JD

Joseph Dickerson

Referee · MLS · 32 games on file, 03 Mar 25 to 08 Nov 26

4.5 Cards / game
4.3 Yellow / game
0.22 Red / game
9.1 Corners / game
3.88 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 2.19
Away cards/game 2.34

Every game by season

All 32 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026 · MLS19 games
Games 19
Cards / game 4.6 League avg: 4.20
Goals / game 3.79 League avg: 3.25
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
08 Nov 26 Real Salt Lake vs LA Galaxy 2–1 4/0 1/0
02 Nov 26 Los Angeles FC vs Minnesota United 1–3 3/0 4/0
29 Oct 26 Vancouver Whitecaps vs San Diego FC 4–1 3/1 2/0
18 Oct 26 San Jose Earthquakes vs Nashville SC 1–1 3/0 1/0
11 Oct 26 St. Louis City vs LA Galaxy 6–2 2/0 2/0
24 Sep 26 Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake 2–0 4/0 2/0
09 Sep 26 Philadelphia Union vs FC Cincinnati 5–0 0/0 2/1
05 Sep 26 Orlando City vs San Diego FC 1–0 3/0 2/0
20 Aug 26 Colorado Rapids vs Los Angeles FC 1–0 3/0 3/0
15 Aug 26 Toronto FC vs New England Revolution 2–1 1/1 1/0
02 Aug 26 Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders 2–1 2/0 2/0
17 May 26 Seattle Sounders vs LA Galaxy 0–2 1/0 4/0
10 May 26 FC Dallas vs Real Salt Lake 3–1 2/0 3/0
03 May 26 Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati 2–3 1/0 3/1
26 Apr 26 Nashville SC vs Charlotte FC 4–2 2/0 1/0
19 Apr 26 Los Angeles FC vs San Jose Earthquakes 1–4 3/0 3/0
05 Apr 26 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers 3–2 1/0 1/0
01 Mar 26 LA Galaxy vs Charlotte FC 3–0 2/0 4/0
22 Feb 26 San Diego FC vs CF Montreal 5–0 1/0 1/1
2025 · MLS13 games
Games 13
Cards / game 4.4 League avg: 4.36
Goals / game 4.00 League avg: 3.00
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
14 Sep 25 Portland Timbers vs New York Red Bulls 2–1 2/0 2/0
24 Aug 25 Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United 1–3 2/0 2/0
17 Aug 25 San Jose Earthquakes vs San Diego FC 1–2 2/0 3/0
31 May 25 Toronto FC vs Charlotte FC 0–2 4/0 1/0
25 May 25 Minnesota United vs Austin FC 1–1 2/0 2/0
15 May 25 San Jose Earthquakes vs Inter Miami 3–3 3/0 2/0
11 May 25 Vancouver Whitecaps vs Los Angeles FC 2–2 2/0 3/0
04 May 25 San Diego FC vs FC Dallas 5–0 1/0 2/0
20 Apr 25 San Jose Earthquakes vs Sporting Kansas City 3–5 2/0 2/0
13 Apr 25 LA Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo 1–1 2/1 2/0
16 Mar 25 Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United 3–3 1/0 1/0
09 Mar 25 Vancouver Whitecaps vs CF Montreal 2–0 1/0 2/0
03 Mar 25 Houston Dynamo vs Inter Miami 1–4 2/0 5/1

Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.

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