Meet the Referee – Tom Nield

Each week we take a close look at the referee assigned to the Swans game and look at their previous record when officiating Swansea City games.

This week’s referee spotlight focuses on Tom Nield, who was appointed the referee for the Watford v Swansea City EFL Championship game on Wednesday, 6 March 2024.

Tom Nield Referee

Referee Tom Nield was assisted by Mark Stevens and Carl Fitch-Jackson, with James Linington the 4th Official for the game.

Name: Tom Nield
Birthplace: Wakefield

The West Yorkshire official started refereeing as a teenager when he was still playing local football. He took charge of his first National League game in October 2015 and was promoted to the National List of assistant referees in May 2013 at the age of 22.

Nield made his Championship debut in the 2022-2023 season with West Brom’s 1-0 home win against Reading and was also part of the referee exchange programme that included him doing three leagues in Japan’s J League in March of this year. 

He will be a familiar name to many football fans as the the EFL referee who spoke about his “gruelling” work as an emergency nurse during the coronavirus pandemic, when he took up a role as a senior nurse/matron with the Acute & Emergency Service at the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Swans related Fact(s):
This was only the third time that referee Tom Nield has officiated a Swansea City game and it will be his first Swansea City away game.

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
6 March 2024ChampionshipWatford1:1Swansea City
6 January 2024FA Cup 3rd RoundSwansea City2:0Morecambe
4 October 2023ChampionshipSwansea City2:1Norwich City

In summary, Tom Nield’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:

Home Games
P2 W2 D0 L0

Away Games
P1 W0 D1 L0

Overall Record
P3 W2 D1 L0

This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 100%

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Feature Image Credit: Coventry City FC