The Latics will be back at the Brick Community Stadium on Saturday, weather permitting, for our first game of 2025, highflying Birmingham City are the visitors, the referee for the game is scheduled to be Devon official, Lee Swabey.
Lee Swabey, an experienced ref who has been around in the EFL since the 2015/16 season, he has clocked up 251 games, issuing 829 yellow cards, 51 reds and awarded 74 penalties.
Previous Games
Swabey has refereed the Latics twice previously, both away from home and both last season, Shrewsbury away in February, a solitary goal scored by Matt Smith settled that game in our favour, Sean Clare, Baba Adeeko and Jason Kerr all picking up yellow cards.
A Charlie Kelman double saw us pick up a point at Charlton in April, Cal McManaman receiving a yellow card in a 2:2 draw at the Valley.
Lee Swabey hasn’t refereed Birmingham previously.
Lee Swabey Latics Games
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Date |
Competition |
Result |
Latics Cards |
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09 Apr 2024 |
League One |
Charlton 2:2 Latics |
1Y |
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17 Feb 2024 |
League One |
Shrewsbury 0:1 Latics |
3Y |
Lee Swabey Card Watch 2024/25
Games – 14
Yellows – 56
Reds – 1
Penalties – 6
Wigan Athletic v Birmingham City
Referee – Lee Swabey
Assistants – Ceri Williams & Will Cavanagh
4th Official – Aaron Jackson
Grab a listen to the latest podcast featuring a preview of the Birmingham game
https://www.buzzsprout.com/7167/episodes/16373388-birmingham-city-preview.mp3?download=true