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 is on Tony Harrington, who was appointed the referee for the Southampton v Swansea City FA Cup 3rd Round game on Sunday, 12 January 2025.
Referee Harrington was assisted by Marc Perry and Sian Massey-Ellis, with Gavin Ward the 4th Official for the game.
Name: Tony Harrington
Birthplace: Cleveland, Teesside.
Background:
Harrington, who has been a Select Group 2 referee since the start of the 2012-13 season, will take charge of his 9th Championship game this season and 88th game at this level overall.
Having started as a referee at the age of 14 in the Teesside Junior Football Alliance, his career as an official includes, spending four years as an EFL assistant referee and four years in the National League, before his promotion to the Football League referees list in 2012.
Swans related Fact(s):
This was the 11th time that Harrington has officiated a Swansea City away game, having remarkably only been the referee for two Swansea City home games so far in his career.
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
|
| 12 January 2025 | FA Cup 3rd Round | Southampton | 3:0 | Swansea City |
| 27 November 2021 | Championship | Swansea City | 2:3 | Reading |
| 06 November 2021 | Championship | AFC Bournemouth | 4:0 | Swansea City |
| 18 September 2021 | Championship | Luton Town | 3:3 | Swansea City |
| 17 May 2021 | Championship Play-Off Semi-Final 1st Leg | Barnsley | 0:1 | Swansea City |
| 2 April 2021 | Championship | Birmingham City | 1:0 | Swansea City |
30 January 2020 |
Championship
|
Rotherham United
| 1:3 | Swansea City |
29 November 2020 |
Championship
|
Nottingham Forest
| 0:1 | Swansea City |
17 October 2020 |
Championship
| Swansea City | 1:2 |
Huddersfield Town
|
20 June 2020 |
Championship
|
Middlesbrough
| 0:3 | Swansea City |
12 Jan 2020 |
Championship
|
Cardiff City
| 0:0 | Swansea City |
21 September 2019 |
Championship
|
Bristol City
| 0:0 | Swansea City |
3 November 2018 |
Championship
|
Rotherham United
| 2:1 | Swansea City |
In summary, Tony Harrington’s record for Swansea City games is as follows:
Home Games
P2 W0 D0 L2
Away Games
P11 W4 D3 L4
Overall Record
P13 W4 D3 L6
This referee has a Swans Love Factor of 54%
You can also browse more information and stats about other referees who have officiated Swansea City games.