Yellow cards per game, fouls per game and red cards for every Championship referee in 2026/27.
| Referee | Games | Yellows/game | Cards/game | Fouls/game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brooks | 4 | 5.75 | 6 | 27 |
| Edward Duckworth | 10 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 20 |
| Ruebyn Ricardo | 26 | 5.04 | 5.23 | 22 |
| Stephen Martin | 29 | 4.83 | 4.93 | 22.72 |
| Thomas Parsons | 5 | 4.8 | 5 | 24.2 |
| Leigh Doughty | 19 | 4.63 | 4.74 | 21.47 |
| Tim Robinson | 15 | 4.6 | 4.67 | 24.33 |
| Anthony Backhouse | 31 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 21.1 |
| Matt Donohue | 29 | 4.52 | 4.62 | 22.24 |
| Elliot Bell | 18 | 4.39 | 4.5 | 22.22 |
| Thomas Bramall | 4 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 22.25 |
| John Busby | 26 | 4.23 | 4.35 | 21.62 |
| Thomas Kirk | 27 | 4.07 | 4.15 | 21.15 |
| Joshua Smith | 34 | 4.06 | 4.24 | 21.68 |
| Simon Hooper | 3 | 4 | 4.33 | 20 |
| Adam Herczeg | 30 | 3.9 | 4.03 | 22.2 |
| Robert Madley | 16 | 3.88 | 4.13 | 20.25 |
| Michael Salisbury | 7 | 3.86 | 4 | 23 |
| Tom Reeves | 12 | 3.83 | 3.92 | 21.75 |
| Lewis Smith | 31 | 3.81 | 3.84 | 19.61 |
| Ben Toner | 20 | 3.8 | 4 | 24 |
| Farai Hallam | 26 | 3.73 | 3.73 | 20.96 |
| Jacob Miles | 3 | 3.67 | 3.67 | 16.33 |
| Oliver Langford | 27 | 3.52 | 3.67 | 20 |
| Tom Nield | 28 | 3.5 | 3.57 | 23 |
| James Bell | 16 | 3.44 | 3.5 | 20.38 |
| Andy Madley | 7 | 3.43 | 3.57 | 22.86 |
| James Linington | 18 | 3.39 | 3.5 | 20.44 |
| Dean Whitestone | 19 | 3.37 | 3.47 | 23.16 |
| Matthew Corlett | 6 | 3.33 | 3.5 | 20 |
| Samuel Allison | 24 | 3.29 | 3.38 | 23.21 |
| Robert Jones | 6 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 22.5 |
| Gavin Ward | 31 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 20.45 |
| Tony Harrington | 4 | 3 | 3.25 | 21.75 |
| Paul Tierney | 8 | 3 | 3.13 | 23.25 |
| Will Finnie | 12 | 3 | 3.25 | 20.42 |
| Andrew Kitchen | 32 | 2.94 | 3.13 | 20.41 |
| David Webb | 31 | 2.61 | 2.65 | 20.29 |
| Ben Speedie | 13 | 2.46 | 2.54 | 20.85 |
Stephen Martin — Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers (Tue 3 Nov); John Busby — Preston North End v Sheffield United (Tue 3 Nov); Tom Reeves — Queens Park Rangers v Burnley (Tue 3 Nov); James Bell — Watford v Lincoln City (Tue 3 Nov); Matthew Corlett — Portsmouth v Swansea City (Tue 3 Nov); Samuel Allison — Derby County v Norwich City (Tue 3 Nov); Andrew Kitchen — Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City (Tue 3 Nov); Joshua Smith — West Bromwich Albion v Southampton (Tue 3 Nov); David Webb — Birmingham City v Millwall (Tue 3 Nov); Edward Duckworth — Cardiff City v West Ham United (Wed 4 Nov); Oliver Langford — Wrexham v Middlesbrough (Wed 4 Nov); Tom Nield — Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wed 4 Nov).
Championship referees average 21.7 fouls per game across 2025/26 and 2026/27.
Championship referees average 3.8 yellow cards per game across 2025/26 and 2026/27.
John Brooks averages the most yellow cards in the Championship with 5.75 per game across 2025/26 and 2026/27.
John Brooks averages the most fouls in the Championship with 27 per game across 2025/26 and 2026/27.
Joshua Smith has refereed the most Championship games across 2025/26 and 2026/27 with 34 matches.