-Oct-22 | Championship | Burnley | 4:0 | Swans |
| 06-Aug-22 | Championship | Swans | 0:3 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 07-May-22 | Championship | Swans | 0:1 | QPR |
| 12-Mar-22 | Championship | Blackpool | 1:0 | Swans |
| 13-Feb-21 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 0:2 | Swans |
| 26-Dec-20 | Championship | QPR | 0:2 | Swans |
3-Nov-20 | Championship | Brentford | 1:1 | Swans |
| 3-Oct-20 | Championship | Swans | 2:1 | Millwall |
22-Jul-20 | Championship | Reading | 1:4 | Swans |
| 5-Jul-20 | Championship | Swans | 2:1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
5-Jan-20 | FA Cup 3rd Round | QPR | 5:1 | Swans |
| 29-Jan-19 | Championship | Swans | 3:3 | Birmingham City |
26-Aug-14 | Capital One Cup – 2nd Round | Swans | 1:0 | Rotherham United |
In summary, Stephen Martin’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P8 W3 D2 L3
Away Games
P8 W4 D1 L3
Overall Record
P16 W7 D3 L6
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 63%
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