Referee profile
Paul Marsden
- Matches officiated
- 78 career total (source)
- Yellow cards / match
- 3.53 275 yellow in total
- Reds / match
- 0.15 9 red · 3 second yellow
- Yellow / match, recent
- 3.72 18 matches · red 0.11
Last 12 months
13 matches since 2 Nov 2025, compared with the average referee
| Metric | Paul Marsden | Average | Difference from average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards / match | 3.83 | 3.99 | −4% |
| Red cards / match | 0.08 | 0.21 | −63% |
| Penalty goals / match | 0.08 | 0.23 | −65% |
| Goals / match | 3.08 | 2.79 | +11% |
| Home wins | 38% | 44% | −12% |
| Draws | 31% | 25% | +22% |
Ranked 609 of 1127 referees for yellow cards (1 = strictest).
Match results
By league
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1
National League 3.00 goals · 3.64 yellows / match
12 matches
-
2
League Two 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
National League
League Two
FA Cup
League One
Recent matches
Older matches exist at the source.
FT
31 Oct
Barrow AFC
Eastleigh
1
1
Barrow AFC
Eastleigh
1
1
National League
3
0
FT
12 Sep
Yeovil Town
AFC Fylde
1
4
Yeovil Town
AFC Fylde
1
4
National League
4
0
FT
31 Aug
Kidderminster Harriers
Barrow AFC
1
1
Kidderminster Harriers
Barrow AFC
1
1
National League
8
0
FT
22 Aug
FC Halifax Town
Tamworth
4
1
FC Halifax Town
Tamworth
4
1
National League
4
0
FT
25 Apr
Boston United
Hartlepool United
3
1
Boston United
Hartlepool United
3
1
National League
4
0
FT
28 Mar
York City
Woking
1
0
York City
Woking
1
0
National League
5
0
FT
21 Mar
Hartlepool United
Eastleigh
1
0
Hartlepool United
Eastleigh
1
0
National League
3
0
FT
14 Mar
Gateshead
Sutton United
1
1
Gateshead
Sutton United
1
1
National League
3
0
FT
7 Mar
Carlisle United
Southend United
2
2
Carlisle United
Southend United
2
2
National League
2
0
FT
7 Feb
Walsall
Barnet
1
3
Walsall
Barnet
1
3
League Two
6
0
FT
24 Jan
Rochdale
Truro City
2
0
Rochdale
Truro City
2
0
National League
0
0
FT
21 Dec
Gateshead
Eastleigh
1
3
Gateshead
Eastleigh
1
3
National League
5
1
FT
8 Nov
Boston United
Rochdale
1
3
Boston United
Rochdale
1
3
National League
2
0
FT
18 Oct
Morecambe
Southend United
0
3
Morecambe
Southend United
0
3
National League
4
0
FT
30 Aug
Solihull Moors
Southend United
1
2
Solihull Moors
Southend United
1
2
National League
2
0
FT
23 Aug
Bristol Rovers
Cambridge United
1
0
Bristol Rovers
Cambridge United
1
0
League Two
5
1
FT
20 Aug
Rochdale
Gateshead
4
0
Rochdale
Gateshead
4
0
National League
5
0
FT
16 Aug
Barrow AFC
Notts County
2
1
Barrow AFC
Notts County
2
1
League Two
2
0
FT
1 Apr
Crewe Alexandra
Grimsby Town
2
0
Crewe Alexandra
Grimsby Town
2
0
League Two
–
FT
4 Mar
Carlisle United
Walsall
1
1
Carlisle United
Walsall
1
1
League Two
–
FT
8 Feb
Notts County
Morecambe
2
0
Notts County
Morecambe
2
0
League Two
–
FT
28 Jan
Accrington Stanley
Cheltenham Town
0
0
Accrington Stanley
Cheltenham Town
0
0
League Two
–
FT
31 Aug
Walsall
Cheltenham Town
2
1
Walsall
Cheltenham Town
2
1
League Two
–
FT
5 Nov
Boreham Wood
Eastleigh
3
1
Boreham Wood
Eastleigh
3
1
FA Cup
–
FT
7 Mar
Leyton Orient
Cambridge United
2
1
Leyton Orient
Cambridge United
2
1
League Two
–
FT
25 Feb
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
2
1
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
2
1
League One
–
FT
22 Feb
Crawley Town
Stevenage
2
0
Crawley Town
Stevenage
2
0
League Two
–
FT
11 Feb
Salford City
Plymouth Argyle
2
3
Salford City
Plymouth Argyle
2
3
League Two
–
FT
1 Feb
Grimsby Town
Forest Green Rovers
2
2
Grimsby Town
Forest Green Rovers
2
2
League Two
–