Meet the officials | Ipswich Town
26th February
First team
Anthony Backhouse is the man in the middle for Swansea City's Championship clash with Ipswich Town on Saturday afternoon at Portman Road (3pm).
Backhouse has been an EFL referee since 2017 and became the first Cumbrian official for more than 40 years to be added to the EFL Referee list.
His career highlights to date include refereeing the National League play-off Final in 2017, being fourth official in the 2022 FA Trophy Final and referee in the FA Vase Final in 2023.
He is taking charge of a Swans game for the fifth time this season, having overseen wins against Sheffield Wednesday, Oxford United and Blackburn Rovers, and a defeat at Preston North End.