Championship Cards Table 2026/27

Watford collect the most cards, 2.79 per game against a Championship average of 1.94 per team. Opponents of Southampton are booked most often, 2.71 per game.

#	Team	P	Yellows	Reds	Cards/G	Against/G
1	Watford	14	39	0	2.79	2.14
2	Lincoln City	14	33	3	2.57	2.14
3	Blackburn	14	34	1	2.50	1.71
4	Derby	14	32	1	2.36	1.79
5	Stoke	14	30	2	2.29	2.21
6	Preston	14	30	1	2.21	1.29
7	West Ham	14	30	1	2.21	1.43
8	Millwall	14	28	1	2.07	2.57
9	Norwich	14	28	1	2.07	1.86
10	Birmingham	14	28	0	2.00	1.71
11	Burnley	14	27	1	2.00	1.57
12	Charlton	14	27	1	2.00	1.93
13	QPR	14	27	1	2.00	1.71
14	West Brom	14	27	1	2.00	1.71
15	Sheffield United	14	26	1	1.93	2.07
16	Wolves	14	26	0	1.86	2.57
17	Southampton	14	24	1	1.79	2.71
18	Cardiff	14	23	1	1.71	2.36
19	Bolton Wanderers	14	22	1	1.64	1.57
20	Portsmouth	14	21	0	1.50	2.29
21	Bristol City	14	19	1	1.43	1.79
22	Swansea	14	20	0	1.43	1.71
23	Wrexham	14	18	0	1.29	2.07
24	Middlesbrough	14	14	0	1.00	1.71
	League average	14.0	26.4	0.8	1.94	1.94

#	Team	P	Yellows	Reds	Cards/G	Against/G
1	Blackburn	7	20	0	2.86	2.00
2	Watford	7	19	0	2.71	2.14
3	Millwall	7	16	1	2.43	3.00
4	Wolves	7	17	0	2.43	2.71
5	Norwich	7	16	0	2.29	1.86
6	Burnley	7	15	0	2.14	1.57
7	Lincoln City	7	13	2	2.14	1.71
8	Derby	7	14	0	2.00	1.86
9	Preston	7	14	0	2.00	1.00
10	West Brom	7	14	0	2.00	2.57
11	Birmingham	7	13	0	1.86	1.43
12	Bristol City	7	12	1	1.86	2.00
13	Sheffield United	7	12	0	1.71	2.14
14	Stoke	7	12	0	1.71	2.71
15	Southampton	7	10	1	1.57	2.86
16	West Ham	7	11	0	1.57	1.86
17	Bolton Wanderers	7	10	0	1.43	2.00
18	Cardiff	7	10	0	1.43	2.57
19	Portsmouth	7	10	0	1.43	2.00
20	QPR	7	9	1	1.43	2.29
21	Wrexham	7	10	0	1.43	2.14
22	Charlton	7	9	0	1.29	1.57
23	Middlesbrough	7	8	0	1.14	1.71
24	Swansea	7	8	0	1.14	1.57
	League average	7.0	12.6	0.2	1.83	2.05

#	Team	P	Yellows	Reds	Cards/G	Against/G
1	Lincoln City	7	20	1	3.00	2.57
2	Stoke	7	18	2	2.86	1.71
3	Watford	7	20	0	2.86	2.14
4	West Ham	7	19	1	2.86	1.00
5	Charlton	7	18	1	2.71	2.29
6	Derby	7	18	1	2.71	1.71
7	QPR	7	18	0	2.57	1.14
8	Preston	7	16	1	2.43	1.57
9	Birmingham	7	15	0	2.14	2.00
10	Blackburn	7	14	1	2.14	1.43
11	Sheffield United	7	14	1	2.14	2.00
12	Cardiff	7	13	1	2.00	2.14
13	Southampton	7	14	0	2.00	2.57
14	West Brom	7	13	1	2.00	0.86
15	Bolton Wanderers	7	12	1	1.86	1.14
16	Burnley	7	12	1	1.86	1.57
17	Norwich	7	12	1	1.86	1.86
18	Millwall	7	12	0	1.71	2.14
19	Swansea	7	12	0	1.71	1.86
20	Portsmouth	7	11	0	1.57	2.57
21	Wolves	7	9	0	1.29	2.43
22	Wrexham	7	8	0	1.14	2.00
23	Bristol City	7	7	0	1.00	1.57
24	Middlesbrough	7	6	0	0.86	1.71
	League average	7.0	13.8	0.6	2.05	1.83

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Championship matches this season only, 15 rounds so far. Sorted by cards per game. Only matches with a cards count on file are used.

What the cards table tells you

The table counts yellow and red cards shown to each club's own players. Cards per game is the club's own discipline, and against per game is the number shown to opponents in the same matches.

A club near the top for its own cards is not always a dirty one. Teams that defend a lot, play from behind or have to stop quick counter attacks collect bookings along the way. Reds are rare, so the yellows drive the ranking.

Cards against is partly about style. Sides that press high, keep the ball or have quick wingers who draw fouls tend to see opponents booked more often.

Referees differ in how strict they are, and a handful of matches with the same official can move a club's average, so the figures settle as the season goes on.

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