Leigh Doughty referee stats
Leigh Doughty has refereed 144 matches in the leagues we cover since August 2021, the latest in the Championship.
Cards: 4.39 a match, against an average of 4.04 in the same leagues and seasons (+0.35). Fouls: 22.2 a match, against 22.0.
Penalties: 0.23 a match over the 92 matches with a complete penalty count, against 0.20.
Goals: 2.70 a match, against 2.55; over 2.5 goals in 50% of matches, against 48%.
Decided by the referee
About half of a difference here carries over to a referee's next matches.
- Cards
- 4.39
- League 4.04
- Yellow cards
- 4.24
- League 3.88
- Red cards
- 0.15
- League 0.16
- Fouls
- 22.2
- League 22.0
Decided by the teams
Differences here are mostly chance: goals do not follow the referee.
- Goals
- 2.70
- League 2.55
- Over 2.5
- 50%
- League 48%
- Both teams score
- 56%
- League 51%
- Home wins
- 33%
- League 43%
What to expect next
- Cards against the league average
- +0.26 a match
- Fouls against the league average
- +0.2 a match
A record is part referee and part luck. Over 143 matches, about 75% of a difference in cards has held in later matches, so this is the difference to expect, not the full +0.35.
How much referees really change: our study →Next appointments
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Recent matches
| Match | Score | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale – Exeter City12 Sept 2026League Two | 1–0 | 5 | 0 |
| Chesterfield – Barnet5 Sept 2026League Two | 3–3 | 6 | 0 |
| Crawley Town – Bristol Rovers29 Aug 2026League Two | 0–2 | 7 | 0 |
| Reading – Luton Town15 Aug 2026League One | 3–4 | 3 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers – Leicester City2 May 2026Championship | 0–1 | 2 | 0 |
| Queens Park Rangers – Swansea City21 Apr 2026Championship | 1–2 | 4 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday – Leicester City6 Apr 2026Championship | 1–1 | — | — |
| Stoke City – Watford14 Mar 2026Championship | 3–1 | 6 | 0 |
| Derby County – Blackburn Rovers28 Feb 2026Championship | 3–1 | 7 | 0 |
| Wrexham – Ipswich Town21 Feb 2026Championship | 5–3 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlton Athletic – Portsmouth17 Feb 2026Championship | 1–3 | 9 | 0 |
| Hull City – Watford3 Feb 2026Championship | 0–0 | 7 | 0 |
| Reading – Barnsley24 Jan 2026League One | 2–2 | 3 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday – Birmingham City20 Jan 2026Championship | 0–2 | 3 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough – Hull City29 Dec 2025Championship | 0–1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oxford United – Southampton26 Dec 2025Championship | 2–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Swindon Town – Crawley Town20 Dec 2025League Two | 1–0 | 4 | 0 |
| Blackburn Rovers – Oxford United9 Dec 2025Championship | 1–1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sheffield United – Portsmouth26 Nov 2025Championship | 3–0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrexham – Charlton Athletic8 Nov 2025Championship | 1–0 | 5 | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | League | Matches | Cards | League | Fouls | Goals | Over 2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | League One | 1 | 3.00 | 3.97 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 100% |
| 2026/2027 | League Two | 3 | 6.00 | 4.39 | 23.3 | 3.00 | 33% |
| 2025/2026 | Championship | 19 | 5.00 | 4.12 | 21.5 | 2.84 | 63% |
| 2025/2026 | League One | 3 | 5.67 | 4.03 | 27.0 | 2.67 | 33% |
| 2025/2026 | League Two | 3 | 3.67 | 4.19 | 21.3 | 1.67 | 33% |
| 2024/2025 | Championship | 15 | 4.93 | 4.17 | 23.8 | 2.40 | 40% |
| 2024/2025 | League One | 6 | 4.33 | 4.20 | 27.3 | 3.00 | 50% |
| 2024/2025 | League Two | 2 | 3.00 | 4.57 | 23.5 | 2.50 | 50% |
| 2023/2024 | Championship | 15 | 4.00 | 4.18 | 19.1 | 3.13 | 67% |
| 2023/2024 | League One | 6 | 3.67 | 4.30 | 20.3 | 3.33 | 67% |
| 2023/2024 | League Two | 8 | 3.50 | 4.21 | 19.6 | 1.75 | 25% |
| 2022/2023 | Championship | 25 | 4.72 | 3.93 | 21.9 | 2.36 | 36% |
| 2022/2023 | League One | 1 | 6.00 | 3.78 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 0% |
| 2022/2023 | League Two | 6 | 5.17 | 3.57 | 22.3 | 2.33 | 50% |
| 2021/2022 | Championship | 24 | 4.08 | 3.88 | 23.6 | 2.75 | 58% |
| 2021/2022 | League One | 3 | 2.67 | 3.71 | 25.3 | 3.00 | 67% |
| 2021/2022 | League Two | 4 | 3.00 | 3.64 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 50% |
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