Referees — goals, cards and results
Referees with 20+ matches in a league since 2016 (referee, cards and fouls from football-data.co.uk; English leagues carry the referee field, other leagues mostly do not).
| Referee | League | Matches | Goals/match | Over 2.5 | Yellows/match | Reds/match | Fouls/match | Home win | Draw | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Oliver | Premier League | 293 | 3.02 | 58.4% | 3.24 | 0.133 | 21.8 | 42.3% | 21.2% | 2026-27 |
| O Langford | Championship | 263 | 2.57 | 47.1% | 3.51 | 0.144 | 22.5 | 37.6% | 26.6% | 2026-27 |
| S Martin | Championship | 247 | 2.49 | 44.1% | 3.28 | 0.089 | 23.1 | 42.1% | 28.3% | 2026-27 |
| C Pawson | Premier League | 233 | 2.76 | 52.8% | 3.73 | 0.137 | 22.7 | 42.1% | 21.9% | 2026-27 |
| T Robinson | Championship | 233 | 2.51 | 43.3% | 3.67 | 0.167 | 23.8 | 46.4% | 26.2% | 2026-27 |
| D Webb | Championship | 230 | 2.61 | 49.1% | 2.87 | 0.100 | 21.2 | 42.2% | 28.7% | 2026-27 |
| G Ward | Championship | 210 | 2.46 | 48.6% | 3.35 | 0.143 | 22.3 | 48.1% | 21.9% | 2026-27 |
| S Attwell | Premier League | 199 | 2.86 | 55.3% | 3.81 | 0.121 | 20.6 | 44.7% | 24.6% | 2026-27 |
| C Kavanagh | Premier League | 198 | 2.63 | 49.5% | 3.56 | 0.126 | 21.3 | 44.4% | 22.7% | 2026-27 |
| P Tierney | Premier League | 194 | 2.78 | 55.2% | 3.42 | 0.108 | 22.1 | 41.8% | 22.7% | 2026-27 |
| M Donohue | Championship | 190 | 2.34 | 45.3% | 3.84 | 0.163 | 23.4 | 44.2% | 25.8% | 2026-27 |
| T Harrington | Championship | 174 | 2.74 | 52.3% | 3.11 | 0.138 | 24.3 | 48.3% | 18.4% | 2026-27 |
| A Madley | Premier League | 137 | 2.98 | 59.1% | 3.34 | 0.102 | 23.0 | 43.1% | 23.4% | 2026-27 |
| J Smith | Championship | 136 | 2.71 | 55.1% | 3.79 | 0.140 | 22.2 | 43.4% | 22.1% | 2026-27 |
| A Madley | Championship | 123 | 2.67 | 57.7% | 3.20 | 0.163 | 24.1 | 48.0% | 16.3% | 2026-27 |
| J Busby | Championship | 119 | 2.63 | 47.9% | 3.69 | 0.076 | 21.0 | 36.1% | 23.5% | 2026-27 |
| P Bankes | Premier League | 119 | 2.66 | 52.1% | 3.93 | 0.126 | 21.6 | 53.8% | 21.8% | 2026-27 |
| R Jones | Premier League | 114 | 2.84 | 56.1% | 3.83 | 0.096 | 22.8 | 47.4% | 23.7% | 2026-27 |
| S Hooper | Championship | 111 | 2.73 | 51.4% | 3.62 | 0.099 | 24.0 | 44.1% | 27.0% | 2026-27 |
| D England | Premier League | 104 | 2.94 | 52.9% | 3.97 | 0.106 | 21.8 | 42.3% | 26.9% | 2026-27 |
| R Jones | Championship | 103 | 2.22 | 36.9% | 3.30 | 0.049 | 26.1 | 45.6% | 26.2% | 2026-27 |
| J Gillett | Premier League | 89 | 3.03 | 58.4% | 3.79 | 0.045 | 20.2 | 32.6% | 21.3% | 2026-27 |
| A Kitchen | Championship | 82 | 2.48 | 43.9% | 3.06 | 0.085 | 22.8 | 45.1% | 31.7% | 2026-27 |
| J Brooks | Premier League | 79 | 2.71 | 51.9% | 4.41 | 0.152 | 21.6 | 50.6% | 22.8% | 2026-27 |
| R Madley | Championship | 73 | 2.64 | 53.4% | 3.99 | 0.260 | 21.4 | 41.1% | 34.2% | 2026-27 |
