Carlisle United (a): Match Officials Confirmed

The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Carlisle United and Lincoln City in the EFL Trophy.

Carlisle United host Lincoln City on Tuesday, November 30 for the match at Brunton Park, and the match carries a 19:00 kick-off.

Referee: James Bell.
Assistants Refs: Bradley Hall and Lewis Raper.
Fourth Official: Lucy May.

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James Bell was promoted to the Football League ahead of the 2019/20 season, and the first match he was put in charge of following his promotion was the EFL Trophy tie between Grimsby Town and Harrogate Town, which finished 2-2. He showed 4 yellow cards and 1 red card in this match.

James Bell has been the man in the middle for two matches involving Lincoln City:

26/12/20: Lincoln City 5-1 Burton Albion (League One) – 2 yellow cards
21/08/21: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Lincoln City (League One) – 4 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 2 — Yellow Cards: 6 — Red Cards: 0

He received an average rating of 6.57 following the 1-0 defeat away at Wycombe Wanderers earlier this season. Some of the comments can be found below:

Pompeyimp2: “Another who I barely noticed – might have done more about the niggly fouls by Wycombe but they spread that around so not one individual deserving an early card – 8.”

Norfolk Imp: “5 …. didn’t really crack down on persistent fouling by them, including the pivotal one on Bridds in the build-up to their goal.”

PerthImp: “6/10. Generally OK but failed to protect the Lincoln players (especially Hopper) he from some deliberately overly-physical tactics, which was clearly their style of play. Protecting players from serious injury is part of the referee’s role and he was lacking several times.”

James Bell: 2021/22 Stats:

07/08/21: Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Sutton United (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
10/08/21: Derby County 3-3 Salford City (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
14/08/21: Milton Keynes Dons 1-2 Sunderland (League One) – 6 yellow cards
21/08/21: Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Lincoln City (League One) – 4 yellow cards
24/08/21: Cardiff City 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (EFL Cup) – 3 yellow cards
28/08/21: Charlton Athletic 2-0 Crewe Alexandra (League One) – 3 yellow cards
31/08/21: Carlisle United 3-3 Hartlepool United (EFL Trophy) – 2 yellow cards
18/09/21: Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Rotherham United (League One) – 6 yellow cards
25/09/21: Shrewsbury Town 2-1 AFC Wimbledon (League One) – 2 yellow cards
28/09/21: Cambridge United 0-2 Gillingham (League One) – 4 yellow cards
02/10/21: Bradford City 2-0 Rochdale (League Two) – 3 yellow cards
16/10/21: Oxford United 1-3 Plymouth Argyle (League One) – 1 yellow card
23/10/21: Stevenage 0-0 Leyton Orient (League Two) – 1 yellow card
30/10/21: Mansfield Town 2-0 Tranmere Rovers (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
05/11/21: AFC Sudbury 0-4 Colchester United (FA Cup) – 6 yellow cards
09/11/21: Fleetwood Town 1-4 Accrington Stanley (EFL Trophy) – 1 yellow card
12/11/21: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Crewe Alexandra (League One) – 5 yellow cards
16/11/21: Notts County 1-2 Rochdale (FA Cup) – 1 yellow card
20/11/21: Newport County 1-2 Swindon Town (League Two) – 4 yellow cards

TOTALS: Matches: 19 — Yellow Cards: 60 — Red Cards: 0

James Bell was the man in the middle for 31 matches last season, showing a total of 85 yellow cards and 9 red cards.

He showed 5 yellow cards and 1 red card in the League Two encounter between Bradford City and Grimsby Town (1-0), including a booking for former Imp Sam Habergham.

Bell oversaw a total of 19 matches during the 2019/20 season, including the Conference Play-off Final between Harrogate Town and Notts County (3-1).

He was most card happy in the encounter between FC Halifax Town and Boreham Wood at The Shay, which finished 2-0 to the visitors. During this match, he showed 6 yellow cards, including one for former Imps loanee Tom Champion.

Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.