Referee

E. O'Shea Referee Stats

IrelandIreland56 matchesSeasons 2021-2025
56Matches
4.76Cards per match
4.57Yellow cards per match
0.19Red cards per match
23.1Fouls per match
0.16Penalties per match

Cards come from 21 matches with official statistics.

Fouls come from 21 matches with a fouls count for both teams.

Penalties, scored and missed (shoot-outs excluded), come from 56 matches with a full event list.

Compared with other referees

4.76 cards a match, 0.41 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (5.17).

E. O'Shea4.76
Other referees5.17

Based on 21 matches with official statistics.

Home and away

Yellow cards to home teams2.10
Yellow cards to away teams2.48

Results in these matches

  • Home Win 43%
  • Draw 29%
  • Away Win 28%

2.57 goals a match

Recent Matches Refereed by E. O'Shea

18/04/25First Division
Treaty UnitedTreaty United1-
DundalkDundalk1-
07/03/25Premier Division
Cork CityCork City120
Sligo RoversSligo Rovers141
28/02/25Premier Division
Drogheda UnitedDrogheda United110
Galway UnitedGalway United110
04/10/24Premier Division
Galway UnitedGalway United110
DundalkDundalk120
21/09/24First Division
Longford TownLongford Town3-
WexfordWexford0-
30/08/24Premier Division
DundalkDundalk030
ShelbourneShelbourne150
16/08/24FAI Cup
Drogheda UnitedDrogheda United9-
Wilton UnitedWilton United0-
26/07/24Premier Division
BohemiansBohemians130
DundalkDundalk140
21/07/24FAI Cup
Sligo RoversSligo Rovers3-
Cobh WanderersCobh Wanderers0-
04/07/24Premier Division
Galway UnitedGalway United110
BohemiansBohemians120

E. O'Shea by Competition

Every competition with a finished match, busiest first.

CompetitionMPCardsYellowRedFoulsPens
First DivisionIreland27----0.19
Premier DivisionIreland254.764.570.1923.10.04
FAI CupIreland4----0.75

E. O'Shea by Season

All competitions together, newest season first.

SeasonMPCardsYellowRedFoulsPens
202534.504.000.5029.50.00
2024174.774.690.0823.20.24
2023184.834.500.3320.50.00
20229----0.22
20219----0.33

E. O'Shea referee statistics explained

E. O'Shea is a referee from Ireland with 56 finished matches in our records, from 26 Mar 2021 to 18 Apr 2025. They span 3 competitions, most often First Division (27).

In matches with official statistics (21), the average is 4.76 cards a match: 4.57 yellow and 0.19 red. That is 0.41 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons, who average 5.17. Home teams receive 2.10 yellow cards a match in these games, away teams 2.48. The fouls count averages 23.1 a match. Penalties awarded: 9 in 56 matches with a full event list, 0.16 a match.

Home teams won 43% of these matches, 29% ended level and away teams won 28%, at 2.57 goals a match. Referee appointments are usually published one or two days before kickoff, and upcoming matches appear here once they are announced.

Other referees are compared on the football referee stats page. Figures update every morning from finished matches; card and foul averages use only matches with official statistics, and results are the 90-minute score.