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David Coote
EnglandReferee2015–2024Results and referee statistics · All competitions
- 262
- Matches
- 4.10
- Cards/game
- 919
- Yellow cards
- 25
- Red cards
- 56
- Penalties
- 11
- Seasons
Data coverage: cards in 230 of 262 matches, fouls in 227, penalties in 226. Averages use only known data.
Career statistics
| Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 6 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 144 | 1 | |
| Championship | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | |
| League Cup | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | |
| Premier League | 16 | 85 | 3 | 88 | 395 | 5 | |
| Championship | 3 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 63 | 1 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 0 | |
| League Cup | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Premier League | 21 | 77 | 3 | 80 | 493 | 6 | |
| Championship | 6 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 119 | 2 | |
| League Cup | 3 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 62 | 0 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 0 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | — | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Friendly | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Premier League | 20 | 94 | 2 | 96 | 477 | 3 | |
| Championship | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 0 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 1 | |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Premier League | 21 | 71 | 3 | 74 | 503 | 9 | |
| Championship | 4 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 98 | 1 | |
| FA Cup | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 65 | 2 | |
| UEFA Nations League | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Premier League | 15 | 51 | 2 | 53 | 324 | 4 | |
| Championship | 8 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 203 | 0 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 1 | |
| League Cup | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | |
| Premier League | 11 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 253 | 3 | |
| Championship | 7 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 169 | 0 | |
| League One | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| FA Cup | 4 | 11* | 0* | 11* | 74 | 0* | |
| League Two | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| League Cup | 1 | — | — | — | 23 | — | |
| Championship | 27 | 122 | 4 | 126 | 655 | 5 | |
| League One | 3 | 9* | 0* | 9* | 50* | — | |
| Premier League | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | |
| League Two | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Championship | 27 | 93 | 5 | 98 | 670 | 8 | |
| League One | 3 | 0* | 0* | 0* | 16* | 0* | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 3* | 0* | 3* | 25* | 1* | |
| Championship | 10 | 28* | 0* | 28* | 21* | 2* | |
| League One | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Championship | 7 | 5* | 0* | 5* | 20* | — |
MP: completed matches · YC: yellow cards · RC: red cards. * Partial coverage. — No data. Per-match values use matches with known data. Open a season row for coverage details.
Progress
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2014/15—
4.00
2015/163.31
2016/174.50
2017/183.52
2018/193.81
2019/203.48
2020/214.36
2021/223.97
2022/234.95
2023/244.50
2024/25Yellow cards per game · scale 0–4.95 · dash = too little data
Then3.83per game · 2015–2020 · 115 matches
Now4.17per game · 2020–2024 · 115 matches
The difference is no larger than chance can explain.
Season by season, with sample sizes
| Season | Competition | Matches | With data | Yellow cards | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | Championship | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 2015/16 | Championship | 10 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 2015/16 | League One | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Championship | 27 | 27 | 93 | 3.44 |
| 2016/17 | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2016/17 | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2017/18 | Premier League | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2017/18 | Championship | 27 | 27 | 122 | 4.52 |
| 2017/18 | League One | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 2017/18 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Premier League | 11 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 2018/19 | Championship | 7 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 |
| 2018/19 | League One | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | FA Cup | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 2018/19 | League Cup | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Premier League | 15 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 |
| 2019/20 | Championship | 8 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 |
| 2019/20 | FA Cup | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2019/20 | League Cup | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2020/21 | Premier League | 21 | 21 | 71 | 3.38 |
| 2020/21 | Championship | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 |
| 2020/21 | FA Cup | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 2020 | UEFA Nations League | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2021/22 | Premier League | 20 | 20 | 94 | 4.70 |
| 2021/22 | Championship | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2021/22 | FA Cup | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 |
| 2021/22 | League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Premier League | 21 | 21 | 77 | 3.67 |
| 2022/23 | Championship | 6 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 2022/23 | FA Cup | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2022/23 | League Cup | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 |
| 2022 | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | Friendly | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Premier League | 16 | 16 | 85 | 5.31 |
| 2023/24 | Championship | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 |
| 2023/24 | FA Cup | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 |
| 2023/24 | League Cup | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2023 | Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Premier League | 6 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 |
| 2024/25 | Championship | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2024/25 | League Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |