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Match official
Anthony Backhouse
Head-referee records from completed imported fixtures. Home/away figures describe the teams receiving cards—not evidence of bias on their own.
Recorded head-referee matches
Match profile
Matches
242
Completed and linked
Yellow cards recorded
866
482 team sides observed
Red cards recorded
29
380 team sides observed
Fouls recorded
4146
384 team sides observed
Totals cover only team sides with recorded values. An unreported statistic is unavailable, not zero; compare side-specific rates below.
Team attribution
Home vs away
| Team side | Matches | Yellows / match | Reds / match | Fouls / match | Free kicks / match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| home | 242 | 1.70 | 0.07 | 10.65 | 9.74 |
| away | 242 | 1.90 | 0.08 | 10.94 | 10.00 |
Fouls are recorded as committed by that team; free kicks as taken by that team. Compare like-for-like samples before drawing conclusions.
Last 20 built matches
Match log
19 Sept 2026Lincoln City v Swansea City🟨 2–25 Sept 2026Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers🟨 4–21 Sept 2026Birmingham City v Southampton🟨 3–223 Aug 2026West Bromwich Albion v Burnley🟨 1–22 May 2026Millwall v Oxford United🟨 1–021 Apr 2026West Bromwich Albion v Watford🟨 4–311 Apr 2026Norwich City v Ipswich Town🟨 4–63 Apr 2026Middlesbrough v Millwall🟨 1–116 Mar 2026Portsmouth v Derby County🟨 2–611 Mar 2026Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers🟨 4–028 Feb 2026Ipswich Town v Swansea City🟨 1–020 Feb 2026Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End🟨 2–211 Feb 2026Charlton Athletic v Stoke City🟨 2–43 Feb 2026Sheffield United v Oxford United🟨 3–423 Jan 2026Derby County v West Bromwich Albion🟨 2–320 Jan 2026Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers🟨 2–329 Dec 2025Coventry City v Ipswich Town🟨 1–220 Dec 2025Bristol City v Middlesbrough🟨 2–36 Dec 2025Swansea City v Oxford United🟨 2–429 Nov 2025Leicester City v Sheffield United🟨 2–1