JL
James Linington
Referee · Championship · 18 games on file, 04 Oct 25 to 07 Mar 26
3.4
Cards / game
3.3
Yellow / game
0.11
Red / game
11.0
Corners / game
2.61
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
1.17
Away cards/game
2.22
Leans 1.1 more cards/game on the away side.
Every game by season
All 18 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2025/26 · Championship18 games
Games
18
Cards / game
3.4
League avg: 3.81
Goals / game
2.61
League avg: 2.61
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 26 | Charlton vs Birmingham | 1–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 25 Feb 26 | Stoke vs Oxford | 2–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Feb 26 | West Brom vs Coventry | 0–2 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 14 Feb 26 | Portsmouth vs Sheffield United | 0–1 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 07 Feb 26 | Norwich vs Blackburn | 2–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 24 Jan 26 | Leicester vs Oxford | 1–2 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 20 Jan 26 | Charlton vs Derby | 1–2 | 0/0 | 2/1 |
| 04 Jan 26 | Birmingham vs Coventry | 3–2 | 3/0 | 1/1 |
| 01 Jan 26 | Swansea vs West Brom | 1–0 | 2/0 | 5/0 |
| 26 Dec 25 | Portsmouth vs QPR | 1–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 13 Dec 25 | Oxford vs Preston | 1–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Dec 25 | Bristol City vs Leicester | 2–2 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 29 Nov 25 | Middlesbrough vs Derby | 2–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 22 Nov 25 | QPR vs Hull | 3–2 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Nov 25 | Coventry vs Sheffield United | 3–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 25 Oct 25 | Bristol City vs Birmingham | 1–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 21 Oct 25 | Millwall vs Stoke | 2–0 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 04 Oct 25 | Preston vs Charlton | 2–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |