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EFL Championship

ENG

league
557
Matches
42
Officials
1
Seasons
2025/26
Latest Season
All seasons2025/26
First tracked match
Birmingham City vs Ipswich Town
08/08/2025
Latest tracked match
Hull City vs Middlesbrough
23/05/2026

Home stadiums

Every stadium that has hosted EFL Championship matches. Switch between all-time and the latest season.

Who referees EFL Championship?

Most-appointed match officials across all EFL Championship seasons

  1. 1
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joshua Smith
    ENG · Referee · 27×
  2. 2
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Webb
    ENG · Referee · 26×
  3. 3
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gavin Ward
    ENG · Referee · 25×
  4. 4
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Anthony Backhouse
    ENG · Referee · 25×
  5. 5
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lewis Smith
    ENG · Referee · 25×
  6. 6
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Matt Donohue
    ENG · Referee · 25×
  7. 7
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Andrew Kitchen
    ENG · Referee · 25×
  8. 8
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tom Nield
    ENG · Referee · 24×
  9. 9
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stephen Martin
    ENG · Referee · 24×
  10. 10
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Adam Herczeg
    ENG · Referee · 23×

Match Officials(0 officials · 0 matches)

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Venues(19 · 2025/2026)

Stadiums used in EFL Championship during 2025/2026.

MKM Stadium
24 match(es)
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Riverside Stadium
24 match(es)
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St Marys Stadium
24 match(es)
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Ashton Gate Stadium
23 match(es)
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Coventry Building Society Arena
23 match(es)
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Deepdale Stadium
23 match(es)
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Ewood Park
23 match(es)
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Fratton Park
23 match(es)
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Hillsborough Stadium
23 match(es)
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King Power Stadium
23 match(es)
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MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium
23 match(es)
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Portman Road Stadium
23 match(es)
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Pride Park Stadium
23 match(es)
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St Andrews @ Knighthead Park
23 match(es)
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Swansea.com Stadium
23 match(es)
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The Kassam Stadium
23 match(es)
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Vicarage Road Stadium
23 match(es)
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bet365 Stadium
23 match(es)
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Wembley Stadium connected by EE (Neutral Site)
1 match(es)
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Season-by-Season

SeasonMatchesOfficialsReferees
2025/265574242

Top Venues

MKM Stadium24
The Den24
Riverside Stadium24
St Mary's Stadium24
Portman Road Stadium23
Deepdale Stadium23
Bramall Lane23
Swansea.com Stadium23

2025/2026 Matches(0 in season)

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No matches found for 2025/2026.

EFL Championship referees — FAQ

How many referees have officiated in EFL Championship?
42 match officials — referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, VAR and observers — have officiated in EFL Championship across 1 season(s) in our data.
How many EFL Championship matches are tracked on Referee.Observer?
Referee.Observer tracks 557 EFL Championship matches with their full match-official appointments across 1 season(s).
Which seasons of EFL Championship are covered?
EFL Championship referee appointments are covered for 1 season(s), 2025/26.
Who are the top match officials in EFL Championship?
The most-appointed EFL Championship match officials are 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joshua Smith (27 match(es)), 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Webb (26 match(es)), 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gavin Ward (25 match(es)).