Championship referee stats

Table and fixtures · Team stats · Player stats · 2026/27
Every Championship referee this season ranked by cards per game, both teams added together. Among referees with 3 or more games, Ruebyn Ricardo shows the most (7.7 a game) and David Webb the fewest (2.5); the league average is 4.0.
Seasons
2026/27
2025/26
Figures below are Championship games only.
Cards per game
Over 3.5 cards
Red card shown
Booking points
Fouls per game
Penalty awarded
35 referees, every Championship game this season. Both teams added together. Tap a column to sort on it.
Referee
Games
Cards ↓
League average
144
4.0
Thomas Bramall
1
8.0
Ruebyn Ricardo
3
7.7
Matthew Corlett
2
5.5
Salisbury Michael
2
5.5
Steve Martin
3
5.3
Josh Smith
6
5.0
Stephen Martin
2
5.0
Matt Donohue
6
4.7
Thomas Parsons
3
4.7
Tom Reeves
5
4.6
Tim Robinson
7
4.6
Adam Herczeg
6
4.5
Elliot Bell
6
4.5
Edward Duckworth
4
4.5
Gavin Ward
6
4.0
John Busby
6
4.0
Anthony Backhouse
5
4.0
Robert Madley
5
4.0
Rueben Ricardo
2
4.0
Oliver Langford
6
3.8
Farai Hallam
4
3.5
Paul Tierney
2
3.5
Simon Hooper
2
3.5
Sam Allison
6
3.3
Thomas Kirk
3
3.3
Andrew Kitchen
7
3.3
James Bell
4
3.3
Benjamin Speedie
5
3.0
Lewis Smith
5
3.0
Will Finnie
4
3.0
Tony Harrington
2
3.0
Robert Jones
1
3.0
Tom Nield
6
2.5
David Webb
4
2.5
Andy Madley
2
1.5
A second yellow counts as one more card; booking points are 10 a yellow and 25 a red. Referees with only a game or two can top a column by chance.