Meet The Ref - Yeovil

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Saturday'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; this is his third Swans match of the season. He can be pedantic and very whistle-happy. The two linesmen will be Andrew Bennett from Devon and Stephen Tomlinson from Hampshire.

Stats so far for this season:

30 Games,

77 Yellows,

3 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