Referee
David Dickinson
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Matches
- 74In our archive since
- Premiership46
- Championship14
- UEFA Europa Conference League6
- FA Cup2
This season (2026)Scottish Premiership · UEFA Nations League, League A, Gr. 1 · 2026-27-scottish-championship · UEFA Conference League · UEFA Champions League
10Matches
3.75Yellow cards per match8 matches
0.13Red cards per match8 matches
0.25Penalties per match8 matches
Career
74Matches
4.25Yellow cards per match53 matches
0.16Red cards per match57 matches
0.28Penalties per match57 matches
21.40Fouls per match
Strictness rankingPremiership
David Dickinson shows 4.33 yellow cards per match, 12% above the league average (3.87): number 1 of 11 referees.
- 1David Dickinson24 matches4.33
- 2Nick Walsh27 matches4.30
- 3R. Hardie14 matches4.29
- 4Matthew MacDermid21 matches3.95
- 5John Beaton20 matches3.95
- 6Donald Robertson22 matches3.86
- 7C. Scott16 matches3.81
- 8D. Nicolson15 matches3.80
- 9Steven McLean25 matches3.60
- 10Kevin Clancy14 matches3.36
- 11R. Lee20 matches3.00
League average 3.87
Cards per matchLast 15 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 74 finished matches
- Home win49%
- Draw16%
- Away win35%
Home / awayYellow cards · 53 matches
- Home teams109 yellow cards · 48%
- Away teams116 yellow cards · 52%
Away teams saw 6% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 46 | 4.22 | 8 | 14 |
| Championship | 14 | – | – | – |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 6 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Premiership | 2 | – | – | – |
| UEFA Champions League | 2 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Europa League | 1 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 4.00 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| UEFA Nations League, League A, Gr. 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2026-27-scottish-championship | 2 | – | – | – | |
| UEFA Conference League | 1 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2025 | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 4.52 | 0.24 | 0.29 |
| 2026-27-scottish-championship | 6 | – | – | – | |
| Scottish FA Cup | 1 | – | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| UEFA Conference League | 1 | – | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2024 | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 3.95 | 0.10 | 0.30 |
| 2026-27-scottish-championship | 6 | – | – | – | |
| Scottish FA Cup | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Segunda Division | 1 | – | – | – | |
| UEFA Conference League | 4 | 5.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 1 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Latest matches
- Scottish PremiershipFalkirk FC1FC Dundee21Penalties
- UEFA Nations League, League A, Gr. 1Estonia0Iceland02Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipSt Mirren FC0Dundee United34Yellow cards
- 2026-27-scottish-championshipAyr United FC1Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC3
- Scottish PremiershipFC Kilmarnock0St Mirren FC14Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipDundee United0FC Dundee27Yellow cards
- UEFA Conference LeagueTromso IL2CFR Cluj13Yellow cards
- 2026-27-scottish-championshipDunfermline Athletic FC1Ayr United FC1
- Scottish PremiershipFC Aberdeen2Heart of Midlothian FC15Yellow cards1Red cards1Penalties
- UEFA Champions LeagueFC Ararat-Armenia2Shamrock Rovers05Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipFC Aberdeen0St Mirren FC23Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipArbroath FC0Dunfermline Athletic FC07Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipHibernian Edinburgh FC1Celtic FC26Yellow cards1Red cards
- Scottish PremiershipSt Mirren FC0Livingston FC24Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipFC Aberdeen2Hibernian Edinburgh FC04Yellow cards1Red cards1Penalties
- 2026-27-scottish-championshipRoss County FC0Airdrieonians FC4
- Scottish PremiershipFC Motherwell0Hibernian Edinburgh FC07Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipFC Kilmarnock1Heart of Midlothian FC04Yellow cards
- Scottish FA CupSt Mirren FC2Partick Thistle FC1
- 2026-27-scottish-championshipDunfermline Athletic FC1Queens Park FC0
