Referee
Lee Swabey
- Nationality
England- Matches
- 53In our archive since
- League One29
- League Two18
- National League3
- FA Cup2
This season (2025)League Two · League One · FA Cup · English National League
24Matches
3.54Yellow cards per match22 matches
0.09Red cards per match23 matches
0.26Penalties per match23 matches
Career
53Matches
3.96Yellow cards per match47 matches
0.13Red cards per match48 matches
0.29Penalties per match48 matches
22.62Fouls per match
Strictness rankingLeague One
Lee Swabey shows 3.62 yellow cards per match, 3% below the league average (3.74): number 14 of 29 referees.
- 1B. Atkinson8 matches5.13
- 2O. Yates16 matches4.94
- 3S. Stockbridge19 matches4.84
- 4Matthew Corlett16 matches4.63
- 5C. Brook17 matches4.35
- 6S. Mather15 matches4.13
- 7S. Parkinson10 matches4.10
- 8D. Drysdale13 matches4.08
- 9Richard Eley9 matches4.00
- 10R. Martin9 matches3.78
- 11A. Humphries15 matches3.73
- 12M. Woods14 matches3.64
- 13D. Rock16 matches3.63
- 14Lee Swabey13 matches3.62
- 15C. Breakspear14 matches3.57
- 16P. Howard11 matches3.55
- 17Edward Duckworth15 matches3.53
- 18Will Finnie14 matches3.50
- 19A. Chilowicz11 matches3.45
- 20Benjamin Speedie15 matches3.33
- 21Scott Oldham16 matches3.31
- 22N. Hair10 matches3.10
- 23Ross Joyce12 matches3.08
- 24Thomas Parsons18 matches3.00
- 25Elliot Bell15 matches3.00
- 26C. Hicks15 matches2.87
- 27M. Coy14 matches2.79
- 28Mike Russell8 matches2.75
- 29Tom Reeves11 matches2.45
League average 3.74
Cards per matchLast 19 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 53 finished matches
- Home win45%
- Draw23%
- Away win32%
Home / awayYellow cards · 47 matches
- Home teams96 yellow cards · 52%
- Away teams90 yellow cards · 48%
Home teams saw 7% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 29 | 3.93 | 4 | 9 |
| League Two | 18 | 4.00 | 2 | 4 |
| National League | 3 | – | – | – |
| FA Cup | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| League Two | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | League Two | 8 | 3.25 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| League One | 14 | 3.71 | 0.07 | 0.21 | |
| FA Cup | 1 | – | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| English National League | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2024 | League One | 15 | 4.13 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| English National League | 2 | – | – | – | |
| League Two | 10 | 4.60 | 0.10 | 0.20 | |
| FA Cup | 1 | – | – | – | |
| League Two | 1 | – | – | – |
Latest matches
- League TwoCrawley Town0Salford City02Yellow cards
- League OneRotherham United1Barnsley34Yellow cards1Penalties
- League OneDoncaster Rovers0Mansfield Town23Yellow cards
- League OneNorthampton Town0Burton Albion24Yellow cards
- League OneAFC Wimbledon4Blackpool11Penalties
- League OnePort Vale1Luton Town16Yellow cards
- League OneWigan Athletic1Reading22Yellow cards
- League OnePeterborough United2Huddersfield Town38Yellow cards
- League OneCardiff City4Barnsley03Yellow cards
- League OneNorthampton Town1Wycombe Wanderers25Yellow cards
- League TwoMilton Keynes Dons1Notts County15Yellow cards
- League OneLuton Town2Port Vale23Yellow cards
- League TwoBarnet FC4Bristol Rovers03Yellow cards1Penalties
- FA CupSwindon Town4Bolton Wanderers0
- League OneBurton Albion1Blackpool07Yellow cards
- League TwoCrawley Town2Fleetwood Town16Yellow cards1Red cards
- League OneWycombe Wanderers3Huddersfield Town01Yellow cards1Red cards
- League OneCardiff City2Reading11Yellow cards
- League TwoColchester United6Chesterfield FC22Yellow cards1Penalties
- League TwoCambridge United2Fleetwood Town11Yellow cards
