Matthew Phillips introduces us to the man in the middle for the MK Dons game
Tuesday’s match referee is Anthony Bates from Staffordshire; he became a Football League ref in 1996. His claim to fame is he once was the assistant referee in the EURO 96 Final between Germany and the Czech Republic and also the 1996 FA Cup Final between Man Utd and Liverpool.
This season he averages 2.5 yellows per game and has taken charge of 16 Swansea City games since 1997, we have won just 6 of those games and none of the matches has ended in a draw yet. From previous games, I know he can be pedantic and very whistle-happy.
Stats so far for this season:
25 Games,
63 Yellows,
2 Reds.
Games refereed vs Swansea:
Vs Exeter (away) 97/98 Lost 1-0
Vs Hartlepool (away) 97/98 Lost 4-2
Vs Cambridge (away) 98/99 Lost 2-1
Vs Derby (away LC) 99/00 Lost 3-1
Vs Colchester (home – FLT) 99/00 Won 3-1
Vs Rotherham (away) 00/01 Lost 4-2
Vs Luton (away) 00/01 Lost 5-3
Vs Bristol R (away) 02/03 Lost 3-1
Vs Cheltenham (away) 03/04 Won 4-3
Vs Stevenage (home – FA) 03/04 Won 2-1
Vs Yeovil (home) 04/05 Lost 2-0
Vs Bristol C (home) 05/06 Won 7-1
Vs Blackpool (away) 05/06 Lost 1-0
Vs Doncaster (home) 06/07 Won 2-0
Vs Newport (away – FA) 06/07 Won 3-1
Vs Yeovil (away) 06/07 Lost 1-0