Meet the officials | Birmingham City
5th November
First team
Anthony Backhouse will be the man with the whistle when Swansea City head to Birmingham City on Saturday afternoon (3pm).
Backhouse has been an EFL referee since 2017, having become the first Cumbrian official in more than 40 years to be added to the EFL Referee List.
His career highlights to date include taking charge of the 2017 National League play-off Final, serving as fourth official for the 2022 FA Trophy Final and refereeing the FA Vase Final in 2023.
Backhouse has already officiated a Swans match this season, that coming in our 2-1 triumph at Lincoln City back in September.
On Saturday, he will be assisted by Shaun Hudson and George Byrne, while Edward Duckworth will serve as the fourth official.