Referee
Paul Tierney
- Nationality
England- Matches
- 34In our archive since
- Premier League16
- Championship8
- Premier League4
- League Two2
This season (2026)English Premier League · English League Championship
6Matches
3.67Yellow cards per match6 matches
0.17Red cards per match6 matches
0.00Penalties per match6 matches
Career
34Matches
3.41Yellow cards per match29 matches
0.10Red cards per match29 matches
0.10Penalties per match29 matches
22.66Fouls per match
Strictness rankingPremier League
Paul Tierney shows 3.50 yellow cards per match, 10% below the league average (3.89): number 12 of 19 referees.
- 1Stuart Attwell25 matches4.92
- 2Chris Kavanagh30 matches4.50
- 3Darren England23 matches4.48
- 4John Brooks17 matches4.35
- 5Robert Jones18 matches4.22
- 6Michael Salisbury15 matches4.20
- 7Tim Robinson9 matches4.11
- 8Anthony Taylor26 matches4.08
- 9Jarred Gillett24 matches4.00
- 10Thomas Bramall23 matches3.91
- 11Peter Bankes21 matches3.71
- 12Paul Tierney16 matches3.50
- 13Samuel Barrott25 matches3.48
- 14Simon Hooper11 matches3.45
- 15Andrew Madley25 matches3.36
- 16Michael Oliver29 matches3.24
- 17Craig Pawson21 matches3.14
- 18Farai Hallam8 matches3.13
- 19Tony Harrington13 matches2.85
League average 3.89
Cards per matchLast 20 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 34 finished matches
- Home win38%
- Draw32%
- Away win29%
Home / awayYellow cards · 29 matches
- Home teams44 yellow cards · 44%
- Away teams55 yellow cards · 56%
Away teams saw 25% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 16 | 3.50 | 2 | 1 |
| Championship | 8 | 2.88 | 1 | 0 |
| Premier League | 4 | – | – | – |
| League Two | 2 | 5.00 | 0 | 2 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| League One | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| League One | 1 | – | – | – |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | English Premier League | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| English League Championship | 2 | 3.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | |
| 2025 | English Premier League | 12 | 3.33 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| English League Championship | 6 | 2.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| League One | 1 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| League Two | 2 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 2023 | Premier League | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Premier League | 2 | – | – | – |
| 2020 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 1 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Premier League | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2015 | League One | 1 | – | – | – |
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