Referee
Ross Joyce
- Nationality
England- Matches
- 63In our archive since
- League One29
- League Two26
- EFL Trophy3
- National League3
This season (2025)League Two · League One · FA Cup · EFL Trophy · English National League
32Matches
3.53Yellow cards per match30 matches
0.00Red cards per match31 matches
0.16Penalties per match31 matches
Career
63Matches
3.59Yellow cards per match58 matches
0.05Red cards per match59 matches
0.10Penalties per match59 matches
22.88Fouls per match
Strictness rankingLeague One
Ross Joyce shows 3.08 yellow cards per match, 18% below the league average (3.74): number 23 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 63 finished matches
- Home win46%
- Draw22%
- Away win32%
Home / awayYellow cards · 58 matches
- Home teams86 yellow cards · 41%
- Away teams122 yellow cards · 59%
Away teams saw 42% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | 29 | 3.38 | 1 | 3 |
| League Two | 26 | 3.92 | 2 | 3 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| National League | 3 | – | – | – |
| FA Cup | 1 | – | – | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | League Two | 13 | 4.15 | 0.00 | 0.15 |
| League One | 16 | 3.13 | 0.00 | 0.19 | |
| FA Cup | 1 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| EFL Trophy | 1 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| English National League | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2024 | League Two | 13 | 3.69 | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| League One | 13 | 3.69 | 0.08 | 0.00 | |
| English National League | 2 | – | – | – | |
| EFL Trophy | 2 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 2018 | FA Cup | 1 | – | – | – |
Latest matches
- League TwoNotts County1Bristol Rovers16Yellow cards
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- League OneLincoln City2Leyton Orient16Yellow cards
- League OnePort Vale1Rotherham United01Yellow cards
- League TwoWalsall2Newport County17Yellow cards
- League TwoChesterfield FC0Oldham Athletic32Yellow cards
- League OneBarnsley2Exeter City12Yellow cards
- League TwoGrimsby Town3Salford City16Yellow cards
- League TwoBarrow AFC0Gillingham1
- League TwoAccrington Stanley0Shrewsbury Town23Yellow cards
- League OneBradford City1Stockport County05Yellow cards
- League OneHuddersfield Town2Blackpool27Yellow cards
- League TwoFleetwood Town1Notts County26Yellow cards
- League OneMansfield Town3Bradford City02Yellow cards
- League TwoGrimsby Town0Oldham Athletic03Yellow cards
- League OneDoncaster Rovers1Plymouth Argyle54Yellow cards1Penalties
- League TwoTranmere Rovers1Crewe Alexandra46Yellow cards1Penalties
- FA CupPort Vale1Bristol Rovers0
- League OneWigan Athletic0Stevenage01Yellow cards
- League TwoMilton Keynes Dons2Salford City04Yellow cards1Penalties
