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Darren Drysdale

Referee · League One · 26 games on file, 20 Aug 25 to 25 Apr 26

4.2 Cards / game
4.0 Yellow / game
0.25 Red / game
9.8 Corners / game
2.25 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 1.67
Away cards/game 2.58

Leans 0.9 more cards/game on the away side.

Every game by season

All 26 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2025/26 · League One12 games
Games 12
Cards / game 4.2 League avg: 3.78
Goals / game 2.25 League avg: 2.63
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
25 Apr 26 Blackpool vs Leyton Orient 1–0 1/0 3/0
15 Apr 26 AFC Wimbledon vs Stockport County 0–2 1/0 4/0
28 Mar 26 Wycombe Wanderers vs Port Vale 4–0 1/0 2/0
21 Feb 26 Plymouth vs Cardiff 5–2 3/0 4/0
01 Jan 26 Northampton Town vs Stockport County 0–0 1/0 3/0
13 Dec 25 Huddersfield vs Wigan 1–1 2/0 2/0
09 Dec 25 Leyton Orient vs Luton 1–1 1/0 2/0
22 Nov 25 Bolton Wanderers vs Bradford City 0–0 3/0 3/0
08 Nov 25 Doncaster Rovers vs Barnsley 1–2 1/0 3/0
27 Sep 25 Wigan vs Cardiff 0–2 1/1 1/0
06 Sep 25 Bolton Wanderers vs AFC Wimbledon 3–0 2/0 1/2
23 Aug 25 Huddersfield vs Stevenage 1–0 2/0 1/0
2025/26 · National League4 games
Games 4
Cards / game 3.0 League avg: 3.91
Goals / game 2.50 League avg: 2.92
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
18 Apr 26 York City vs Yeovil Town 3–0 3/0 2/0
10 Mar 26 Southend United vs Gateshead 1–1 1/0 1/0
17 Feb 26 Rochdale vs Scunthorpe United 1–1 0/0 4/0
30 Aug 25 Sutton United vs Carlisle United 2–1 0/0 1/0
2025/26 · League Two10 games
Games 10
Cards / game 3.5 League avg: 3.84
Goals / game 3.10 League avg: 2.58
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
06 Apr 26 Barrow vs Chesterfield 0–1 2/0 2/0
03 Apr 26 Bristol Rovers vs Fleetwood Town 1–0 4/0 4/0
14 Feb 26 Bromley vs Notts County 1–1 0/0 1/1
11 Feb 26 Swindon Town vs Newport County 2–0 0/0 0/0
05 Feb 26 Accrington Stanley vs Salford City 1–0 1/0 1/0
24 Jan 26 Barnet vs Oldham Athletic 3–2 3/1 1/0
17 Jan 26 Tranmere Rovers vs Walsall 1–3 1/0 2/0
11 Oct 25 Fleetwood Town vs Harrogate Town 3–2 0/0 0/0
04 Oct 25 Milton Keynes Dons vs Gillingham 3–2 2/0 3/0
20 Aug 25 Notts County vs Shrewsbury Town 4–1 3/0 3/0

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