Referee
Steven McLean
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Matches
- 63In our archive since
- Premiership49
- Championship8
- FA Cup3
- Premiership2
This season (2026)
5Matches
3.20Yellow cards per match5 matches
0.00Red cards per match5 matches
0.60Penalties per match5 matches
Career
63Matches
3.43Yellow cards per match51 matches
0.16Red cards per match51 matches
0.27Penalties per match51 matches
22.37Fouls per match
Strictness rankingPremiership
Steven McLean shows 3.60 yellow cards per match, 7% below the league average (3.87): number 9 of 11 referees.
- 1David Dickinson24 matches4.33
- 2Nick Walsh27 matches4.30
- 3R. Hardie14 matches4.29
- 4Matthew MacDermid21 matches3.95
- 5John Beaton20 matches3.95
- 6Donald Robertson22 matches3.86
- 7C. Scott16 matches3.81
- 8D. Nicolson15 matches3.80
- 9Steven McLean25 matches3.60
- 10Kevin Clancy14 matches3.36
- 11R. Lee20 matches3.00
League average 3.87
Cards per matchLast 19 matches with card data
- Yellow cards
- Red cards
Results in his matchesFrom 63 finished matches
- Home win32%
- Draw27%
- Away win41%
Home / awayYellow cards · 51 matches
- Home teams78 yellow cards · 45%
- Away teams97 yellow cards · 55%
Away teams saw 24% more yellow cards.
By competition
| Competition | Matches | Yellow / match | Red cards | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 49 | 3.45 | 8 | 14 |
| Championship | 8 | – | – | – |
| FA Cup | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Premiership | 2 | – | – | – |
| League One | 1 | – | – | – |
Season by season
| Season | Competition | Matches | Yellow cards per match | Red cards per match | Penalties per match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 3.20 | 0.00 | 0.60 |
| 2025 | Scottish FA Cup | 2 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scottish Premiership | 24 | 3.58 | 0.25 | 0.21 | |
| 2026-27-scottish-championship | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2024 | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 3.35 | 0.10 | 0.30 |
| 2026-27-scottish-championship | 7 | – | – | – | |
| Scottish FA Cup | 1 | – | – | – | |
| League One | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 2022 | Segunda Division | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2014 | Segunda Division | 1 | – | – | – |
Latest matches
- Scottish PremiershipFC Motherwell0Celtic FC23Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipFC Motherwell0FC Aberdeen45Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipSt. Johnstone FC2Hibernian Edinburgh FC11Yellow cards1Penalties
- Scottish PremiershipFalkirk FC1Glasgow Rangers23Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipHibernian Edinburgh FC1FC Motherwell24Yellow cards2Penalties
- Scottish FA CupCeltic FC3Dunfermline Athletic FC12Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipSt Mirren FC1Dundee United12Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipFC Motherwell1Heart of Midlothian FC14Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipFC Dundee1St Mirren FC03Yellow cards
- 2026-27-scottish-championshipGreenock Morton FC0Queens Park FC0
- Scottish PremiershipFC Dundee1Celtic FC22Yellow cards1Red cards1Penalties
- Scottish PremiershipSt Mirren FC0Glasgow Rangers11Yellow cards
- Scottish FA CupFalkirk FC2Dundee United14Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipFC Aberdeen2FC Dundee35Yellow cards1Red cards1Penalties
- Scottish PremiershipFC Motherwell1Glasgow Rangers17Yellow cards1Red cards
- Scottish PremiershipSt Mirren FC1Heart of Midlothian FC02Yellow cards1Red cards
- Scottish PremiershipLivingston FC0FC Motherwell21Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipHeart of Midlothian FC2Celtic FC29Yellow cards1Red cards
- Scottish PremiershipSt Mirren FC0Falkirk FC23Yellow cards
- Scottish PremiershipCeltic FC1Glasgow Rangers33Yellow cards
