Meet the Referee – Thomas Bramall

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 Thomas Bramall, who was appointed the referee for the Norwich City v Swansea City EFL Championship game on Saturday, 25 January 2025.

Referee Thomas Bramall

Referee Bramall was assisted by Constantine Hatzidakis and Akil Howson, with Thomas Kirk the 4th Official for the game.

Name: Thomas Bramall
Birthplace: Sheffield

Background:
The Sheffield-based official is relatively new to the English Football League having been appointed to the National List of Referees prior to the start of the 2018/19 season.

Sadly Bramall picked up an ACL injury in the summer of 2019, which threatened to end his career and side-lined him from officiating until February 2020.

Bramall went on to make his Championship debut in March 2021, when he took charge of the Preston North End v Luton Town game.

Swans related Fact(s):
This was the fifth Swansea City game that referee Thomas Bramall has officiated.

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
25 January 2025ChampionshipNorwich City5:1Swansea City
21 December 2024ChampionshipHull City2:1Swansea City
18 February 2023ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1:0Swansea City
9 August 2022Carabao Cup First RoundOxford United2:2
(Oxford won 5:3 on penalties)
Swansea City
28 August 2021 Championship Preston North End 3:1
Swansea City

In summary, Thomas Bramall’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:

Home Games
P0 W0 D0 L0

Away Games
P5 W0 D0 L5

Overall Record
P5 W0 D0 L5

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 0%

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