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Stephen Parkinson

Referee · National League · 32 games on file, 16 Aug 25 to 24 Oct 26

3.8 Cards / game
3.8 Yellow / game
0.00 Red / game
8.7 Corners / game
3.00 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 1.67
Away cards/game 2.17

Leans 0.5 more cards/game on the away 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 League3 games
Games 3
Cards / game 4.0 League avg: 4.26
Goals / game 2.00 League avg: 3.16
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
24 Oct 26 Boreham Wood vs AFC Fylde 4–0 1/0 2/0
05 Sep 26 AFC Hornchurch vs Forest Green Rovers 0–1 3/0 1/0
15 Aug 26 Southend United vs Scunthorpe United 1–0 2/0 3/0
2025/26 · League Two16 games
Games 16
Cards / game 3.4 League avg: 3.84
Goals / game 2.44 League avg: 2.58
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
02 May 26 Fleetwood Town vs Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 0/0 0/0
25 Apr 26 Cambridge United vs Barrow 3–0 0/0 3/0
21 Apr 26 Cheltenham Town vs Tranmere Rovers 1–3 1/0 0/0
11 Apr 26 Salford City vs Gillingham 0–0 1/0 2/0
06 Apr 26 Harrogate Town vs Bristol Rovers 2–3 1/0 0/0
14 Mar 26 Crewe Alexandra vs Walsall 0–3 2/0 3/0
31 Jan 26 Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town 3–1 1/0 2/0
01 Jan 26 Colchester United vs Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 1/0 2/0
26 Dec 25 Newport County vs Barnet 0–0 1/0 0/0
20 Dec 25 Fleetwood Town vs Gillingham 2–1 3/0 2/0
10 Dec 25 Oldham Athletic vs Walsall 0–1 3/0 2/0
15 Nov 25 Bromley vs Barrow 2–1 1/0 2/0
04 Oct 25 Salford City vs Grimsby Town 0–2 3/0 3/0
27 Sep 25 Chesterfield vs Newport County 4–1 3/0 2/0
06 Sep 25 Notts County vs Fleetwood Town 1–0 3/0 3/0
19 Aug 25 Crawley Town vs Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 4/0 1/0
2025/26 · National League3 games
Games 3
Cards / game 3.7 League avg: 3.91
Goals / game 4.00 League avg: 2.92
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
03 Apr 26 Woking vs Eastleigh 3–3 3/0 2/0
24 Sep 25 Aldershot Town vs Yeovil Town 1–4 1/0 2/0
23 Aug 25 Wealdstone vs Carlisle United 0–1 0/0 3/0
2025/26 · League One10 games
Games 10
Cards / game 4.0 League avg: 3.78
Goals / game 2.40 League avg: 2.63
DateFixtureScoreHome Y/RAway Y/R
21 Mar 26 Cardiff vs Blackpool 0–0 2/0 3/0
07 Mar 26 Plymouth vs Doncaster Rovers 2–1 5/0 4/0
24 Feb 26 Burton Albion vs Stockport County 3–0 1/0 4/0
07 Feb 26 Peterborough United vs Wigan 6–1 1/0 3/0
27 Jan 26 Lincoln City vs Bradford City 3–0 1/0 1/0
20 Jan 26 Stevenage vs Bolton Wanderers 0–0 0/0 1/0
29 Nov 25 Plymouth vs Northampton Town 0–3 1/1 5/0
08 Nov 25 Exeter City vs Wigan 1–1 1/0 1/0
25 Oct 25 Leyton Orient vs Lincoln City 1–0 0/0 2/0
16 Aug 25 Wigan vs Peterborough United 2–0 1/0 2/0

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