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 Blackburn Rovers Championship game on Saturday, 6 August 2022.
Referee Martin was assisted by Craig Taylor and Lee Venamore, with Ollie Yates 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 will be Stephen Martin’s sixth Swans home game to date, having also officiated six 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
|
| 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
P6 W3 D1 L2
Away Games
P6 W3 D1 L2
Overall Record
P12 W6 D2 L4
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 67%
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