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Paul Howard

Referee · National League · 21 games on file, 25 Oct 25 to 15 Sep 26

3.0 Cards / game
3.0 Yellow / game
0.00 Red / game
6.0 Corners / game
1.00 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 0.67
Away cards/game 2.33

Leans 1.7 more cards/game on the away side.

Every game by season

All 21 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.

2026/27 · National League1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 4.0 League avg: 4.26
Goals / game 1.00 League avg: 3.16
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
15 Sep 26 Worthing vs AFC Hornchurch 1–0 1/0 3/0
2026/27 · League Two1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 6.0 League avg: 4.12
Goals / game 2.00 League avg: 2.68
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
15 Aug 26 Oldham Athletic vs Port Vale 2–0 2/0 4/0
2025/26 · League One10 games
Games 10
Cards / game 3.6 League avg: 3.78
Goals / game 2.80 League avg: 2.63
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
02 May 26 Leyton Orient vs Burton Albion 2–2 1/0 1/0
11 Mar 26 Port Vale vs Bradford City 0–2 2/0 2/0
03 Mar 26 Exeter City vs Burton Albion 1–1 1/0 2/0
14 Feb 26 Blackpool vs Plymouth 0–4 1/1 3/0
31 Jan 26 Exeter City vs Rotherham United 0–4 3/0 1/0
27 Jan 26 Wycombe Wanderers vs Wigan 2–0 0/0 0/0
24 Jan 26 Cardiff vs Stockport County 1–1 3/0 2/0
29 Dec 25 Barnsley vs Lincoln City 0–2 4/0 2/0
13 Dec 25 Bradford City vs Reading 2–0 1/0 3/0
29 Nov 25 Burton Albion vs Leyton Orient 0–4 3/0 0/0
2025/26 · League Two7 games
Games 7
Cards / game 3.6 League avg: 3.84
Goals / game 1.86 League avg: 2.58
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
10 Apr 26 Colchester United vs Swindon Town 3–0 1/0 0/1
06 Apr 26 Crewe Alexandra vs Salford City 1–0 1/0 1/0
17 Mar 26 Newport County vs Bromley 0–1 1/0 3/0
21 Feb 26 Crawley Town vs Chesterfield 1–1 4/0 2/0
20 Dec 25 Shrewsbury Town vs Chesterfield 0–1 0/0 3/0
22 Nov 25 Cheltenham Town vs Bristol Rovers 1–0 4/0 1/0
15 Nov 25 Gillingham vs Crawley Town 2–2 1/0 2/0
2025/26 · National League2 games
Games 2
Cards / game 2.5 League avg: 3.91
Goals / game 1.00 League avg: 2.92
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
14 Mar 26 Southend United vs Forest Green Rovers 2–0 1/0 1/0
25 Oct 25 Braintree Town vs Altrincham 0–0 0/0 3/0

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