Referee profile
Lee Swabey
- Matches officiated
- 238 career total (source)
- Yellow cards / match
- 3.85 917 yellow in total
- Reds / match
- 0.18 26 red · 18 second yellow
- Yellow / match, recent
- 3.75 24 matches · red 0.08
Last 12 months
18 matches since 3 Nov 2025, compared with the average referee
| Metric | Lee Swabey | Average | Difference from average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards / match | 4.06 | 3.99 | +2% |
| Red cards / match | 0.06 | 0.21 | −72% |
| Penalty goals / match | 0.19 | 0.23 | −17% |
| Goals / match | 2.78 | 2.79 | −0% |
| Home wins | 44% | 44% | +1% |
| Draws | 22% | 25% | −12% |
Ranked 487 of 1119 referees for yellow cards (1 = strictest).
Match results
By league
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1
League One 3.18 goals · 4.09 yellows / match
11 matches
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2
League Two 2.25 goals · – yellows / match
4 matches
-
3
National League 1.00 goals · – yellows / match
2 matches
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4
FA Cup 4.00 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.
League breakdown
Competitions of the last 30 matches
League One
League Two
National League
FA Cup
Recent matches
Older matches exist at the source.
FT
2 May
Crawley Town
Salford City
0
0
Crawley Town
Salford City
0
0
League Two
2
0
FT
25 Apr
Boreham Wood
Sutton United
1
0
Boreham Wood
Sutton United
1
0
National League
4
0
FT
11 Apr
Rotherham United
Barnsley
1
3
Rotherham United
Barnsley
1
3
League One
4
0
FT
3 Apr
Doncaster Rovers
Mansfield Town
0
2
Doncaster Rovers
Mansfield Town
0
2
League One
3
0
FT
25 Mar
Tamworth
Forest Green Rovers
1
0
Tamworth
Forest Green Rovers
1
0
National League
–
FT
14 Mar
Northampton Town
Burton Albion
0
2
Northampton Town
Burton Albion
0
2
League One
4
0
FT
11 Mar
AFC Wimbledon
Blackpool
4
1
AFC Wimbledon
Blackpool
4
1
League One
–
FT
28 Feb
Port Vale
Luton Town
1
1
Port Vale
Luton Town
1
1
League One
6
0
FT
10 Feb
Wigan
Reading
1
2
Wigan
Reading
1
2
League One
2
0
FT
31 Jan
Peterborough United
Huddersfield
2
3
Peterborough United
Huddersfield
2
3
League One
8
0
FT
27 Jan
Cardiff City
Barnsley
4
0
Cardiff City
Barnsley
4
0
League One
3
0
FT
17 Jan
Northampton Town
Wycombe Wanderers
1
2
Northampton Town
Wycombe Wanderers
1
2
League One
5
0
FT
29 Dec
MK Dons
Notts County
1
1
MK Dons
Notts County
1
1
League Two
5
0
FT
13 Dec
Luton Town
Port Vale
2
2
Luton Town
Port Vale
2
2
League One
3
0
FT
9 Dec
Barnet
Bristol Rovers
4
0
Barnet
Bristol Rovers
4
0
League Two
3
0
FT
15 Nov
Burton Albion
Blackpool
1
0
Burton Albion
Blackpool
1
0
League One
7
0
FT
8 Nov
Crawley Town
Fleetwood Town
2
1
Crawley Town
Fleetwood Town
2
1
League Two
7
1
FT
2 Nov
Eastleigh
Walsall
0
3
Eastleigh
Walsall
0
3
FA Cup
2
0
FT
25 Oct
Wycombe Wanderers
Huddersfield
3
0
Wycombe Wanderers
Huddersfield
3
0
League One
1
1
FT
18 Oct
Cardiff City
Reading
2
1
Cardiff City
Reading
2
1
League One
1
0
FT
4 Oct
Colchester United
Chesterfield
6
2
Colchester United
Chesterfield
6
2
League Two
2
0
FT
20 Sep
Cambridge United
Fleetwood Town
2
1
Cambridge United
Fleetwood Town
2
1
League Two
2
0
FT
13 Sep
AFC Wimbledon
Rotherham United
2
1
AFC Wimbledon
Rotherham United
2
1
League One
5
0
FT
30 Aug
Wealdstone
Rochdale
1
3
Wealdstone
Rochdale
1
3
National League
4
0
FT
23 Aug
Swindon Town
Shrewsbury Town
2
1
Swindon Town
Shrewsbury Town
2
1
League Two
3
0
FT
9 Aug
Bromley
Barnet
2
0
Bromley
Barnet
2
0
League Two
4
0
FT
3 May
Shrewsbury Town
Crawley Town
1
2
Shrewsbury Town
Crawley Town
1
2
League One
–
FT
24 Apr
Stevenage
Birmingham City
0
1
Stevenage
Birmingham City
0
1
League One
–
FT
18 Apr
Salford City
Accrington Stanley
1
2
Salford City
Accrington Stanley
1
2
League Two
–