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Referee profile

Duncan Nicolson

  • Scotland
  • 42 matches officiated
Matches officiated
42
career total (source)
Yellow cards / match
4.17
175 yellow in total
Reds / match
0.17
5 red · 2 second yellow
Yellow / match, recent
4.04
27 matches · red 0.15

Last 12 months

25 matches since 2 Nov 2025, compared with the average referee

All referees
Last 12 months
MetricDuncan NicolsonAverageDifference from average
Yellow cards / match 3.55 3.99 −11%
Red cards / match 0.16 0.21 −25%
Penalty goals / match 0.32 0.23 +39%
Goals / match 2.32 2.78 −17%
Home wins 28% 44% −36%
Draws 32% 25% +26%

Ranked 775 of 1117 referees for yellow cards (1 = strictest).

Match results

By league

  1. 1 Scottish Premiership 2.57 goals · 4.00 yellows / match 14 matches
  2. 2 Scottish Championship 2.33 goals · 2.89 yellows / match 9 matches
  3. 3 Scottish Cup 0.00 goals · – yellows / match 1 match
  4. 4 UEFA Conference League 1.00 goals · – yellows / match 1 match

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.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Celtic – Dundee · 3 Dec 2025 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 0 3 3 DecCEL–DUN Dundee United – Motherwell · 13 Dec 2025 · Yellow cards 6, Red cards 0 6 Ross County – Arbroath · 20 Dec 2025 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 0 3 Raith Rovers – Arbroath · 10 Jan 2026 · Yellow cards 2, Red cards 0 2 10 JanRAI–ARB Livingston – St. Mirren · 20 Jan 2026 · Yellow cards 6, Red cards 0 6 Airdrieonians – Ross County · 24 Jan 2026 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 0 3 Kilmarnock – Celtic · 15 Feb 2026 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 15 FebKIL–CEL Heart of Midlothian – Falkirk FC · 21 Feb 2026 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 Greenock Morton – St. Johnstone · 7 Mar 2026 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 Dundee – Dundee United · 15 Mar 2026 · Yellow cards 5, Red cards 0 5 15 MarDUN–DUU Partick Thistle – St. Johnstone · 20 Mar 2026 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 0 3 Motherwell – Falkirk FC · 4 Apr 2026 · Yellow cards 5, Red cards 0 5 Ayr United – Dunfermline Athletic · 7 Apr 2026 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 1 4 7 AprAYR–DUN Celtic – St. Mirren · 11 Apr 2026 · Yellow cards 2, Red cards 0 2 Raith Rovers – Ross County · 1 May 2026 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 1 4 Aberdeen – Dundee United · 9 May 2026 · Yellow cards 6, Red cards 1 7 9 MayABE–DUU Falkirk FC – Rangers · 16 May 2026 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 0 3 Falkirk FC – St. Mirren · 1 Aug 2026 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 Dunfermline Athletic – Raith Rovers · 28 Aug 2026 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 0 3 28 AugDUN–RAI Kilmarnock – Heart of Midlothian · 19 Sep 2026 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 19 SepKIL–HOM 4.2

League breakdown

Competitions of the last 30 matches

Scottish Premiership 16 16 matches · 4.3 yellow/match
Scottish Championship 12 12 matches · 3.7 yellow/match
UEFA Conference League 1 1 matches · – yellow/match
Scottish Cup 1 1 matches · – yellow/match

Recent matches

Older matches exist at the source.
FT 19 Sep Kilmarnock Heart of Midlothian 1 1
Scottish Premiership 4 0
FT 28 Aug Dunfermline Athletic Raith Rovers 1 0
Scottish Championship 3 0
FT 1 Aug Falkirk FC St. Mirren 0 2
Scottish Premiership 4 0
FT 16 Jul FC Milsami Orhei Velež 0 1
UEFA Conference League –
FT 16 May Falkirk FC Rangers 2 5
Scottish Premiership 3 0
FT 12 May Dunfermline Athletic Partick Thistle 1 1
Scottish Premiership –
FT 9 May Aberdeen Dundee United 2 0
Scottish Premiership 6 1
FT 1 May Raith Rovers Ross County 3 2
Scottish Championship 3 1
FT 11 Apr Celtic St. Mirren 1 0
Scottish Premiership 2 0
FT 7 Apr Ayr United Dunfermline Athletic 0 3
Scottish Championship 3 1
FT 4 Apr Motherwell Falkirk FC 2 3
Scottish Premiership 5 0
FT 20 Mar Partick Thistle St. Johnstone 0 0
Scottish Championship 3 0
FT 15 Mar Dundee Dundee United 2 2
Scottish Premiership 5 0
FT 7 Mar Greenock Morton St. Johnstone 0 2
Scottish Championship 4 0
FT 21 Feb Heart of Midlothian Falkirk FC 1 0
Scottish Premiership 4 0
FT 15 Feb Kilmarnock Celtic 2 3
Scottish Premiership 4 0
FT 8 Feb Stenhousemuir Falkirk FC 0 2
Scottish Cup –
FT 24 Jan Airdrieonians Ross County 0 1
Scottish Championship 3 0
FT 20 Jan Livingston St. Mirren 1 1
Scottish Premiership 6 0
FT 10 Jan Raith Rovers Arbroath 2 3
Scottish Championship 2 0
FT 20 Dec Ross County Arbroath 0 2
Scottish Championship 3 0
FT 13 Dec Dundee United Motherwell 0 0
Scottish Premiership 6 0
FT 3 Dec Celtic Dundee 1 0
Scottish Premiership 3 0
FT 25 Nov Motherwell Hibernian 2 0
Scottish Premiership 1 1
FT 7 Nov Airdrieonians Partick Thistle 1 1
Scottish Championship 3 0
FT 29 Oct Kilmarnock Aberdeen 0 1
Scottish Premiership 10 0
FT 25 Oct Ross County Dunfermline Athletic 3 2
Scottish Championship 7 0
FT 18 Oct Arbroath St. Johnstone 3 1
Scottish Championship 5 0
FT 11 Oct Raith Rovers Ayr United 0 2
Scottish Championship 5 0
FT 4 Oct Dundee United Livingston 1 1
Scottish Premiership 2 0

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