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Matthew Russell

Referee · National League · 23 games on file, 02 Aug 25 to 09 Oct 26

2.0 Cards / game
1.8 Yellow / game
0.25 Red / game
9.0 Corners / game
2.50 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 1.00
Away cards/game 1.00

Every game by season

All 23 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026/27 · National League2 games
Games 2
Cards / game 2.5 League avg: 4.26
Goals / game 1.50 League avg: 3.16
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
09 Oct 26 Sutton United vs Boreham Wood 0–2 2/0 0/0
05 Sep 26 Aldershot Town vs Halifax Town 1–0 1/0 2/0
2025/26 · League One12 games
Games 12
Cards / game 2.6 League avg: 3.78
Goals / game 2.33 League avg: 2.63
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
02 May 26 Stevenage vs Wigan 1–0 1/0 1/0
06 Apr 26 Mansfield Town vs Burton Albion 0–0 3/0 1/0
17 Mar 26 Peterborough United vs Rotherham United 5–0 1/0 1/0
07 Mar 26 Blackpool vs Wigan 1–1 2/0 1/0
21 Feb 26 Wycombe Wanderers vs Stevenage 3–1 1/0 1/0
01 Jan 26 Exeter City vs Luton 1–0 3/0 1/0
20 Dec 25 Rotherham United vs Huddersfield 1–3 2/0 1/0
20 Nov 25 Peterborough United vs Stockport County 3–0 1/0 1/0
28 Oct 25 Mansfield Town vs Plymouth 2–0 1/0 2/0
25 Oct 25 Reading vs Doncaster Rovers 1–1 1/0 1/0
13 Sep 25 Exeter City vs Port Vale 0–2 1/0 2/0
09 Aug 25 AFC Wimbledon vs Lincoln City 2–0 0/0 0/1
2025/26 · National League2 games
Games 2
Cards / game 1.5 League avg: 3.91
Goals / game 3.50 League avg: 2.92
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
25 Apr 26 Forest Green Rovers vs Morecambe 5–0 0/0 0/0
24 Mar 26 Eastleigh vs Sutton United 0–2 0/1 2/0
2025/26 · League Two7 games
Games 7
Cards / game 3.1 League avg: 3.84
Goals / game 2.43 League avg: 2.58
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
07 Feb 26 Bristol Rovers vs Chesterfield 2–3 3/0 2/0
17 Jan 26 Crawley Town vs Notts County 1–2 1/1 2/0
29 Dec 25 Gillingham vs Colchester United 1–1 1/0 1/0
22 Nov 25 Bromley vs Salford City 2–0 0/0 2/0
11 Oct 25 Shrewsbury Town vs Cambridge United 2–0 2/0 1/0
30 Aug 25 Crewe Alexandra vs Swindon Town 0–3 1/0 1/0
02 Aug 25 Milton Keynes Dons vs Oldham Athletic 0–0 1/0 3/0

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