Referee profile
Paul Howard
- Matches officiated
- 118 career total (source)
- Yellow cards / match
- 3.36 396 yellow in total
- Reds / match
- 0.09 6 red · 5 second yellow
- Yellow / match, recent
- 3.33 12 matches · red 0.17
Last 12 months
23 matches since 2 Nov 2025, compared with the average referee
| Metric | Paul Howard | Average | Difference from average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards / match | 3.26 | 3.99 | −18% |
| Red cards / match | 0.13 | 0.21 | −39% |
| Penalty goals / match | 0.09 | 0.23 | −61% |
| Goals / match | 2.26 | 2.79 | −19% |
| Home wins | 39% | 44% | −11% |
| Draws | 26% | 25% | +3% |
Ranked 922 of 1127 referees for yellow cards (1 = strictest).
Match results
By league
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1
League One 2.80 goals · 3.50 yellows / match
10 matches
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2
League Two 1.88 goals · 3.75 yellows / match
8 matches
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3
National League 1.50 goals · – yellows / match
2 matches
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4
FA Cup 2.50 goals · – yellows / match
2 matches
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5
EFL Cup 1.00 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.
League breakdown
Competitions of the last 12 matches
League Two
League One
National League
EFL Cup
Recent matches
FT
15 Sep
Worthing FC
Hornchurch
1
0
Worthing FC
Hornchurch
1
0
National League
4
0
FT
25 Aug
Cambridge United
Millwall
0
1
Cambridge United
Millwall
0
1
EFL Cup
2
0
FT
15 Aug
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale
2
0
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale
2
0
League Two
6
0
FT
2 May
Leyton Orient
Burton Albion
2
2
Leyton Orient
Burton Albion
2
2
League One
2
0
FT
10 Apr
Colchester United
Swindon
3
0
Colchester United
Swindon
3
0
League Two
1
1
FT
6 Apr
Crewe
Salford City
1
0
Crewe
Salford City
1
0
League Two
2
0
FT
17 Mar
Newport County
Bromley
0
1
Newport County
Bromley
0
1
League Two
4
0
FT
14 Mar
Southend United
Forest Green Rovers
2
0
Southend United
Forest Green Rovers
2
0
National League
2
0
FT
11 Mar
Port Vale
Bradford City
0
2
Port Vale
Bradford City
0
2
League One
4
0
FT
3 Mar
Exeter City
Burton Albion
1
1
Exeter City
Burton Albion
1
1
League One
3
0
FT
21 Feb
Crawley
Chesterfield
1
1
Crawley
Chesterfield
1
1
League Two
6
0
FT
14 Feb
Blackpool
Plymouth Argyle
0
4
Blackpool
Plymouth Argyle
0
4
League One
4
1