England ·Referee·League One

Lee Swabey

117 matches since August 2021

Lee Swabey referee stats

Lee Swabey has refereed 117 matches in the leagues we cover since August 2021, the latest in the League One.

Cards: 4.26 a match, against an average of 4.02 in the same leagues and seasons (+0.24). Fouls: 23.1 a match, against 22.6.

Penalties: 0.32 a match over the 69 matches with a complete penalty count, against 0.22.

Goals: 2.66 a match, against 2.58; over 2.5 goals in 56% of matches, against 48%.

Decided by the referee

About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.

Cards
4.26
League 4.02
Yellow cards
4.05
League 3.83
Red cards
0.21
League 0.19
Fouls
23.1
League 22.6

Decided by the teams

Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.

Goals
2.66
League 2.58
Over 2.5
56%
League 48%
Both teams score
53%
League 51%
Home wins
41%
League 43%

What to expect next

Cards against the league average
+0.17 a match
Fouls against the league average
+0.3 a match

A record is part referee and part luck. Over 115 matches, about 73% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full +0.24.

How much referees really change: our study →

Next appointments

No appointment announced yet. Referees are usually named a few days before a match.

Recent matches

MatchScoreYellowRed
Crawley Town – Salford City2 May 2026League Two0–020
Rotherham United – Barnsley11 Apr 2026League One1–340
Doncaster Rovers – Mansfield Town3 Apr 2026League One0–230
Northampton Town – Burton Albion14 Mar 2026League One0–240
AFC Wimbledon – Blackpool11 Mar 2026League One4–1——
Port Vale – Luton Town28 Feb 2026League One1–160
Wigan Athletic – Reading10 Feb 2026League One1–220
Peterborough United – Huddersfield Town31 Jan 2026League One2–380
Cardiff City – Barnsley27 Jan 2026League One4–030
Northampton Town – Wycombe Wanderers17 Jan 2026League One1–250
Milton Keynes Dons – Notts County29 Dec 2025League Two1–150
Luton Town – Port Vale13 Dec 2025League One2–230
Barnet – Bristol Rovers9 Dec 2025League Two4–030
Burton Albion – Blackpool15 Nov 2025League One1–070
Crawley Town – Fleetwood Town8 Nov 2025League Two2–172
Wycombe Wanderers – Huddersfield Town25 Oct 2025League One3–011
Cardiff City – Reading18 Oct 2025League One2–110
Colchester United – Chesterfield4 Oct 2025League Two6–220
Cambridge United – Fleetwood Town20 Sept 2025League Two2–110
AFC Wimbledon – Rotherham United13 Sept 2025League One2–150

Season by season

SeasonLeagueMatchesCardsLeagueFoulsGoalsOver 2.5
2025/2026League One144.084.0322.13.1471%
2025/2026League Two83.624.1923.33.1263%
2024/2025League One165.074.2022.42.6256%
2024/2025League Two104.904.5722.92.4060%
2023/2024League One146.294.3026.52.2950%
2023/2024League Two93.334.2123.82.3344%
2022/2023League One134.543.7825.42.8569%
2022/2023League Two124.083.5722.12.4242%
2021/2022League One93.443.7119.93.0044%
2021/2022League Two122.173.6421.52.5058%

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