Referee
Anthony Backhouse
England
- Matches
- 28
- Since
- 6 Nov 2016
Yellow cards
2.14
per game
in line with league average (2.13)
Red cards
0.00
per game
Penalties awarded
0.11
per game
−0.11 vs league average (0.22)
Fouls
20.50
per game
By competition
2 competitions
Matches
28 in charge- 27 Aug 2026EFL CupFulham
3 - 0
AFC Wimbledon20 - 10 Jan 2026FA CupBurnley
5 - 1
Millwall40 - 12 Aug 2025EFL CupBlackburn
1 - 2
Bradford70 - 27 Aug 2024EFL CupBlackburn1 - 2
Blackpool30P1 - 14 Aug 2024EFL CupLeeds
0 - 3
Middlesbrough60 - 7 Jan 2024FA CupWest Brom
4 - 1
Aldershot Town00 - 26 Sept 2023EFL CupSalford City
0 - 4Burnley20 - 8 Aug 2023EFL CupBolton
1 - 0
Barrow80 - 7 Jan 2023FA CupPreston
3 - 1
Huddersfield10 - 27 Nov 2022FA CupNewport County
1 - 2
Derby20 - 6 Nov 2022FA CupCurzon Ashton
0 - 0
Cambridge United50 - 24 Aug 2022EFL CupTranmere
1 - 2
Newcastle10 - 9 Aug 2022EFL CupDoncaster
0 - 3
Lincoln10 - 7 Nov 2021FA CupSheffield Wednesday
0 - 0
Plymouth20 - 24 Aug 2021EFL CupSheffield Utd
2 - 1Derby40
Results
39%14%46%
Home win 39%Draw 14%Away win 46%
By season
- 2026/271 · 2.0
- 2025/262 · 5.5
- 2024/252 · 4.5
- 2023/243 · 3.3
- 2022/235 · 2.0
- 2021/223 · 3.0
- 2020/213 · 2.3
- 2019/205 · 0.0
- 2018/192 · 1.0
- 2016/172 · 0.0
Teams refereed most
- Blackburn3 · 1-0-2
- Burnley2 · 2-0-0
- Middlesbrough2 · 1-0-1
- Derby2 · 1-0-1
- Curzon Ashton2 · 1-1-0
- Tranmere2 · 0-1-1
- Doncaster2 · 0-0-2
Sunderland2 · 1-0-1
Coventry2 · 1-1-0
Rotherham2 · 1-0-1- Fulham1 · 1-0-0
- AFC Wimbledon1 · 0-0-1