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 Plymouth Argyle Championship game on Wednesday, 9 April 2025.
Referee Martin was assisted by Mark Dwyer and Carl Fitch-Jackson, with Farai Hallam 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 10th time that Stephen Martin has officiated a Swansea City home game, having also been the referee for ten 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 |
| 9 April 2025 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| 4 March 2025 | Championship | Preston North End | 0:0 | Swansea City |
| 10 December 2024 | Championship | Plymouth Argyle | 1:2 | Swansea City |
| 17 August 2024 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:0 | Preston North End |
| 2 December 2023 | Championship | Swansea City | 1:1 | Huddersfield Town |
| 28 October 2023 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers | 0:1 | Swansea City |
| 10 December 2022 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:1 | Norwich City |
| 15 October 2022 | Championship | Burnley | 4:0 | Swansea City |
| 6 August 2022 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:3 | Blackburn Rovers |
| 07 May 2022 | Championship | Swansea City | 0:1 | QPR |
| 12 March 2022 | Championship | Blackpool | 1:0 | Swansea City |
| 13 February 2021 | Championship | Sheffield Wednesday | 0:2 | Swansea City |
| 26 December 2020 | Championship | QPR | 0:2 | Swansea City |
3 November 2020 | Championship | Brentford | 1:1 | Swansea City |
| 3 October 2020 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:1 | Millwall |
22 July 2020 | Championship | Reading | 1:4 | Swansea City |
| 5 July 2020 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:1 | Sheffield Wednesday |
5 January 2020 | FA Cup 3rd Round | QPR | 5:1 | Swansea City |
| 29 January 2019 | Championship | Swansea City | 3:3 | Birmingham City |
26 August 2014 | Capital One Cup – 2nd Round | Swansea City | 1:0 | Rotherham United |
In summary, Stephen Martin’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P10 W5 D2 L3
Away Games
P10 W5 D2 L3
Overall Record
P20 W10 D4 L6
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.