Referee
Anthony Backhouse
- Nationality
- England
- Matches
- 57In our archive since
- Championship46
- League One6
- League Two4
- FA Cup1
This season (2026)
5Matches
4.00Yellow cards per match5 matches
0.00Red cards per match5 matches
0.40Penalties per match5 matches
Career
57Matches
4.14Yellow cards per match57 matches
0.07Red cards per match57 matches
0.16Penalties per match57 matches
20.61Fouls per match
Strictness rankingChampionship
Anthony Backhouse shows 4.41 yellow cards per match, 17% above the league average (3.77): number 6 of 29 referees.
- 1Ruebyn Ricardo21 matches5.38
- 2Edward Duckworth9 matches5.22
- 3L. Doughty16 matches4.69
- 4Stephen Martin25 matches4.68
- 5Tim Robinson12 matches4.58
- 6Anthony Backhouse27 matches4.41
- 7Elliot Bell15 matches4.40
- 8Matt Donohue27 matches4.15
- 9Josh Smith30 matches4.00
- 10Thomas Kirk24 matches3.92
- 11Adam Herczeg27 matches3.89
- 12John Busby22 matches3.82
- 13Tom Reeves11 matches3.73
- 14B. Toner18 matches3.72
- 15Lewis Smith27 matches3.70
- 16Farai Hallam22 matches3.68
- 17Robert Madley13 matches3.62
- 18J. Linington17 matches3.53
- 19James Bell13 matches3.46
- 20Dean Whitestone16 matches3.44
- 21Oliver Langford25 matches3.28
- 22Tom Nield27 matches3.15
- 23Sam Allison24 matches3.13
- 24Gavin Ward27 matches3.07
- 25Will Finnie11 matches3.00
- 26Andrew Kitchen29 matches2.97
- 27Paul Tierney8 matches2.88
- 28Benjamin Speedie9 matches2.78
- 29David Webb24 matches2.67
League average 3.77
Cards per matchLast 20 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 57 finished matches
- Home win56%
- Draw21%
- Away win23%
Home / awayYellow cards · 57 matches
- Home teams118 yellow cards · 50%
- Away teams118 yellow cards · 50%
Home and away teams saw as many yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 46 | 4.28 | 3 | 8 |
| League One | 6 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 |
| League Two | 4 | 2.75 | 1 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | English League Championship | 5 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| 2025 | English League Championship | 25 | 4.64 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2024 | English League Championship | 16 | 3.81 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
| League One | 6 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.17 | |
| League Two | 4 | 2.75 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
Latest matches
- English League ChampionshipBurnley2Charlton Athletic23Yellow cards
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- English League ChampionshipPreston North End2Blackburn Rovers16Yellow cards
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- English League ChampionshipMillwall2Oxford United01Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipWest Bromwich Albion3Watford07Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipNorwich City0Ipswich Town210Yellow cards1Penalties
- English League ChampionshipMiddlesbrough1Millwall22Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipPortsmouth0Derby County18Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipBirmingham City1Queens Park Rangers04Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipIpswich Town3Swansea City01Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1Preston North End04Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipCharlton Athletic1Stoke City06Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipSheffield United3Oxford United17Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipDerby County1West Bromwich Albion15Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipSwansea City3Blackburn Rovers15Yellow cards
- FA CupBurnley5Millwall14Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipCoventry City0Ipswich Town23Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipBristol City2Middlesbrough05Yellow cards
