Anthony Backhouse

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Anthony Backhouse · League Two · FootSam

Card rate

How does he referee?

Match tempo, card rate and timing of decisions.

When cards are shown

198 cards in 56 matches

1–15

13 yellows + 1 reds

16–30

31 yellows

31–45

31 yellows + 1 reds

46–60

28 yellows + 2 reds

61–75

35 yellows + 3 reds

76–90+

48 yellows + 5 reds

The first yellow card is shown, on average, in minute 32 (median 27), based on the 55 matches where a yellow card was shown.

yellows reds· cards per 15-minute period · scale 0–53

Assignments

His assignments

Top-of-table matches and the officials he most often works with.

Development

Has he changed?

Season by season, personal bests and the games that stand out.

Progress

3.86

2017/18

—

2018/19

3.78

2019/20

3.57

2020/21

3.25

2021/22

2.33

2022/23

—

2023/24

—

2024/25

Yellow cards per game · scale 0–3.86 · dash = too little data

Then3.64per game · 2017–2021 · 28 matches

Now3.00per game · 2021–2025 · 28 matches

The difference is no larger than chance can explain.

Season by season, with sample sizes

Season by season
Season	Competition	Matches	With data	Yellow cards	Per game
2017/18	League Two	12	7	27	3.86
2018/19	League Two	7	0	—	—
2019/20	League Two	10	9	34	3.78
2020/21	League Two	14	14	50	3.57
2021/22	League Two	12	12	39	3.25
2022/23	League Two	9	9	21	2.33
2023/24	League Two	1	1	4	4.00
2024/25	League Two	4	4	11	2.75

Relationships

Who he meets

Klubbar, players and matcher samlade i en tydlig historik.

The clubs

43 clubs have encountered this referee, de 10 vanligaste visas

Referee's clubs
Club	Matches	W–D–L	With card data	Yellows against/game	Reds against	Fouls committed/game	Penalties for	Penalties against
Mansfield Town	11	5–4–2	10	1.70	0	12.010	0	1	Open
Salford City	8	3–3–2	7	1.29	1	12.17	2	0	Open
Bradford	7	3–1–3	7	2.00	1	11.77	3	0	Open
Oldham	7	3–2–2	6	1.17	0	12.76	0	0	Open
Scunthorpe	6	0–2–4	6	1.67	1	10.06	0	2	Open
Walsall	6	1–2–3	6	1.67	0	10.26	0	4	Open
Grimsby	6	2–1–3	5	2.00	0	12.45	0	2	Open
Stevenage	6	1–3–2	5	0.80	1	9.45	0	0	Open
Northampton	5	1–2–2	4	1.25	1	9.04	0	1	Open
Port Vale	5	1–3–1	2	1.50	0	15.02	0	0	Open

Most extreme matches

Most extreme matches
Index	Match	Date	Yellows	Reds	Penalties	Fouls
92	Bradford1–0Newport CountyLeague Two	7 dec. 2019	7	0	1	32	Open
81	Grimsby0–2Newport CountyLeague Two	8 dec. 2020	4	0	1	27	Open
76	Mansfield Town0–1PlymouthLeague Two	28 sep. 2019	7	0	0	32	Open
74	Bolton1–2Exeter CityLeague Two	1 maj 2021	7	0	0	27	Open
74	Cambridge United0–1Forest GreenLeague Two	7 sep. 2019	5	0	1	22	Open
74	Bolton2–0ScunthorpeLeague Two	23 feb. 2021	5	0	1	22	Open
71	Mansfield Town2–1Newport CountyLeague Two	14 aug. 2021	5	0	0	30	Open
70	Harrogate Town2–2Leyton OrientLeague Two	13 apr. 2021	3	0	1	25	Open
69	Mansfield Town1–0NorthamptonLeague Two	2 apr. 2022	5	1	0	25	Open
68	Bradford2–2ScunthorpeLeague Two	18 jan. 2020	5	0	0	26	Open

Latest matches

10 of 69

Latest matches
Date	Competition	Match	Results	Yellows	Reds	Penalties
29 mars 2025	League Two	Milton Keynes Dons–Fleetwood Town	2–4	2	0	0	Open
25 jan. 2025	League Two	Cheltenham–Salford City	2–1	3	0	0	Open
26 okt. 2024	League Two	Swindon Town–Gillingham	1–1	3	1	0	Open
5 okt. 2024	League Two	Crewe–Gillingham	2–0	3	0	0	Open
23 mars 2024	League Two	Doncaster–Forest Green	2–0	4	0	0	Open
8 maj 2023	League Two	Newport County–Crewe	2–2	2	0	1	Open
10 apr. 2023	League Two	Mansfield Town–Rochdale	1–1	3	0	0	Open
7 apr. 2023	League Two	Grimsby–Hartlepool	1–4	1	0	1	Open
11 feb. 2023	League Two	Walsall–Leyton Orient	1–1	4	0	0	Open
28 jan. 2023	League Two	Harrogate Town–Sutton Utd	0–1	2	0	0	Open

Did you know…

Most penalties conceded

Walsall has received 4 penalties against them over 6 matches with him.

