Referee profile
Matthew Russell
- Matches officiated
- 41 career total (source)
- Yellow cards / match
- 2.93 120 yellow in total
- Reds / match
- 0.10 4 red · 0 second yellow
- Yellow / match, recent
- 2.52 23 matches · red 0.17
Last 12 months
17 matches since 2 Nov 2025, compared with the average referee
| Metric | Matthew Russell | Average | Difference from average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards / match | 2.60 | 3.99 | −35% |
| Red cards / match | 0.12 | 0.21 | −44% |
| Penalty goals / match | 0.27 | 0.23 | +17% |
| Goals / match | 2.71 | 2.79 | −3% |
| Home wins | 53% | 44% | +21% |
| Draws | 18% | 25% | −30% |
Ranked 1083 of 1127 referees for yellow cards (1 = strictest).
Match results
By league
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1
League One 2.50 goals · 2.88 yellows / match
8 matches
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2
National League 2.50 goals · – yellows / match
4 matches
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3
League Two 3.00 goals · – yellows / match
4 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
EFL Cup
Recent matches
Older matches exist at the source.
FT
9 Oct
Sutton United
Boreham Wood
0
2
Sutton United
Boreham Wood
0
2
National League
–
FT
5 Sep
Aldershot Town
FC Halifax Town
1
0
Aldershot Town
FC Halifax Town
1
0
National League
3
0
FT
2 May
Stevenage
Wigan Athletic
1
0
Stevenage
Wigan Athletic
1
0
League One
3
0
FT
25 Apr
Forest Green Rovers
Morecambe
5
0
Forest Green Rovers
Morecambe
5
0
National League
0
0
FT
6 Apr
Mansfield
Burton Albion
0
0
Mansfield
Burton Albion
0
0
League One
4
0
FT
24 Mar
Eastleigh
Sutton United
0
2
Eastleigh
Sutton United
0
2
National League
2
1
FT
17 Mar
Peterborough United
Rotherham United
5
0
Peterborough United
Rotherham United
5
0
League One
2
0
FT
7 Mar
Blackpool
Wigan Athletic
1
1
Blackpool
Wigan Athletic
1
1
League One
3
0
FT
21 Feb
Wycombe Wanderers
Stevenage
3
1
Wycombe Wanderers
Stevenage
3
1
League One
2
0
FT
7 Feb
Bristol Rovers
Chesterfield
2
3
Bristol Rovers
Chesterfield
2
3
League Two
5
0
FT
17 Jan
Crawley Town
Notts County
1
2
Crawley Town
Notts County
1
2
League Two
3
1
FT
1 Jan
Exeter
Luton Town
1
0
Exeter
Luton Town
1
0
League One
4
0
FT
29 Dec
Gillingham
Colchester United
1
1
Gillingham
Colchester United
1
1
League Two
2
0
FT
20 Dec
Rotherham United
Huddersfield Town
1
3
Rotherham United
Huddersfield Town
1
3
League One
3
0
FT
6 Dec
Grimsby Town
Wealdstone
4
0
Grimsby Town
Wealdstone
4
0
FA Cup
–
FT
22 Nov
Bromley
Salford City
2
0
Bromley
Salford City
2
0
League Two
2
0
FT
20 Nov
Peterborough United
Stockport County
3
0
Peterborough United
Stockport County
3
0
League One
2
0
FT
1 Nov
Chelmsford City
Braintree Town
4
1
Chelmsford City
Braintree Town
4
1
FA Cup
1
1
FT
28 Oct
Mansfield
Plymouth
2
0
Mansfield
Plymouth
2
0
League One
3
0
FT
25 Oct
Reading
Doncaster Rovers
1
1
Reading
Doncaster Rovers
1
1
League One
2
0
FT
11 Oct
Shrewsbury Town
Cambridge United
2
0
Shrewsbury Town
Cambridge United
2
0
League Two
3
0
FT
13 Sep
Exeter
Port Vale
0
2
Exeter
Port Vale
0
2
League One
3
0
FT
30 Aug
Crewe Alexandra
Swindon Town
0
3
Crewe Alexandra
Swindon Town
0
3
League Two
2
0
FT
12 Aug
Bromley
Ipswich Town
1(5)
1(4)
Bromley
Ipswich Town
1(5)
1(4)
EFL Cup
–
FT
9 Aug
AFC Wimbledon
Lincoln City
2
0
AFC Wimbledon
Lincoln City
2
0
League One
0
1
FT
2 Aug
Milton Keynes Dons
Oldham
0
0
Milton Keynes Dons
Oldham
0
0
League Two
4
0
FT
26 Apr
Wigan Athletic
Blackpool
1
1
Wigan Athletic
Blackpool
1
1
League One
–
FT
12 Apr
Bristol Rovers
Exeter
1
2
Bristol Rovers
Exeter
1
2
League One
–
FT
29 Mar
Cambridge United
Northampton Town
1
1
Cambridge United
Northampton Town
1
1
League One
–
FT
11 Mar
Crawley Town
Charlton Athletic
0
1
Crawley Town
Charlton Athletic
0
1
League One
–