The referee for the first league game of the season is Richard Beeby from Northamptonshire; he has been a professional ref since 1999 and refereed the 2004 Division Two Play Off Final as well as a few Premiership games..
Last season he averaged just over 2 yellow cards per game and sent off 5 players. His last Swansea game was in the 3-0 home win against Southend; he sent off an opposition player and awarded us a penalty in that match.
Stats for 2007-08 season:
36 Games,
76 Yellows,
5 Reds.
Games refereed vs Swansea:
Vs Bournemouth (away – FLT) 00/01 Won 1-0
Vs Rochdale (home) 01/02 Lost 1-0
Vs Luton (home) 01/02 Lost 3-1
Vs Macclesfield (home) 03/04 Won 3-0
Vs Tranmere (away – FA) 03/04 Lost 2-1
Vs Lincoln (away) 04/05 Lost 1-0
Vs Wycombe (home – LC) 05/06 Lost 3-2 AET
Vs Southend (home) 07/08 Won 3-0
This article first appeared on JACKARMY.net.