Craig Pawson
Referee

Craig Pawson England

Born47 years (2 Mar 1979)
572
Matches
299
As referee
0
As assistant
273
Fourth official / VAR
29
Competitions
1093
Yellow cards
41
Red cards
Per match: 3.66 yellow · 0.14 red Cards from matches where they were the main referee; a second yellow counts as a red.
# Competition P Ref. Asst. 4th VAR Avg.
1 FA Cup 2026 FA Cup 2026 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.00
2 Premier League 2025/26 Premier League 2025/26 50 21 0 6 23 56 2 2.67
3 FA Cup 2025 FA Cup 2025 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
4 Premier League 2024/25 Premier League 2024/25 50 22 0 14 14 96 3 4.36
5 FA Cup 2024 FA Cup 2024 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 –
6 Premier League 2023/24 Premier League 2023/24 50 19 0 21 10 83 3 4.37
7 Premier League 2022/23 Premier League 2022/23 42 21 0 21 0 80 1 3.81
8 Community Shield 2022 Community Shield 2022 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.00
9 Premier League 2021/22 Premier League 2021/22 48 26 0 22 0 108 2 4.15
10 UEFA Europa League 2020/21 UEFA Europa League 2020/21 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 5.00
11 Premier League 2020/21 Premier League 2020/21 46 23 0 16 7 80 3 3.48
12 UEFA Champions League 2020/21 UEFA Champions League 2020/21 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 –
13 FA Cup 2020 FA Cup 2020 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 –
14 Premier League 2019/20 Premier League 2019/20 39 23 0 5 11 87 2 3.78
15 UEFA Champions League 2019/20 UEFA Champions League 2019/20 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 –
16 UEFA Europa League 2018/19 UEFA Europa League 2018/19 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 6.00
17 EFL Cup 2018/19 EFL Cup 2018/19 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 –
18 Premier League 2018/19 Premier League 2018/19 48 26 0 22 0 92 7 3.54
19 EFL Cup 2017/18 EFL Cup 2017/18 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 6.00
20 Premier League 2017/18 Premier League 2017/18 40 25 0 15 0 88 5 3.52
21 FA Cup 2017 FA Cup 2017 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 7.00
22 Premier League 2016/17 Premier League 2016/17 41 24 0 17 0 97 4 4.04
23 FA Cup 2016 FA Cup 2016 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.00
24 Premier League 2015/16 Premier League 2015/16 49 28 0 21 0 88 2 3.14
25 FA Cup 2015 FA Cup 2015 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.00
26 UEFA Europa League Qualifying 2015 UEFA Europa League Qualifying 2015 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 7.00
27 EFL Cup 2014/15 EFL Cup 2014/15 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 –
28 Premier League 2014/15 Premier League 2014/15 42 21 0 21 0 70 7 3.33
29 Premier League 2013/14 Premier League 2013/14 10 10 0 0 0 28 0 2.80
Totals 572 299 0 206 67 1093 41 3.66

Matches

All 572 Referee 299 Fourth official 206 VAR 67
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 35 Swansea City Swansea City 2 – 0 Stoke City Stoke City 3 1
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 34 Manchester City Manchester City 3 – 2 Aston Villa Aston Villa Fourth official
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 33 Chelsea Chelsea 1 – 0 Manchester United Manchester United Fourth official
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 32 Liverpool (ING) Liverpool (ING) 2 – 0 Newcastle United Newcastle United Fourth official
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 33 Aston Villa Aston Villa 3 – 3 Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 4
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 31 Sunderland AFC Sunderland AFC 1 – 0 Newcastle United Newcastle United Fourth official
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 31 Leicester City Leicester City 2 – 1 West Ham United West Ham United Fourth official
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 30 Aston Villa Aston Villa 0 – 1 Swansea City Swansea City Fourth official
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 29 Leicester City Leicester City 0 – 0 Hull City Hull City Fourth official
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 27 Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 3
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 28 Newcastle United Newcastle United 0 – 1 Manchester United Manchester United Fourth official
EFL Cup EFL Cup 2014/15 Final Chelsea Chelsea 2 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Fourth official
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 26 Hull City Hull City 2 – 1 Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Fourth official
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 25 Southampton FC Southampton FC 0 – 0 West Ham United West Ham United 3 1
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 22 Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers 0 – 2 Manchester United Manchester United Fourth official
FA Cup FA Cup 2015 Third qualifying round Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 4 – 2 Burnley FC Burnley FC 3
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 21 Sunderland AFC Sunderland AFC 0 – 1 Liverpool (ING) Liverpool (ING) 6 1
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 20 Southampton FC Southampton FC 2 – 0 Arsenal Football Club Arsenal Football Club 3
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 19 Newcastle United Newcastle United 3 – 2 Everton FC Everton FC 4
Premier League Premier League 2014/15 Matchday 17 Liverpool (ING) Liverpool (ING) 2 – 2 Arsenal Football Club Arsenal Football Club Fourth official
Total: 572
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