Referee
Sam Allison
- Nationality
England- Matches
- 64In our archive since
- Championship48
- League One8
- League Two3
- Premier League2
This season (2026)English League Championship · League One · League One
7Matches
3.33Yellow cards per match6 matches
0.33Red cards per match6 matches
0.17Penalties per match6 matches
Career
64Matches
3.89Yellow cards per match61 matches
0.10Red cards per match62 matches
0.10Penalties per match62 matches
23.02Fouls per match
Strictness rankingChampionship
Sam Allison shows 3.13 yellow cards per match, 17% below the league average (3.77): number 23 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 64 finished matches
- Home win45%
- Draw19%
- Away win36%
Home / awayYellow cards · 61 matches
- Home teams110 yellow cards · 46%
- Away teams127 yellow cards · 54%
Away teams saw 15% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 48 | 3.58 | 4 | 4 |
| League One | 8 | 5.00 | 1 | 1 |
| League Two | 3 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Premier League | 2 | 6.50 | 0 | 1 |
| FA WSL | 1 | – | – | 0 |
| League One | 1 | – | – | – |
| Premier League 2 Division One | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | English League Championship | 5 | 3.20 | 0.40 | 0.00 |
| League One | 1 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | |
| 2025 | English League Championship | 19 | 3.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2026 | League One | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2025 | League One | 4 | 6.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| League Two | 2 | 5.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | |
| FA WSL | 1 | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Premier League 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2024 | English League Championship | 24 | 4.04 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| League One | 3 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| League Two | 1 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| English Premier League | 2 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
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