League One referees
England
League One referees 2026/2027
Every referee's cards, penalties and fouls per game this season, strictest first. Cards count both teams, second yellows included. The league averages 3.92 cards and 0.14 penalties a match over 155 matches.
Strictest
Leigh Doughty
6.33 cards a game
Most lenient
Scott Oldham
2.33 cards a game
Appointed
3
referees named for the next two weeks
| Referee | Next match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Leigh Doughty | 3 | 6.33 | 18 | 1 | 0.33 | 28.0 | – |
| Andrew Humphries | 4 | 5.50 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | 24.3 | – |
| Seb Stockbridge | 5 | 5.20 | 25 | 1 | 0.00 | 24.0 | – |
| Ben Toner | 5 | 4.60 | 22 | 1 | 0.20 | 23.0 | – |
| Simon Mather | 7 | 4.57 | 31 | 1 | 0.14 | 23.0 | – |
| David Rock | 5 | 4.40 | 22 | 0 | 0.20 | 21.8 | – |
| Carl Brook | 6 | 4.33 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 26.5 | – |
| Alex Chilowicz | 3 | 4.33 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 24.3 | – |
| Ben Speedie | 3 | 4.33 | 13 | 0 | 0.33 | 25.0 | – |
| Ross Martin | 7 | 4.29 | 29 | 1 | 0.00 | 23.0 | – |
| Darren Drysdale | 4 | 4.25 | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.8 | – |
| Oliver Yates | 5 | 4.00 | 20 | 0 | 0.20 | 21.6 | – |
| Martin Woods | 3 | 4.00 | 11 | 1 | 0.00 | 23.7 | – |
| Thomas Parsons | 6 | 3.50 | 19 | 2 | 0.00 | 23.2 | – |
| Dean Whitestone | 6 | 3.33 | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | 18.5 | – |
| Richard Eley | 3 | 3.33 | 10 | 0 | 0.33 | 22.7 | – |
| Edward Duckworth | 4 | 3.25 | 13 | 0 | 0.25 | 24.8 |   14 Nov |
| M. Coy | 5 | 3.00 | 14 | 1 | 0.20 | 24.8 | – |
| Lewis Sandoe | 4 | 3.00 | 11 | 1 | 0.00 | 26.8 | – |
| Stephen Parkinson | 5 | 2.80 | 13 | 1 | 0.20 | 27.8 |   14 Nov |
| Neil Hair | 4 | 2.75 | 11 | 0 | 0.25 | 26.0 | – |
| Craig Hicks | 4 | 2.50 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 19.5 | – |
| Scott Oldham | 6 | 2.33 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.7 | – |
| Jamie O'Connor | 1 | 7.00 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | – |
| Oliver Mackey | 2 | 6.00 | 10 | 2 | 0.00 | 24.0 |   14 Nov |
| Sunny Sukhvir Gill | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 29.0 | – |
| Tony Harrington | 1 | 6.00 | 5 | 1 | 0.00 | 29.0 | – |
| Scott Jackson | 2 | 5.50 | 11 | 0 | 0.50 | 25.5 | – |
| Emily Heaslip | 2 | 5.00 | 9 | 1 | 0.00 | 26.5 | – |
| J. Oldham | 1 | 5.00 | 5 | 0 | 1.00 | 44.0 | – |
| Michael Barlow | 2 | 4.50 | 9 | 0 | 0.50 | 24.5 | – |
| Paul Howard | 2 | 4.50 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.5 | – |
| Thomas Kirk | 2 | 4.50 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.0 | – |
| Zac Kennard-Kettle | 2 | 4.50 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.0 | – |
| Kirsty Dowle | 2 | 4.50 | 8 | 1 | 0.50 | 27.5 | – |
| Will Finnie | 2 | 4.00 | 8 | 0 | 0.50 | 25.0 | – |
| Elliott Swallow | 2 | 4.00 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.5 | – |
| George Laflin | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 23.0 | – |
| Matthew Russell | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | 22.0 | – |
| Jamie Robinson | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 30.0 | – |
| John Busby | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | 27.0 | – |
| Harry Wager | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | – |
| Samuel Allison | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | 34.0 | – |
| Jacob Miles | 1 | 4.00 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 | 16.0 | – |
| Stephen Martin | 2 | 3.50 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 27.0 | – |
| Abigail Byrne | 2 | 3.50 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 20.5 | – |
| Harrison Blair | 2 | 3.50 | 7 | 0 | 0.50 | 25.5 | – |
| Tom Reeves | 2 | 3.00 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.5 | – |
| Alan Young | 1 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | 18.0 | – |
| Matthew Corlett | 2 | 2.50 | 5 | 0 | 0.50 | 12.5 | – |
| William Davis | 2 | 2.50 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 29.5 | – |
| Declan Brown | 1 | 2.00 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 24.0 | – |
| David Webb | 1 | 2.00 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 24.0 | – |
| Matt Donohue | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 22.0 | – |
| Simon Hooper | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 25.0 | – |
| League average | 155 | 3.92 | 3.81 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 23.7 |
Bars compare cards per game with the league average (the middle tick): red is stricter, green more lenient. Tap a referee for their card-line form, recent matches and the card odds on their next match. Callouts need 3+ matches.