Referee
Ruebyn Ricardo
- Nationality
- England
- Matches
- 74In our archive since
- Championship29
- League One15
- League Two13
- EFL Trophy4
This season (2026)
5Matches
5.80Yellow cards per match5 matches
0.20Red cards per match5 matches
0.40Penalties per match5 matches
Career
74Matches
4.82Yellow cards per match61 matches
0.14Red cards per match63 matches
0.24Penalties per match63 matches
22.48Fouls per match
Strictness rankingChampionship
Ruebyn Ricardo shows 5.38 yellow cards per match, 43% above the league average (3.77): number 1 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 74 finished matches
- Home win41%
- Draw28%
- Away win31%
Home / awayYellow cards · 61 matches
- Home teams133 yellow cards · 45%
- Away teams161 yellow cards · 55%
Away teams saw 21% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 29 | 5.00 | 5 | 6 |
| League One | 15 | 4.73 | 3 | 6 |
| League Two | 13 | 4.31 | 1 | 2 |
| EFL Trophy | 4 | 5.50 | 0 | 1 |
| National League | 4 | – | – | – |
| FA Cup | 3 | – | – | 0 |
| Premier League 2 Division One | 3 | – | – | – |
| FA Trophy | 2 | – | – | – |
| Premier League International Cup | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | English League Championship | 5 | 5.80 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| 2025 | English League Championship | 19 | 5.05 | 0.21 | 0.11 |
| League One | 5 | 4.40 | 0.20 | 0.40 | |
| League Two | 2 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | |
| 2024 | League Two | 11 | 4.27 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| League One | 10 | 4.90 | 0.20 | 0.40 | |
| Premier League International Cup | 1 | – | – | – | |
| English League Championship | 5 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | |
| FA Cup | 3 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| English National League | 4 | – | – | – | |
| FA Trophy | 2 | – | – | – | |
| EFL Trophy | 4 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.25 | |
| Premier League 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
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