| J Bell | Championship | 67 | 2.61 | 44.8% | 3.61 | 0.134 | 20.7 | 44.8% | 26.9% | 2026-27 |
| S Barrott | Premier League | 66 | 3.23 | 68.2% | 3.86 | 0.045 | 20.2 | 42.4% | 22.7% | 2026-27 |
| S Allison | Championship | 65 | 2.38 | 36.9% | 3.62 | 0.077 | 22.2 | 44.6% | 13.8% | 2026-27 |
| T Nield | Championship | 65 | 2.65 | 55.4% | 3.66 | 0.062 | 23.2 | 47.7% | 24.6% | 2026-27 |
| M Salisbury | Premier League | 64 | 3.31 | 65.6% | 3.78 | 0.125 | 22.7 | 50.0% | 20.3% | 2026-27 |
| A Backhouse | Championship | 61 | 2.66 | 52.5% | 4.30 | 0.066 | 21.5 | 52.5% | 24.6% | 2026-27 |
| T Bramall | Championship | 59 | 2.25 | 42.4% | 3.47 | 0.119 | 22.1 | 49.2% | 22.0% | 2026-27 |
| T Bramall | Premier League | 56 | 2.59 | 48.2% | 3.79 | 0.179 | 22.4 | 46.4% | 33.9% | 2026-27 |
| M Salisbury | Championship | 56 | 2.62 | 48.2% | 2.98 | 0.196 | 22.3 | 50.0% | 19.6% | 2026-27 |
| L Smith | Championship | 54 | 2.50 | 48.1% | 3.56 | 0.056 | 20.7 | 53.7% | 20.4% | 2026-27 |
| T Harrington | Premier League | 51 | 2.78 | 49.0% | 3.55 | 0.118 | 21.5 | 37.3% | 23.5% | 2026-27 |
| F Hallam | Championship | 38 | 2.39 | 39.5% | 3.76 | 0.026 | 23.2 | 31.6% | 39.5% | 2026-27 |
| T Kirk | Championship | 37 | 2.65 | 51.4% | 4.11 | 0.081 | 21.7 | 37.8% | 24.3% | 2026-27 |
| A Herczeg | Championship | 36 | 3.00 | 55.6% | 3.78 | 0.167 | 22.7 | 50.0% | 13.9% | 2026-27 |
| P Tierney | Championship | 33 | 2.36 | 42.4% | 3.79 | 0.091 | 25.4 | 45.5% | 18.2% | 2026-27 |
| R Ricardo | Championship | 30 | 2.50 | 43.3% | 4.77 | 0.167 | 22.8 | 33.3% | 40.0% | 2026-27 |
| W Finnie | Championship | 25 | 2.72 | 64.0% | 3.76 | 0.160 | 21.4 | 44.0% | 32.0% | 2026-27 |
| E Bell | Championship | 21 | 2.52 | 42.9% | 4.48 | 0.095 | 22.4 | 47.6% | 28.6% | 2026-27 |
| A Taylor | Premier League | 295 | 3.00 | 58.6% | 3.59 | 0.115 | 21.2 | 43.1% | 23.7% | 2025-26 |
| J Linington | Championship | 244 | 2.61 | 50.4% | 3.66 | 0.123 | 23.5 | 49.2% | 19.3% | 2025-26 |
| D Whitestone | Championship | 165 | 2.39 | 44.2% | 2.94 | 0.067 | 21.6 | 40.6% | 26.7% | 2025-26 |
| S Hooper | Premier League | 139 | 2.96 | 53.2% | 3.66 | 0.072 | 21.6 | 45.3% | 25.9% | 2025-26 |
| L Doughty | Championship | 111 | 2.59 | 48.6% | 4.21 | 0.135 | 22.4 | 32.4% | 32.4% | 2025-26 |
| J Brooks | Championship | 104 | 2.64 | 48.1% | 3.65 | 0.115 | 24.3 | 40.4% | 33.7% | 2025-26 |
| J Gillett | Championship | 70 | 2.79 | 57.1% | 3.11 | 0.114 | 22.6 | 32.9% | 27.1% | 2025-26 |
| T Robinson | Premier League | 49 | 2.73 | 46.9% | 4.16 | 0.061 | 23.2 | 49.0% | 26.5% | 2025-26 |
| B Toner | Championship | 41 | 2.59 | 46.3% | 4.05 | 0.146 | 24.8 | 39.0% | 39.0% | 2025-26 |
| K Stroud | Championship | 217 | 2.76 | 52.5% | 3.99 | 0.120 | 24.2 | 47.5% | 27.2% | 2024-25 |
| J Simpson | Championship | 210 | 2.63 | 49.5% | 3.51 | 0.167 | 24.4 | 41.4% | 30.0% | 2024-25 |
