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Simon Mather

Referee · National League · 32 games on file, 02 Aug 25 to 08 Aug 26

1.5 Cards / game
1.5 Yellow / game
0.00 Red / game
13.0 Corners / game
4.75 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 0.50

Leans 0.5 more cards/game on the home side.

Every game by season

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

2026/27 · National League1 game
Games 1
Cards / game 1.0 League avg: 4.26
Goals / game 7.00 League avg: 3.16
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
08 Aug 26 Harrogate Town vs Solihull Moors 5–2 1/0 0/0
2025/26 · League Two13 games
Games 13
Cards / game 3.5 League avg: 3.84
Goals / game 2.08 League avg: 2.58
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
18 Apr 26 Cheltenham Town vs Newport County 1–0 1/0 4/0
11 Apr 26 Barnet vs Barrow 3–2 1/0 1/0
28 Mar 26 Crewe Alexandra vs Oldham Athletic 2–1 4/0 0/0
17 Mar 26 Walsall vs Cambridge United 0–0 0/0 2/0
07 Mar 26 Crawley Town vs Swindon Town 2–2 1/0 1/0
03 Mar 26 Chesterfield vs Colchester United 3–0 2/0 5/0
24 Jan 26 Salford City vs Bristol Rovers 1–0 2/0 0/0
26 Dec 25 Walsall vs Crewe Alexandra 1–0 1/0 2/0
09 Dec 25 Swindon Town vs Cheltenham Town 0–1 2/0 2/0
29 Nov 25 Accrington Stanley vs Oldham Athletic 1–0 4/0 2/0
22 Nov 25 Notts County vs Colchester United 1–3 1/0 3/0
15 Nov 25 Cambridge United vs Barnet 0–0 2/0 0/0
25 Oct 25 Harrogate Town vs Newport County 0–3 2/0 0/0
2025/26 · League One15 games
Games 15
Cards / game 3.9 League avg: 3.78
Goals / game 2.80 League avg: 2.63
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
06 Apr 26 Reading vs Lincoln City 1–2 1/0 2/0
21 Mar 26 Leyton Orient vs Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 3/0 0/1
21 Feb 26 Rotherham United vs Doncaster Rovers 1–2 3/0 3/0
17 Feb 26 Cardiff vs AFC Wimbledon 4–1 0/0 2/0
07 Feb 26 Mansfield Town vs Exeter City 0–0 1/0 4/0
17 Jan 26 Burton Albion vs Huddersfield 3–1 1/0 4/0
10 Jan 26 Luton vs Stevenage 2–1 1/0 2/0
04 Jan 26 Blackpool vs Bradford City 1–2 0/0 2/0
13 Dec 25 Barnsley vs Leyton Orient 3–2 1/0 3/0
08 Nov 25 Peterborough United vs AFC Wimbledon 5–0 2/0 1/0
27 Sep 25 Mansfield Town vs Rotherham United 2–1 3/0 4/0
13 Sep 25 Stockport County vs Cardiff 1–1 0/0 1/0
30 Aug 25 Stevenage vs Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 2/0 2/0
09 Aug 25 Northampton Town vs Bradford City 0–0 2/0 5/0
02 Aug 25 Huddersfield vs Leyton Orient 3–0 3/0 0/0
2025/26 · National League3 games
Games 3
Cards / game 1.7 League avg: 3.91
Goals / game 4.00 League avg: 2.92
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
14 Mar 26 Scunthorpe United vs Altrincham 2–1 2/0 1/0
03 Feb 26 Rochdale vs Boreham Wood 4–1 1/0 1/0
01 Oct 25 Carlisle United vs Hartlepool United 3–1 0/0 0/0

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