Matthew Phillips introduces us to the referee for the Fulham game
Premiership referee Mark Halsey from Lancashire is the referee for the big FA Cup match on Tuesday. He has been a Premiership referee since 1999 & a FIFA ref since 2000.
Mark has refereed 4 Swansea games in his career (we haven’t won any of them yet), his last was against Huddersfield at home in 2006. He averages around 2 yellows per game and has only sent off two players so far this season.
Stats so far this season:
29 Games,
45 Yellows,
2 Reds.
Games refereed vs Swansea:
Vs Hartlepool (home) 97/98 Lost 2-0
Vs Brighton (away) 98/99 Lost 1-0
Vs Bristol C (away) 00/01 Lost 3-1
Vs Huddersfield (home) 05/06 Drew 2-2