| D Bond | Championship | 203 | 2.54 | 44.8% | 3.29 | 0.143 | 22.4 | 46.8% | 28.1% | 2024-25 |
| G Eltringham | Championship | 192 | 2.41 | 46.9% | 3.39 | 0.125 | 24.0 | 39.6% | 27.6% | 2024-25 |
| A Davies | Championship | 188 | 2.49 | 45.2% | 3.37 | 0.112 | 22.0 | 43.6% | 27.1% | 2024-25 |
| P Bankes | Championship | 119 | 2.59 | 51.3% | 3.96 | 0.151 | 24.6 | 40.3% | 26.9% | 2024-25 |
| D Coote | Premier League | 112 | 2.71 | 53.6% | 3.86 | 0.116 | 23.5 | 46.4% | 20.5% | 2024-25 |
| D England | Championship | 106 | 2.56 | 46.2% | 3.84 | 0.104 | 24.7 | 44.3% | 33.0% | 2024-25 |
| D Coote | Championship | 84 | 2.51 | 46.4% | 3.88 | 0.143 | 24.1 | 42.9% | 25.0% | 2024-25 |
| S Attwell | Championship | 30 | 2.67 | 50.0% | 4.17 | 0.233 | 22.5 | 46.7% | 16.7% | 2024-25 |
| S Barrott | Championship | 26 | 2.58 | 50.0% | 2.88 | 0.077 | 20.6 | 30.8% | 26.9% | 2024-25 |
| D Bond | Premier League | 23 | 2.83 | 60.9% | 4.04 | 0.174 | 21.5 | 52.2% | 26.1% | 2024-25 |
| G Scott | Premier League | 100 | 2.84 | 58.0% | 2.58 | 0.170 | 20.1 | 55.0% | 16.0% | 2023-24 |
| G Scott | Championship | 61 | 2.39 | 42.6% | 3.61 | 0.180 | 23.5 | 34.4% | 27.9% | 2023-24 |
| C Kavanagh | Championship | 55 | 2.60 | 58.2% | 3.45 | 0.073 | 22.8 | 43.6% | 25.5% | 2023-24 |
| R Madley | Premier League | 50 | 2.34 | 36.0% | 3.68 | 0.100 | 23.1 | 50.0% | 32.0% | 2023-24 |
| A Marriner | Premier League | 164 | 3.00 | 56.7% | 2.87 | 0.098 | 18.6 | 37.2% | 23.8% | 2022-23 |
| A Woolmer | Championship | 117 | 2.26 | 41.0% | 2.95 | 0.077 | 24.0 | 32.5% | 35.9% | 2022-23 |
| M Atkinson | Premier League | 168 | 2.59 | 53.6% | 2.96 | 0.107 | 20.1 | 42.3% | 22.0% | 2021-22 |
| M Dean | Premier League | 162 | 2.59 | 45.7% | 3.78 | 0.185 | 21.2 | 43.8% | 26.5% | 2021-22 |
| J Moss | Premier League | 160 | 2.91 | 54.4% | 3.30 | 0.119 | 21.2 | 43.8% | 19.4% | 2021-22 |
| K Friend | Premier League | 136 | 2.75 | 50.0% | 3.24 | 0.103 | 20.5 | 47.1% | 22.1% | 2021-22 |
| K Friend | Championship | 21 | 2.76 | 57.1% | 2.62 | 0.143 | 21.0 | 61.9% | 23.8% | 2021-22 |
| L Mason | Premier League | 83 | 2.92 | 56.6% | 3.06 | 0.084 | 21.8 | 53.0% | 25.3% | 2020-21 |
| L Mason | Championship | 21 | 2.38 | 42.9% | 3.05 | 0.095 | 23.0 | 47.6% | 28.6% | 2020-21 |
| S Duncan | Championship | 83 | 2.47 | 42.2% | 3.27 | 0.313 | 21.7 | 48.2% | 25.3% | 2019-20 |
| R East | Premier League | 39 | 2.77 | 53.8% | 3.46 | 0.103 | 22.1 | 48.7% | 28.2% | 2018-19 |
| L Probert | Premier League | 36 | 2.39 | 44.4% | 2.17 | 0.167 | 20.0 | 41.7% | 27.8% | 2018-19 |
| N Swarbrick | Premier League | 44 | 2.95 | 61.4% | 3.25 | 0.023 | 20.1 | 50.0% | 15.9% | 2017-18 |
| M Jones | Premier League | 30 | 2.83 | 56.7% | 3.47 | 0.067 | 23.9 | 56.7% | 20.0% | 2017-18 |
| M Clattenburg | Premier League | 22 | 2.45 | 45.5% | 3.27 | 0.136 | 21.0 | 45.5% | 40.9% | 2016-17 |