Referee profile
Stephen Parkinson
- Matches officiated
- 51 career total (source)
- Yellow cards / match
- 3.71 189 yellow in total
- Reds / match
- 0.08 2 red · 2 second yellow
- Yellow / match, recent
- 3.54 28 matches · red 0.04
Last 12 months
27 matches since 1 Nov 2025, compared with the average referee
| Metric | Stephen Parkinson | Average | Difference from average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards / match | 3.40 | 3.99 | −15% |
| Red cards / match | 0.04 | 0.22 | −81% |
| Penalty goals / match | 0.08 | 0.23 | −65% |
| Goals / match | 2.56 | 2.78 | −8% |
| Home wins | 41% | 44% | −7% |
| Draws | 33% | 25% | +31% |
Ranked 859 of 1124 referees for yellow cards (1 = strictest).
Match results
By league
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1
League Two 2.42 goals · 2.75 yellows / match
12 matches
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2
League One 2.63 goals · 4.25 yellows / match
8 matches
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3
National League 3.00 goals · – yellows / match
4 matches
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4
FA Cup 2.00 goals · – yellows / match
1 match
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5
EFL Cup 3.00 goals · – yellows / match
1 match
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6
Women's Super League 2.00 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 Two
League One
National League
FA Cup
Women's Super League
EFL Cup
Recent matches
Older matches exist at the source.
FT
24 Oct
Boreham Wood
AFC Fylde
4
0
Boreham Wood
AFC Fylde
4
0
National League
3
0
FT
17 Oct
Arsenal
Birmingham City W.F.C.
1
1
Arsenal
Birmingham City W.F.C.
1
1
Women's Super League
2
0
FT
5 Sep
Hornchurch
Forest Green Rovers
0
1
Hornchurch
Forest Green Rovers
0
1
National League
4
0
FT
15 Aug
Southend United
Scunthorpe United
1
0
Southend United
Scunthorpe United
1
0
National League
5
0
FT
8 Aug
Gillingham
Luton Town
0
3
Gillingham
Luton Town
0
3
EFL Cup
2
0
FT
2 May
Fleetwood Town
Milton Keynes Dons
1
1
Fleetwood Town
Milton Keynes Dons
1
1
League Two
–
FT
25 Apr
Cambridge United
Barrow AFC
3
0
Cambridge United
Barrow AFC
3
0
League Two
3
0
FT
21 Apr
Cheltenham Town
Tranmere Rovers
1
3
Cheltenham Town
Tranmere Rovers
1
3
League Two
1
0
FT
11 Apr
Salford City
Gillingham
0
0
Salford City
Gillingham
0
0
League Two
3
0
FT
6 Apr
Harrogate Town
Bristol Rovers
2
3
Harrogate Town
Bristol Rovers
2
3
League Two
1
0
FT
3 Apr
Woking
Eastleigh
3
3
Woking
Eastleigh
3
3
National League
5
0
FT
21 Mar
Cardiff City
Blackpool
0
0
Cardiff City
Blackpool
0
0
League One
5
0
FT
14 Mar
Crewe Alexandra
Walsall
0
3
Crewe Alexandra
Walsall
0
3
League Two
5
0
FT
7 Mar
Plymouth Argyle
Doncaster Rovers
2
1
Plymouth Argyle
Doncaster Rovers
2
1
League One
9
0
FT
24 Feb
Burton Albion
Stockport County
3
0
Burton Albion
Stockport County
3
0
League One
5
0
FT
7 Feb
Peterborough United
Wigan Athletic
6
1
Peterborough United
Wigan Athletic
6
1
League One
4
0
FT
31 Jan
Accrington Stanley
Cheltenham Town
3
1
Accrington Stanley
Cheltenham Town
3
1
League Two
3
0
FT
27 Jan
Lincoln City
Bradford City
3
0
Lincoln City
Bradford City
3
0
League One
2
0
FT
20 Jan
Stevenage
Bolton Wanderers
0
0
Stevenage
Bolton Wanderers
0
0
League One
1
0
FT
1 Jan
Colchester United
Milton Keynes Dons
1
0
Colchester United
Milton Keynes Dons
1
0
League Two
3
0
FT
26 Dec
Newport County
Barnet
0
0
Newport County
Barnet
0
0
League Two
1
0
FT
20 Dec
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
2
1
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
2
1
League Two
5
0
FT
10 Dec
Oldham Athletic
Walsall
0
1
Oldham Athletic
Walsall
0
1
League Two
5
0
FT
29 Nov
Plymouth Argyle
Northampton Town
0
3
Plymouth Argyle
Northampton Town
0
3
League One
6
1
FT
15 Nov
Bromley
Barrow AFC
2
1
Bromley
Barrow AFC
2
1
League Two
3
0
FT
8 Nov
Exeter City
Wigan Athletic
1
1
Exeter City
Wigan Athletic
1
1
League One
2
0
FT
31 Oct
Luton Town
Forest Green Rovers
4
3
Luton Town
Forest Green Rovers
4
3
FA Cup
3
0
FT
25 Oct
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
1
0
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
1
0
League One
2
0
FT
4 Oct
Salford City
Grimsby Town
0
2
Salford City
Grimsby Town
0
2
League Two
6
0