Josh Smith

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Card rate

How does he referee?

Match tempo, card rate and timing of decisions.

When cards are shown

67 cards in 19 matches

1–15

5 yellows

16–30

5 yellows

31–45

10 yellows

46–60

11 yellows

61–75

11 yellows + 1 reds

76–90+

23 yellows + 1 reds

The first yellow card is shown, on average, in minute 42 (median 39), based on the 18 matches where a yellow card was shown.

yellows reds· cards per 15-minute period · scale 0–24

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

3.30

2019/20

3.00

2020/21

—

2021/22

—

2024/25

Yellow cards per game · scale 0–3.30 · dash = too little data

Season by season, with sample sizes

Season by season
Season	Competition	Matches	With data	Yellow cards	Per game
2019/20	League Two	13	10	33	3.30
2020/21	League Two	5	5	15	3.00
2021/22	League Two	3	3	12	4.00
2024/25	League Two	1	1	5	5.00

Relationships

Who he meets

Klubbar, players and matcher samlade i en tydlig historik.

The clubs

25 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
Colchester	4	4–0–0	2	1.50	0	12.02	0	0	Open
Salford City	4	0–3–1	4	1.50	0	10.54	3	0	Open
Oldham	3	0–1–2	2	1.50	0	10.02	0	1	Open
Cambridge United	3	0–2–1	3	2.33	0	11.73	0	1	Open
Mansfield Town	3	1–1–1	3	2.00	0	16.03	2	0	Open
Morecambe	3	2–1–0	3	2.33	1	12.33	0	2	Open
Walsall	2	0–0–2	1	0.00	0	12.01	0	0	Open
Swindon Town	2	2–0–0	2	1.00	0	19.02	1	0	Open
Exeter City	2	0–0–2	1	1.00	0	4.01	0	0	Open
Leyton Orient	2	1–0–1	2	2.00	0	13.52	1	0	Open

Most extreme matches

The referee has too few matches with all three metrics for an index. The lists below each sort by one measured value.

Most extreme matches
Match	Date	Yellows	Reds	Penalties	Fouls
Port Vale2–2Mansfield TownLeague Two	21 sep. 2019	7	0	1	34	Open
Harrogate Town0–1MorecambeLeague Two	20 mars 2021	6	1	0	22	Open
Scunthorpe1–1Salford CityLeague Two	13 nov. 2021	6	0	0	26	Open
Swindon Town4–0Cambridge UnitedLeague Two	26 dec. 2019	5	0	1	30	Open
Mansfield Town2–1Bristol RoversLeague Two	7 aug. 2021	4	1	1	29	Open
Colchester1–0Notts CountyLeague Two	5 apr. 2025	5	0	0	23	Open
Cambridge United2–2MacclesfieldLeague Two	5 okt. 2019	4	0	0	32	Open
Salford City1–1OldhamLeague Two	25 jan. 2020	4	0	1	21	Open
Newport County2–1BradfordLeague Two	22 feb. 2020	4	0	0	18	Open
Cambridge United1–1BarrowLeague Two	14 nov. 2020	4	0	0	21	Open

Latest matches

10 of 22

Latest matches
Date	Competition	Match	Results	Yellows	Reds	Penalties
5 apr. 2025	League Two	Colchester–Notts County	1–0	5	0	0	Open
18 dec. 2021	League Two	Sutton Utd–Harrogate Town	1–0	2	0	0	Open
13 nov. 2021	League Two	Scunthorpe–Salford City	1–1	6	0	0	Open
7 aug. 2021	League Two	Mansfield Town–Bristol Rovers	2–1	4	1	1	Open
24 apr. 2021	League Two	Crawley Town–Forest Green	0–0	3	0	0	Open
20 mars 2021	League Two	Harrogate Town–Morecambe	0–1	6	1	0	Open
13 mars 2021	League Two	Exeter City–Cheltenham	0–1	1	0	0	Open
14 nov. 2020	League Two	Cambridge United–Barrow	1–1	4	0	0	Open
10 okt. 2020	League Two	Oldham–Morecambe	2–3	1	0	0	Open
18 juni 2020	League Two	Colchester–Exeter City	1–0	—	—	—	Open

Top clashes

He has refereed one top clash. The share is not tested — this requires at least 50 matches in seasons with complete tables. Below that, the share says more about chance than the referee.

Top clashes
Match	Date	Cards
Colchester1–0Exeter CityLeague Two	18 juni 2020	—	Open

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About Josh Smith

How does he referee?

When cards are shown

His assignments

Has he changed?

Progress

Who he meets

The clubs

Records and milestones

Most extreme matches

Latest matches

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Cards come late

The players

Most yellow cards

Most red cards

Most matches with known playing time

Received the match's first yellow

Most fouls committed

Most fouls suffered

Top clashes

The referee in numbers

Match outcomes