Referee profile
Ben Atkinson
- Matches officiated
- 65 career total (source)
- Yellow cards / match
- 5.25 341 yellow in total
- Reds / match
- 0.23 8 red · 7 second yellow
- Yellow / match, recent
- 4.96 28 matches · red 0.25
Last 12 months
17 matches since 2 Nov 2025, compared with the average referee
| Metric | Ben Atkinson | Average | Difference from average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards / match | 4.69 | 3.99 | +18% |
| Red cards / match | 0.29 | 0.21 | +36% |
| Penalty goals / match | 0.25 | 0.23 | +9% |
| Goals / match | 3.24 | 2.78 | +16% |
| Home wins | 41% | 44% | −6% |
| Draws | 12% | 25% | −53% |
Ranked 193 of 1127 referees for yellow cards (1 = strictest).
Match results
By league
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1
National League 4.00 goals · 3.86 yellows / match
8 matches
-
2
League One 2.60 goals · 5.40 yellows / match
5 matches
-
3
League Two 2.50 goals · – yellows / match
4 matches
Cards per match
Recent matches (oldest to newest); the dashed line is the career average. Click a bar to open the match.
Yellow cardsRed cardsCareer avg.
League breakdown
Competitions of the last 30 matches
National League
League Two
League One
FA Cup
Recent matches
Older matches exist at the source.
FT
24 Oct
Yeovil Town
Altrincham FC
1
2
Yeovil Town
Altrincham FC
1
2
National League
7
1
FT
26 Sep
Aldershot Town
Tamworth
5
1
Aldershot Town
Tamworth
5
1
National League
3
1
FT
19 Sep
Eastleigh
Carlisle United
1
0
Eastleigh
Carlisle United
1
0
National League
2
0
FT
31 Aug
Worthing FC
Boreham Wood
2
3
Worthing FC
Boreham Wood
2
3
National League
4
0
FT
3 Apr
Boreham Wood
Wealdstone
5
1
Boreham Wood
Wealdstone
5
1
National League
4
0
FT
28 Mar
Sutton United
Rochdale
1
2
Sutton United
Rochdale
1
2
National League
5
0
FT
21 Feb
Solihull Moors
Hartlepool United
3
4
Solihull Moors
Hartlepool United
3
4
National League
7
0
FT
7 Feb
Scunthorpe United
Southend United
1
0
Scunthorpe United
Southend United
1
0
National League
3
0
FT
27 Jan
Colchester United
Grimsby Town
0
1
Colchester United
Grimsby Town
0
1
League Two
6
1
FT
24 Jan
Stevenage
Mansfield Town
1
1
Stevenage
Mansfield Town
1
1
League One
7
1
FT
17 Jan
Peterborough United
Plymouth
0
1
Peterborough United
Plymouth
0
1
League One
12
1
FT
1 Jan
Leyton Orient
AFC Wimbledon
1
3
Leyton Orient
AFC Wimbledon
1
3
League One
4
0
FT
26 Dec
Milton Keynes Dons
Swindon Town
1
0
Milton Keynes Dons
Swindon Town
1
0
League Two
3
0
FT
20 Dec
Exeter City
Barnsley
3
0
Exeter City
Barnsley
3
0
League One
3
0
FT
29 Nov
Cardiff City
Mansfield Town
3
0
Cardiff City
Mansfield Town
3
0
League One
2
0
FT
22 Nov
Gillingham
Barnet
1
1
Gillingham
Barnet
1
1
League Two
7
0
FT
8 Nov
Newport County
Walsall
2
4
Newport County
Walsall
2
4
League Two
6
0
FT
25 Oct
AFC Wimbledon
Burton
0
1
AFC Wimbledon
Burton
0
1
League One
7
0
FT
18 Oct
Shrewsbury Town
Crawley Town
1
0
Shrewsbury Town
Crawley Town
1
0
League Two
8
1
FT
4 Oct
Plymouth
Wigan Athletic
1
1
Plymouth
Wigan Athletic
1
1
League One
7
0
FT
27 Sep
Bradford City
Blackpool
1
0
Bradford City
Blackpool
1
0
League One
3
0
FT
20 Sep
Barnet
Grimsby Town
3
0
Barnet
Grimsby Town
3
0
League Two
2
0
FT
6 Sep
Cambridge United
Oldham Athletic
0
1
Cambridge United
Oldham Athletic
0
1
League Two
5
0
FT
25 Aug
Aldershot Town
Morecambe
4
0
Aldershot Town
Morecambe
4
0
National League
5
0
FT
23 Aug
Eastleigh
Boston United
2
0
Eastleigh
Boston United
2
0
National League
4
0
FT
19 Aug
Wycombe Wanderers
Exeter City
0
1
Wycombe Wanderers
Exeter City
0
1
League One
7
0
FT
9 Aug
Solihull Moors
Forest Green Rovers
2
2
Solihull Moors
Forest Green Rovers
2
2
National League
2
1
FT
2 Jan
Gillingham
Bromley
0
3
Gillingham
Bromley
0
3
League Two
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FT
7 Dec
Swindon Town
Fleetwood Town
3
1
Swindon Town
Fleetwood Town
3
1
League Two
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