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Gavin Ward

  • England
  • 452 matches officiated
Matches officiated
452
career total (source)
Yellow cards / match
3.42
1,548 yellow in total
Reds / match
0.15
45 red · 24 second yellow
Yellow / match, recent
3.08
12 matches · red 0.08

Last 12 months

33 matches since 1 Nov 2025, compared with the average referee

All referees
Last 12 months
MetricGavin WardAverageDifference from average
Yellow cards / match 3.15 3.99 −21%
Red cards / match 0.15 0.22 −30%
Penalty goals / match 0.12 0.23 −48%
Goals / match 3.18 2.78 +14%
Home wins 45% 44% +4%
Draws 12% 25% −52%

Ranked 967 of 1124 referees for yellow cards (1 = strictest).

Match results

By league

  1. 1 Championship 2.88 goals · 3.04 yellows / match 25 matches
  2. 2 EFL Cup 4.50 goals · – yellows / match 4 matches
  3. 3 FA Cup 5.00 goals · – yellows / match 2 matches
  4. 4 League One 2.00 goals · – yellows / match 1 match
  5. 5 League Two 3.00 goals · – yellows / match 1 match
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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 Hull City – Millwall · 8 May 2026 · Yellow cards 1, Red cards 0 1 8 MayHUL–MIL Cardiff City – Swindon Town · 8 Aug 2026 · Yellow cards 2, Red cards 1 3 Sheffield United – Birmingham City · 15 Aug 2026 · Yellow cards 0, Red cards 0 15 AugSHU–BC Cardiff City – Norwich City · 25 Aug 2026 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 Blackburn Rovers – Queens Park Rangers · 29 Aug 2026 · Yellow cards 5, Red cards 0 5 29 AugBLA–QPR Burnley – Bristol City · 5 Sep 2026 · Yellow cards 3, Red cards 0 3 West Ham United – Fulham · 15 Sep 2026 · Yellow cards 1, Red cards 0 1 15 SepWHU–FUL Wrexham – Southampton · 19 Sep 2026 · Yellow cards 5, Red cards 0 5 West Bromwich Albion – Birmingham City · 10 Oct 2026 · Yellow cards 6, Red cards 0 6 10 OctWBA–BC Norwich City – Portsmouth · 17 Oct 2026 · Yellow cards 5, Red cards 0 5 Sunderland – Brentford · 28 Oct 2026 · Yellow cards 4, Red cards 0 4 28 OctSUN–BRE Swansea City – Blackburn Rovers · 31 Oct 2026 · Yellow cards 1, Red cards 0 1 31 OctSWA–BLA 3.4

League breakdown

Competitions of the last 12 matches

Championship 8 8 matches · 3.2 yellow/match
EFL Cup 4 4 matches · 2.8 yellow/match

Recent matches

FT 31 Oct Swansea City Blackburn Rovers 4 0
Championship 1 0
FT 28 Oct Sunderland Brentford 3 2
EFL Cup 4 0
FT 17 Oct Norwich City Portsmouth 0 1
Championship 5 0
FT 10 Oct West Bromwich Albion Birmingham City 0 1
Championship 6 0
FT 19 Sep Wrexham Southampton 2 1
Championship 5 0
FT 15 Sep West Ham United Fulham 2 3
EFL Cup 1 0
FT 5 Sep Burnley Bristol City 1 2
Championship 3 0
FT 29 Aug Blackburn Rovers Queens Park Rangers 1 2
Championship 5 0
FT 25 Aug Cardiff City Norwich City 1 2
EFL Cup 4 0
FT 15 Aug Sheffield United Birmingham City 0 0
Championship 0 0
FT 8 Aug Cardiff City Swindon Town 3 2
EFL Cup 2 1
FT 8 May Hull City Millwall 0 0
Championship 1 0

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