JD

James Durkin

Referee · National League · 31 games on file, 09 Aug 25 to 31 Oct 26

4.2 Cards / game
3.9 Yellow / game
0.29 Red / game
10.5 Corners / game
3.79 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 1.79
Away cards/game 2.43

Leans 0.6 more cards/game on the away side.

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 · National League4 games
Games 4
Cards / game 4.2 League avg: 4.26
Goals / game 2.75 League avg: 3.16
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
31 Oct 26 Forest Green Rovers vs Harrogate Town 2–2 1/0 3/0
30 Sep 26 Eastleigh vs Southend United 1–1 2/0 2/0
28 Aug 26 Wealdstone vs Carlisle United 1–1 1/0 4/0
15 Aug 26 Worthing vs Forest Green Rovers 1–2 0/0 4/0
2025/26 · National League10 games
Games 10
Cards / game 4.2 League avg: 3.91
Goals / game 4.20 League avg: 2.92
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
25 Apr 26 Southend United vs Wealdstone 2–1 2/0 1/0
21 Mar 26 Solihull Moors vs Halifax Town 0–3 3/1 2/0
10 Mar 26 Aldershot Town vs Carlisle United 0–2 2/0 4/0
03 Mar 26 Wealdstone vs Morecambe 2–3 2/0 3/1
25 Feb 26 Yeovil Town vs Sutton United 3–2 3/0 5/0
14 Feb 26 Eastleigh vs Boreham Wood 2–2 2/0 0/0
10 Feb 26 Truro City vs Woking 0–2 1/0 1/0
25 Oct 25 Wealdstone vs Sutton United 4–2 3/0 0/0
13 Sep 25 Solihull Moors vs Morecambe 4–4 1/0 0/0
03 Sep 25 Truro City vs Aldershot Town 2–2 1/0 2/2
2025/26 · League One8 games
Games 8
Cards / game 3.9 League avg: 3.78
Goals / game 2.38 League avg: 2.63
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
15 Apr 26 Luton vs Northampton Town 2–1 2/0 3/0
17 Feb 26 Stevenage vs Port Vale 2–1 3/0 2/0
17 Jan 26 AFC Wimbledon vs Doncaster Rovers 0–1 2/1 2/0
26 Dec 25 Plymouth vs Reading 1–4 3/1 3/0
09 Dec 25 Northampton Town vs Huddersfield 1–1 0/0 0/0
11 Oct 25 Exeter City vs Reading 1–1 1/0 1/0
23 Aug 25 Peterborough United vs Bradford City 1–1 1/0 1/0
09 Aug 25 Stevenage vs Rotherham United 1–0 3/0 2/0
2025/26 · League Two9 games
Games 9
Cards / game 4.8 League avg: 3.84
Goals / game 2.78 League avg: 2.58
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
03 Apr 26 Chesterfield vs Cheltenham Town 1–0 1/0 1/0
27 Jan 26 Newport County vs Accrington Stanley 1–4 2/1 5/0
01 Jan 26 Swindon Town vs Gillingham 2–0 4/0 3/0
20 Dec 25 Bromley vs Grimsby Town 2–0 2/0 3/0
15 Nov 25 Walsall vs Colchester United 0–2 2/0 4/0
08 Nov 25 Barnet vs Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 1/0 4/0
20 Sep 25 Notts County vs Crawley Town 4–0 0/0 2/0
06 Sep 25 Bromley vs Gillingham 2–2 2/0 2/0
19 Aug 25 Newport County vs Salford City 0–1 1/0 3/0

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