Scottish Premiership referees
Scotland
Scottish Premiership 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 4.27 cards and 0.34 penalties a match over 71 matches.
Strictest
Michael MacDermid
5.60 cards a game
Most lenient
Calum Scott
3.60 cards a game
Appointed
0
referees named for the next two weeks
| Referee | Next match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael MacDermid | 5 | 5.60 | 27 | 1 | 0.40 | 27.8 | – |
| John Beaton | 8 | 4.88 | 38 | 1 | 0.25 | 24.9 | – |
| N. Walsh | 6 | 4.67 | 28 | 0 | 0.83 | 28.7 | – |
| Don Robertson | 7 | 4.57 | 30 | 2 | 0.29 | 26.9 | – |
| Chris Graham | 4 | 4.50 | 16 | 2 | 0.25 | 23.8 | – |
| David Dickinson | 7 | 4.14 | 28 | 1 | 0.14 | 22.7 | – |
| Ross Hardie | 5 | 4.00 | 20 | 0 | 0.60 | 22.8 | – |
| Duncan Nicolson | 8 | 3.88 | 31 | 0 | 0.13 | 26.3 | – |
| Steven McLean | 7 | 3.86 | 27 | 0 | 0.43 | 20.4 | – |
| Ryan Lee | 5 | 3.80 | 18 | 1 | 0.40 | 23.2 | – |
| Calum Scott | 5 | 3.60 | 16 | 2 | 0.00 | 20.0 | – |
| Dan McFarlane | 1 | 5.00 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 21.0 | – |
| Kevin Clancy | 2 | 3.50 | 7 | 0 | 1.00 | 24.0 | – |
| Matthew McDermid | 1 | 2.00 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 16.0 | – |
| League average | 71 | 4.27 | 4.13 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 24.2 |
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.