Referee
Dean Whitestone
- Nationality
England- Matches
- 59In our archive since
- Championship43
- League One9
- League Two4
- Championship1
This season (2026)League One · League Two
7Matches
4.14Yellow cards per match7 matches
0.14Red cards per match7 matches
0.43Penalties per match7 matches
Career
59Matches
3.46Yellow cards per match56 matches
0.07Red cards per match57 matches
0.16Penalties per match57 matches
22.68Fouls per match
Strictness rankingChampionship
Dean Whitestone shows 3.44 yellow cards per match, 9% below the league average (3.77): number 20 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 59 finished matches
- Home win37%
- Draw27%
- Away win36%
Home / awayYellow cards · 56 matches
- Home teams91 yellow cards · 47%
- Away teams103 yellow cards · 53%
Away teams saw 13% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 43 | 3.37 | 3 | 6 |
| League One | 9 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 |
| League Two | 4 | 4.25 | 1 | 3 |
| Championship | 1 | – | – | – |
| FA Cup | 1 | – | – | 0 |
| League One | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | League One | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| League Two | 3 | 4.33 | 0.33 | 1.00 | |
| 2025 | English League Championship | 19 | 3.37 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| League One | 1 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| League Two | 1 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2024 | League One | 4 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| English League Championship | 24 | 3.38 | 0.04 | 0.13 | |
| FA Cup | 1 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2023 | Championship | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2016 | League One | 1 | – | – | – |
Latest matches
- League OneBradford City0Leyton Orient04Yellow cards
- League TwoCheltenham Town2Chesterfield FC14Yellow cards
- League OneWigan Athletic0Wycombe Wanderers17Yellow cards
- League TwoRotherham United3Salford City36Yellow cards1Red cards2Penalties
- League OneLeicester City0Oxford United42Yellow cards
- League TwoOldham Athletic3Swindon Town03Yellow cards1Penalties
- League OneMansfield Town2Doncaster Rovers13Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipSheffield United3Swansea City32Yellow cards1Penalties
- English League ChampionshipHull City3Sheffield Wednesday14Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipLeicester City1Queens Park Rangers34Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipSheffield United1West Bromwich Albion13Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipMillwall3Birmingham City03Yellow cards1Red cards
- English League ChampionshipPreston North End2Watford22Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1Sheffield Wednesday06Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipIpswich Town2Bristol City07Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipQueens Park Rangers1Norwich City23Yellow cards
- League OneLuton Town4Wycombe Wanderers02Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipWatford1Sheffield Wednesday12Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipHull City1Middlesbrough41Yellow cards1Penalties
- English League ChampionshipIpswich Town0Wrexham FC05Yellow cards
