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James Linington referee stats

England
Country
155
Games tracked
3.90
Cards a game, avg 4.30
22.1
Fouls a game, avg 22.9
20%
Games with a penalty, avg 25%
40.7
Booking points, avg 46.0

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James Linington

England flagEngland
Location
3.5
Avg3.40
Hit rate35%7/20
3.5
Avg3.40
Hit rate35%7/20
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Card and foul lines

All competitions, 155 games

Games against the line

LineTheir games
Over 3.5 cards
80/15552%
Over 4.5 cards
58/15537%
Over 5.5 cards
23/15515%
Over 6.5 cards
14/1559%
Over 7.5 cards
8/1555%

Per game

A gameTheir gamesHome sidesAway sidesAll referees
Cards
3.90
1.69
2.22
4.30
Yellow cards
3.78
1.65
2.14
Red cards
0.12
0.04
0.08
Fouls
22.1
11.1
11.0
22.9
Penalties
0.21
0.10
0.10
Booking points
40.7
17.4
23.3
46.0
1st half cards
1.34
1.51
2nd half cards
2.59
2.90
Added time, 2nd half
4.5
4.5
Fouls per card
5.7
Which side got more cards
47/155Home side more
73/155Away side more
35/155Draw

Recent matches

Their last 20, totals with the home-away split

Recent matches
MatchDate Yellows RedsFoulsPenalties
League TwoHATHarrogate Town0-1Salford CitySAL
ChampionshipCHACharlton1-0BirminghamBRC
ChampionshipSTKStoke2-1Oxford UtdOXF
ChampionshipWBAWest Brom0-2CoventryCVC
ChampionshipPTMPortsmouth0-1Sheff UtdSHU
ChampionshipNORNorwich2-0BlackburnBBR
ChampionshipLEILeicester1-2Oxford UtdOXF
ChampionshipCHACharlton1-2DerbyDRB
FA CupCTTCheltenham Town0-2LeicesterLEI
ChampionshipBRCBirmingham3-2CoventryCVC
ChampionshipSWASwansea1-0West BromWBA
ChampionshipPTMPortsmouth1-1QPRQPR
ChampionshipOXFOxford Utd1-2PrestonPNE
ChampionshipBSCBristol2-2LeicesterLEI
ChampionshipMIDMiddlesbrough2-1DerbyDRB
ChampionshipQPRQPR3-2HullHUL
ChampionshipCVCCoventry3-1Sheff UtdSHU
ChampionshipBSCBristol1-0BirminghamBRC
ChampionshipMLWMillwall2-0StokeSTK
ChampionshipPNEPreston2-0CharltonCHA
Average over 20
3.3
0.10
20.4
0.05

By competition

Every competition they have refereed, per game

By competition
CompetitionGamesCardsYellowsRedsFoulsPenaltiesOver 4.5 cards
Championship
League One
League Two
FA Cup
Carabao Cup
Enterprise National League

Per game. Under 20 games a competition is a small sample: read its numbers with care.

About James Linington

Overview

James Linington is a England football referee who has officiated 155 professional matches in our database across approximately 4 seasons. Most recently active in the Championship 25/26.

Career averages

Across 155 matches, James Linington averages 3.78 yellow cards and 0.12 red cards per match, with 22.1 fouls awarded per match. 32 penalties and 18 red cards across the full sample.

Championship 25/26 season

James Linington has been the appointed official for 18 matches in the Championship 25/26 season, averaging 3.39 yellow cards, 0.11 red cards and 20.4 fouls per match. 1 penalties have been awarded so far.

Cards and discipline

Over 4.5 cards have landed in 33% of James Linington's matches and over 5.5 in 6%. Both teams have been carded in 61% of their games. A penalty has been awarded in 6% of matches, and a red card shown in 11%.

Home and away tendencies

James Linington shows the away team more cards, averaging 2.33 a game to them versus 1.17 to the home side, with the away team carded more often in 67% of their matches. Home teams have won 61% of the games they have officiated.

Recent form

In their last 5 appointments, James Linington's matches have produced an average of 2.8 total cards and 19.6 fouls per game. The most recent assignment was Harrogate Town vs Salford City followed by Charlton vs Birmingham.

Related

Championship·League Two·Latest match report

James Linington stats FAQ

James Linington shows an average of 3.90 cards per game (yellow and red combined) across the 155 matches tracked on FootyMetrics.

Over 4.5 total cards has landed in 37% of James Linington's matches, and over 5.5 cards in 15%, based on the 155 matches tracked on FootyMetrics.

James Linington cards the away side more, averaging 2.22 cards a game to them versus 1.69 to the home side. The away team picks up more cards in 47% of their matches.

James Linington calls 22.0 fouls per game on average over 155 matches.