This guideline is intended to help when you are reporting a game for FairPlay. For each of the categories (Players, Supporters, Managers) please score the opposition team a maximum of 100 points making deductions for the following offences:
- Losing control of temper
- Arguing with or questioning referee/linesman decisions
- Criticised players performance (whether own team or oppositions)
- Shouting abuse
- Encouraging unfair play
- Failure to show respect to the opposition.
Depending on your overall impression of the opposition team’s behaviour you are likely to end up with points in these bands:-
| Very Poor | Poor | Satisfactory | Good | Excellent |
| 0 – 19 | 20 – 39 | 40 – 59 | 60 – 79 | 80 – 100 |
If you give a score below 40 (i.e. Poor or Very Poor) it is essential you add a comment. This is so the League can spot trends and follow up to address with the team.
New in 2025/2026 the FairPlay form is asking for comments about Matchday officials
We are aware the Matchday Officials in many League games are volunteers, so from theis season the FairPlay form has been extended. We are building a picture of how many are provided by the home team, the away team or provided by the League. You’ll see a question asking you about this.
The FairPlay form also asks for your comment about the referee’s control of the game and decision making and another box to comment about Assistant Referees (running the lines).
Matchday officials do not affect the FariPlay Tables as we are not asking FairPlay Reporters to give scores for them.
If a coach volunteers to be a Matchday official please make comments in these new fields and do not mark down the Manager/Coaches scores for something that happens while they are acting in the capacity of a MatchDay Official.