TF
Tim Ford
Referee · MLS · 28 games on file, 26 Jun 25 to 07 Nov 26
4.6
Cards / game
4.3
Yellow / game
0.29
Red / game
10.1
Corners / game
3.50
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
2.00
Away cards/game
2.57
Leans 0.6 more cards/game on the away side.
Every game by season
All 28 games on file, newest season first, with cards per game next to the league average for that season.
2026 · MLS16 games
Games
16
Cards / game
4.0
League avg: 4.20
Goals / game
3.25
League avg: 3.25
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Nov 26 | Philadelphia Union vs Toronto FC | 4–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 31 Oct 26 | New York City FC vs CF Montreal | 1–1 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 21 Oct 26 | FC Cincinnati vs DC United | 2–1 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 14 Oct 26 | Columbus Crew vs Charlotte FC | 3–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 27 Sep 26 | Houston Dynamo vs Sporting Kansas City | 0–2 | 1/1 | 4/0 |
| 13 Sep 26 | FC Dallas vs Portland Timbers | 2–1 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 02 Aug 26 | Minnesota United vs San Diego FC | 1–1 | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| 25 Jul 26 | Philadelphia Union vs Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
| 24 May 26 | Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | 1/0 | 4/0 |
| 17 May 26 | San Diego FC vs FC Cincinnati | 3–3 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 10 May 26 | Colorado Rapids vs St. Louis City | 0–1 | 3/1 | 5/1 |
| 23 Apr 26 | San Jose Earthquakes vs Austin FC | 5–1 | 4/0 | 1/0 |
| 18 Apr 26 | New England Revolution vs Columbus Crew | 2–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 04 Apr 26 | Real Salt Lake vs Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
| 08 Mar 26 | St. Louis City vs Seattle Sounders | 0–1 | 1/0 | 3/0 |
| 22 Feb 26 | FC Dallas vs Toronto FC | 3–2 | 1/0 | 2/0 |
2025 · MLS12 games
Games
12
Cards / game
5.3
League avg: 4.36
Goals / game
3.83
League avg: 3.00
| Date | Fixture | Score | Home Y/R | Away Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 25 | FC Cincinnati vs CF Montreal | 3–0 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 11 Oct 25 | Inter Miami vs Atlanta United | 4–0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| 05 Oct 25 | Chicago Fire vs Toronto FC | 2–2 | 2/0 | 2/0 |
| 20 Sep 25 | New York City FC vs Charlotte FC | 2–0 | 4/0 | 5/0 |
| 24 Aug 25 | Nashville SC vs Orlando City | 5–1 | 2/0 | 2/1 |
| 10 Aug 25 | San Jose Earthquakes vs Vancouver Whitecaps | 2–1 | 5/0 | 3/1 |
| 26 Jul 25 | Columbus Crew vs Orlando City | 1–3 | 2/0 | 1/0 |
| 20 Jul 25 | Sporting Kansas City vs New York City FC | 1–1 | 2/0 | 0/0 |
| 13 Jul 25 | LA Galaxy vs DC United | 2–1 | 3/0 | 5/0 |
| 06 Jul 25 | San Diego FC vs Houston Dynamo | 3–4 | 1/0 | 6/0 |
| 29 Jun 25 | Seattle Sounders vs Austin FC | 2–0 | 3/1 | 4/0 |
| 26 Jun 25 | FC Dallas vs San Jose Earthquakes | 2–4 | 0/2 | 3/0 |
Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.