JS
Josh Smith
Referee · Championship · 35 games on file, 09 Aug 25 to 03 Nov 26
4.0
Cards / game
3.9
Yellow / game
0.17
Red / game
10.1
Corners / game
2.77
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
1.71
Away cards/game
2.31
Leans 0.6 more cards/game on the away side.
Every game by season
All 35 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2026/27 · Championship8 games
Games
8
Cards / game
4.9
League avg: 3.89
Goals / game
2.75
League avg: 2.93
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Nov 26 | West Brom vs Southampton | 1–1 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 31 Oct 26 | Wolves vs Cardiff | 3–0 | 4/0 | 2/0 |
| 17 Oct 26 | Swansea vs West Ham | 0–1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 10 Oct 26 | Sheffield United vs Lincoln City | 3–0 | 4/0 | 3/0 |
| 20 Sep 26 | Wolves vs West Brom | 1–0 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 12 Sep 26 | Blackburn vs Millwall | 3–1 | 5/0 | 3/0 |
| 05 Sep 26 | Sheffield United vs Norwich | 1–3 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 16 Aug 26 | Burnley vs West Ham | 2–2 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
2025/26 · Championship27 games
Games
27
Cards / game
3.8
League avg: 3.81
Goals / game
2.78
League avg: 2.61
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May 26 | Hull vs Norwich | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 21 Apr 26 | Stoke vs Millwall | 1–3 | 0/0 | 3/0 |
| 18 Apr 26 | Preston vs West Brom | 0–2 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 14 Apr 26 | Southampton vs Blackburn | 3–0 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
| 06 Apr 26 | Portsmouth vs Oxford | 2–2 | 2/1 | 3/0 |
| 21 Mar 26 | Watford vs Leicester | 0–0 | 3/0 | 4/0 |
| 14 Mar 26 | West Brom vs Hull | 3–0 | 1/0 | 4/1 |
| 08 Mar 26 | QPR vs Middlesbrough | 0–4 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 22 Feb 26 | Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 1/1 | 5/1 |
| 07 Feb 26 | Derby vs Ipswich | 1–2 | 1/1 | 4/0 |
| 31 Jan 26 | QPR vs Coventry | 2–1 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 24 Jan 26 | Hull vs Swansea | 2–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 16 Jan 26 | West Brom vs Middlesbrough | 2–3 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 01 Jan 26 | Charlton vs Coventry | 1–1 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 26 Dec 25 | Leicester vs Watford | 1–2 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 09 Dec 25 | Sheffield United vs Norwich | 1–1 | 2/0 | 3/0 |
| 06 Dec 25 | Derby vs Leicester | 1–3 | 3/0 | 2/0 |
| 29 Nov 25 | Stoke vs Hull | 1–2 | 2/0 | 4/0 |
| 22 Nov 25 | Bristol City vs Swansea | 3–0 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 01 Nov 25 | Norwich vs Hull | 0–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| 25 Oct 25 | Ipswich vs West Brom | 1–0 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 18 Oct 25 | Southampton vs Swansea | 0–0 | 0/0 | 4/0 |
| 30 Sep 25 | Hull vs Preston | 2–2 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 22 Sep 25 | Millwall vs Watford | 1–0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 29 Aug 25 | Leicester vs Birmingham | 2–0 | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| 23 Aug 25 | Southampton vs Stoke | 1–2 | 1/0 | 3/1 |
| 09 Aug 25 | Sheffield United vs Bristol City | 1–4 | 0/0 | 0/0 |