AB
Anthony Backhouse
Referee · Championship · 31 games on file, 16 Aug 25 to 31 Oct 26
4.5
Cards / game
4.5
Yellow / game
0.00
Red / game
10.2
Corners / game
3.03
Goals / game
Home / away card split
Cards aren’t entirely a referee’s own doing, since different teams sit either side every match, but a persistent lean here is a genuine pattern in how this official is appointed and how they officiate.
Home cards/game
2.29
Away cards/game
2.26
Every game by season
All 31 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2026/27 · Championship6 games
Games
6
Cards / game
4.2
League avg: 3.89
Goals / game
3.50
League avg: 2.93
2025/26 · Championship25 games
Games
25
Cards / game
4.6
League avg: 3.81
Goals / game
2.92
League avg: 2.61
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May 26 | Millwall vs Oxford | 2–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 21 Apr 26 | West Brom vs Watford | 3–0 | 4/0 | 3/0 |
| 11 Apr 26 | Norwich vs Ipswich | 0–2 | 5/0 | 5/0 |
| 03 Apr 26 | Middlesbrough vs Millwall | 1–2 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 16 Mar 26 | Portsmouth vs Derby | 0–1 | 2/0 | 6/0 |
| 11 Mar 26 | Birmingham vs QPR | 1–0 | 4/0 | 0/0 |
| 28 Feb 26 | Ipswich vs Swansea | 3–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 20 Feb 26 | Blackburn vs Preston | 1–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Feb 26 | Charlton vs Stoke | 1–0 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 03 Feb 26 | Sheffield United vs Oxford | 3–1 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 23 Jan 26 | Derby vs West Brom | 1–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 20 Jan 26 | Swansea vs Blackburn | 3–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 29 Dec 25 | Coventry vs Ipswich | 0–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Dec 25 | Bristol City vs Middlesbrough | 2–0 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 06 Dec 25 | Swansea vs Oxford | 2–0 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 29 Nov 25 | Leicester vs Sheffield United | 2–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 22 Nov 25 | Birmingham vs Norwich | 4–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 05 Nov 25 | Preston vs Swansea | 2–1 | 3/0 | 1/0 |
| 31 Oct 25 | Wrexham vs Coventry | 3–2 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Oct 25 | Bristol City vs Southampton | 3–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 04 Oct 25 | Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough | 1–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 27 Sep 25 | Charlton vs Blackburn | 3–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Sep 25 | Hull vs Southampton | 3–1 | 5/0 | 3/0 |
| 30 Aug 25 | Sheffield Wednesday vs Swansea | 0–2 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 16 Aug 25 | Derby vs Coventry | 3–5 | 2/0 | 5/0 |