Referee
Matt Donohue
- Nationality
England
- Matches
- 63In our archive since
- Championship55
- FA Cup3
- Premier League3
- League One1
This season (2026)English League Championship · Premier League
7Matches
4.67Yellow cards per match6 matches
0.00Red cards per match6 matches
0.00Penalties per match6 matches
Career
63Matches
4.23Yellow cards per match61 matches
0.18Red cards per match61 matches
0.16Penalties per match61 matches
22.49Fouls per match
Strictness rankingChampionship
Matt Donohue shows 4.15 yellow cards per match, 10% above the league average (3.77): number 8 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 19 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 63 finished matches
- Home win46%
- Draw29%
- Away win25%
Home / awayYellow cards · 61 matches
- Home teams117 yellow cards · 45%
- Away teams141 yellow cards · 55%
Away teams saw 21% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 55 | 4.22 | 11 | 9 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 3.67 | 0 | 1 |
| Premier League | 3 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| League One | 1 | – | – | – |
| Premier League | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | English League Championship | 6 | 4.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2025 | English League Championship | 25 | 4.12 | 0.12 | 0.24 |
| English Premier League | 3 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| FA Cup | 1 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2026 | Premier League | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2024 | English League Championship | 24 | 4.21 | 0.33 | 0.13 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | |
| 2019 | League One | 1 | – | – | – |
Latest matches
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- English Premier LeagueFulham0West Ham United16Yellow cards
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- FA CupManchester City2Salford City02Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipPortsmouth3West Bromwich Albion02Yellow cards
- English League ChampionshipWrexham FC1Leicester City13Yellow cards
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- Premier LeagueBrentford3Sunderland0