Robert Jones is an English football referee born in Merseyside, England on 4 April 1987. He made his Premier League debut on 21 December 2019. He has been FIFA-listed since 2023. Jones joined the Premier League group in 2019 and later became a FIFA-listed referee.
Robert Jones is an English football referee born in Merseyside, England on 4 April 1987. He made his Premier League debut on 21 December 2019. He has been FIFA-listed since 2023. Jones joined the Premier League group in 2019 and later became a FIFA-listed referee. He is part of the current Premier League officiating pool and is regularly relevant for pre-match analysis, appointment previews and VAR-focused discussion.
In the 2025/26 Premier League season, Jones has officiated 15 league matches, averaging 20.67 fouls, 0.27 penalties, 4.20 yellow cards and 0.00 red cards per game. Those numbers point to a balanced but firm profile, with no red cards in his Premier League sample so far. For The VAR Verdict, that statistical snapshot helps readers understand the disciplinary threshold and general tone he has shown this season.
Historical coverage is selective. We only show seasons and competitions where our sources provide enough verified referee data, so some older seasons may not be available.
Nottingham Forest
0–1
Leeds
Nottingham Forest
0–1
Leeds United FC
Fulham
2–0
Newcastle
Bournemouth
3–0
Crystal Palace
Birmingham
2–1
Bristol City
Sunderland AFC
1–0
Tottenham
Blackburn
0–0
West Brom
Chelsea
2–2
Leeds
Tottenham
2–2
Manchester City
Sunderland AFC
2–1
Crystal Palace
Burnley
1–3
Newcastle
Nottingham Forest
1–2
Manchester City
Chelsea
2–0
Fulham
Birmingham
1–0
Oxford United
Sunderland AFC
3–0
West Ham
Tottenham
1–4
Brighton
Aston Villa
1–0
Fulham
Manchester United
0–1
Wolves
Leicester
0–3
Newcastle
Bournemouth
1–2
Ipswich
Southampton
1–2
Wolves
Portsmouth FC
1–0
Leeds
Fulham
0–2
Crystal Palace
Aston Villa
1–1
Ipswich
Sunderland AFC
2–2
Watford
Tottenham
1–2
Leicester
Sheffield Wednesday FC
2–2
Millwall
Fulham
2–2
Bournemouth
West Ham
1–1
Brighton
Crystal Palace
2–2
Manchester City
Brighton
1–1
Southampton
Fulham
1–4
Wolves
Historical coverage is selective. Only seasons with sufficient verified referee data are shown; some competitions and older seasons are intentionally unavailable when coverage is incomplete.
VAR event counts describe provider-coded incidents. They do not represent The VAR Verdict's editorial judgment on whether a decision was correct or incorrect.
Referee style: Balanced but firm
The statistical sections above are generated from verified match and officiating records stored by The VAR Verdict. Editorial ratings, biography and analysis remain controlled by the site.