Two reds in the same match

Has only 1 matches with two or more red cards — out of 56 with card data.

Matches without a yellow card

1 of 56 matches with card data ended without a yellow card — 2 %.

How often penalties are awarded

At least one penalty in 25 % of matches — 13 of 51 with penalty data.

Cards come late

46 % of his cards are issued after the hour mark — 91 of 198. An even distribution would be 33%.

The players

Most yellow cards

by this referee

J. Perch4 kortmatcher · 7 med speltid4
E. Hewitt3 kortmatcher · 7 med speltid3
O. Hawkins3 kortmatcher · 7 med speltid3
J. Lowe3 kortmatcher · 6 med speltid3
P. O'Connor3 kortmatcher · 6 med speltid3
P. Lewis2 kortmatcher · 5 med speltid3
R. Willmott3 kortmatcher · 4 med speltid3
L. Kinsella2 kortmatcher · 6 med speltid2
D. Rose2 kortmatcher · 5 med speltid2
L. Waterfall2 kortmatcher · 5 med speltid2

Most red cards

by this referee

P. O'Connor1 kortmatcher · 6 med speltid1
P. Lewis1 kortmatcher · 5 med speltid1
Kevin Ellison1 kortmatcher · 4 med speltid1
L. Sutton1 kortmatcher · 4 med speltid1
J. Sheehan1 kortmatcher · 3 med speltid1
K. Wilson1 kortmatcher · 1 med speltid1
Matthew Green1 kortmatcher · 1 med speltid1
M. Raynes1 kortmatcher · 1 med speltid1
G. Hall1 kortmatcher · 1 med speltid1
R. Towell1 kortmatcher · 1 med speltid1

Most matches with known playing time

with this referee

G. Maris1 gult8
J. Boweryno cards8
S. Quinnno cards8
J. Perch4 gula7
E. Hewitt3 gula7
O. Hawkins3 gula7
J. Turnbull1 gult7
A. Gilliead1 gult7
J. Lowe3 gula6
P. O'Connor3 gula, 1 rött6

Received the match's first yellow

most often

J. Lowe2 första gula · 6 med speltid2
S. Bennett2 första gula · 5 med speltid2
H. Boateng2 första gula · 3 med speltid2
J. Turnbull1 första gula · 7 med speltid1
E. Hewitt1 första gula · 7 med speltid1
J. Perch1 första gula · 7 med speltid1
C. Piergianni1 första gula · 6 med speltid1
S. McLaughlin1 första gula · 6 med speltid1
A. Hunter1 första gula · 5 med speltid1
A. O'Connor1 första gula · 5 med speltid1

Most fouls committed

fouls in this referee's matches

O. Hawkins7 matches14
E. Hewitt5 matches9
J. Lowe6 matches9
G. Maris7 matches8
L. Kinsella6 matches8
P. O'Connor6 matches8
Otis Khan4 matches8
H. Hope3 matches8
E. Watt3 matches8
D. Johnson3 matches8

Most fouls suffered

was fouled in this referee's matches

S. Quinn8 matches11
A. Hunter5 matches11
L. Hannant2 matches11
L. Kinsella6 matches10
P. O'Connor6 matches10
R. Holden4 matches10
K. Gordon4 matches10
Clayton Donaldson3 matches10
J. Sheehan3 matches10
G. Maris7 matches9

Top clashes

3 of 69 matches were top clashes

His share4,3 %

Even distribution5,8 %

He receives roughly as many top clashes as an even allocation in his own league seasons would produce. The difference is within what chance can explain.

Top clashes
Match	Date	Cards
Bradford1–3NorthamptonLeague Two	19 nov. 2022	2	Open
Lincoln0–0TranmereLeague Two	22 apr. 2019	—	Open
Lincoln2–1Forest GreenLeague Two	3 nov. 2018	—	Open

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