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Premier League Referees by the Numbers: Who Gives Most Yellow and Red Cards?
Mark PattersonApr 8, 2014
Premier League referees are in the spotlight at this time of year as the games get bigger and the key issues—such as titles, top four and relegation—get decided.
Now is also a great time to take a look at their numbers for the year and see how their refereeing styles compare.
Some are relatively lenient, while others are considerably more card-happy.
Using the Premier League's own data, we've compiled the infographic above to see which top-flight refs are at which end of the spectrum.
| Average | 18 | 59 | 3.27 | 3 | 0.15 |
| Phil Dowd | 22 | 99 | 4.50 | 2 | 0.09 |
| Mike Dean | 22 | 88 | 4.00 | 5 | 0.23 |
| Roger East | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Michael Oliver | 24 | 88 | 3.67 | 3 | 0.13 |
| Anthony Taylor | 18 | 64 | 3.56 | 3 | 0.17 |
| Jonathan Moss | 20 | 69 | 3.45 | 3 | 0.15 |
| Mark Clattenburg | 23 | 79 | 3.43 | 2 | 0.09 |
| Robert Madley | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Neil Swarbrick | 17 | 57 | 3.35 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lee Mason | 22 | 71 | 3.23 | 5 | 0.23 |
| Martin Atkinson | 22 | 71 | 3.23 | 5 | 0.23 |
| Kevin Friend | 16 | 51 | 3.19 | 2 | 0.13 |
| Michael Jones | 16 | 49 | 3.06 | 2 | 0.13 |
| Howard Webb | 26 | 78 | 3.00 | 2 | 0.08 |
| Craig Pawson | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andre Marriner | 23 | 66 | 2.87 | 7 | 0.30 |
| Chris Foy | 20 | 54 | 2.70 | 6 | 0.30 |
| Lee Probert | 16 | 21 | 1.31 | 2 | 0.13 |
One conclusion? Howard Webb, the FA's usual referee of choice and the main man at the 2010 World Cup final, is pretty average.
Average in terms of the number of cards he dispenses, that is.
