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Football Referee · 2020-2026 · 6 competitions · 165 career matches
| Competition | Apps | Yel / G | Red / G | BTB % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship England | 136 | 523 | 3.85 | 18 | 0.13 | 76% |
| League One England | 15 | 50 | 3.33 | 2 | 0.13 | 73% |
| League Two England | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 0.00 | 33% |
| Carabao Cup England | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 0.00 | 75% |
| FA Cup England | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 67% |
| Enterprise National League England | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0% |
1 matches recorded · England
2 matches recorded · England
18 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
4 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
19 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
19 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
2 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
2 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
27 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
27 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
3 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
26 matches recorded · England
2 matches recorded · England
1 matches recorded · England
| Date | Fixture | Score | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2026 | Harrogate Town vs Salford City | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | League Two |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Charlton Athletic vs Birmingham City | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | Championship |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Stoke City vs Oxford United | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 21 Feb 2026 | West Bromwich Albion vs Coventry City | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Portsmouth vs Sheffield United | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 7 Feb 2026 | Norwich City vs Blackburn Rovers | 2-0 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Leicester City vs Oxford United | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Charlton Athletic vs Derby County | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | Championship |
| 10 Jan 2026 | Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | FA Cup |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Birmingham City vs Coventry City | 3-2 | 4 | 1 | Championship |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | 7 | 0 | Championship |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Portsmouth vs Queens Park Rangers | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 13 Dec 2025 | Oxford United vs Preston North End | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Bristol City vs Leicester City | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 29 Nov 2025 | Middlesbrough vs Derby County | 2-1 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 22 Nov 2025 | Queens Park Rangers vs Hull City | 3-2 | 1 | 0 | Championship |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Coventry City vs Sheffield United | 3-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Bristol City vs Birmingham City | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Millwall vs Stoke City | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 4 Oct 2025 | Preston North End vs Charlton Athletic | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Barnsley vs Port Vale | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | League One |
| 20 Sep 2025 | Plymouth Argyle vs Peterborough United | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | League One |
| 3 May 2025 | Bristol City vs Preston North End | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | Championship |
| 26 Apr 2025 | Queens Park Rangers vs Burnley | 0-5 | 6 | 0 | Championship |
| 18 Apr 2025 | Derby County vs Luton Town | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Oxford United vs Sheffield United | 1-0 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Gillingham vs Colchester United | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | League Two |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Bristol City vs Hull City | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | Championship |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Cardiff City vs Burnley | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 1 Mar 2025 | Stevenage vs Huddersfield Town | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | League One |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Luton Town vs Plymouth Argyle | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Queens Park Rangers vs Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | Championship |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 18 Jan 2025 | West Bromwich Albion vs Stoke City | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 1 Jan 2025 | Portsmouth vs Swansea City | 4-0 | 1 | 0 | Championship |
| 21 Dec 2024 | Burnley vs Watford | 2-1 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Cardiff City vs Preston North End | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | Championship |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Leyton Orient vs Bristol Rovers | 3-0 | 2 | 0 | League One |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Watford vs Bristol City | 1-0 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Coventry City vs Derby County | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Bristol City vs Leeds United | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 19 Oct 2024 | Queens Park Rangers vs Portsmouth | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 5 Oct 2024 | Plymouth Argyle vs Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | 7 | 0 | Championship |
| 21 Sep 2024 | Coventry City vs Swansea City | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 14 Sep 2024 | Crawley Town vs Stockport County | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | League One |
| 7 Sep 2024 | Oldham Athletic vs Southend United | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | Enterprise National League |
| 28 Aug 2024 | AFC Wimbledon vs Ipswich Town | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | Carabao Cup |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Reading vs Wigan Athletic | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | League One |
| 27 Apr 2024 | Norwich City vs Swansea City | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Southampton vs Coventry City | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Huddersfield Town vs Millwall | 1-0 | 8 | 0 | Championship |
| 29 Mar 2024 | Norwich City vs Plymouth Argyle | 2-1 | 7 | 0 | Championship |
| 16 Mar 2024 | Wigan Athletic vs Blackpool | 1-0 | 5 | 0 | League One |
| 9 Mar 2024 | Gillingham vs Tranmere Rovers | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | League Two |
| 20 Jan 2024 | Blackburn Rovers vs Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 29 Dec 2023 | Southampton vs Plymouth Argyle | 2-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 23 Dec 2023 | Middlesbrough vs West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 12 Dec 2023 | Blackburn Rovers vs Bristol City | 2-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 9 Dec 2023 | Peterborough United vs Oxford United | 3-0 | 2 | 0 | League One |
| 2 Dec 2023 | Millwall vs Sunderland | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | Championship |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Queens Park Rangers vs Stoke City | 4-2 | 8 | 1 | Championship |
| 4 Nov 2023 | Millwall vs Southampton | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 25 Oct 2023 | Plymouth Argyle vs Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 6 Oct 2023 | Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 1 Oct 2023 | Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 16 Sep 2023 | Sheffield Wednesday vs Ipswich Town | 0-1 | 7 | 0 | Championship |
| 2 Sep 2023 | West Bromwich Albion vs Huddersfield Town | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 25 Aug 2023 | Hull City vs Bristol City | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 16 Aug 2023 | Queens Park Rangers vs Norwich City | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | Carabao Cup |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Preston North End vs Sunderland | 2-1 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Swansea City vs Birmingham City | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 8 May 2023 | Luton Town vs Hull City | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | Championship |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Coventry City vs Birmingham City | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 25 Apr 2023 | Bolton Wanderers vs Accrington Stanley | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | League One |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Mansfield Town vs Stevenage | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | League Two |
| 11 Mar 2023 | Queens Park Rangers vs Watford | 1-0 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 3 Mar 2023 | Hull City vs West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 25 Feb 2023 | Norwich City vs Cardiff City | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 21 Feb 2023 | Millwall vs Burnley | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Stoke City vs Huddersfield Town | 3-0 | 7 | 1 | Championship |
| 10 Feb 2023 | Birmingham City vs West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | 6 | 0 | Championship |
| 28 Jan 2023 | Hull City vs Queens Park Rangers | 3-0 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 22 Jan 2023 | Sunderland vs Middlesbrough | 2-0 | 2 | 1 | Championship |
| 7 Jan 2023 | Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest | 4-1 | 3 | 0 | FA Cup |
| 2 Jan 2023 | Norwich City vs Watford | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 27 Dec 2022 | Reading vs Swansea City | 2-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 12 Dec 2022 | Sunderland vs West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 12 Nov 2022 | Milton Keynes Dons vs Derby County | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | League One |
| 8 Nov 2022 | Watford vs Reading | 2-0 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Blackburn Rovers vs Huddersfield Town | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 29 Oct 2022 | Luton Town vs Sunderland | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 22 Oct 2022 | Stoke City vs Coventry City | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 19 Oct 2022 | Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City | 3-0 | 7 | 1 | Championship |
| 8 Oct 2022 | Birmingham City vs Bristol City | 3-0 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 4 Oct 2022 | Sheffield United vs Queens Park Rangers | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 30 Sep 2022 | Hull City vs Luton Town | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 2 Sep 2022 | West Bromwich Albion vs Burnley | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Cardiff City vs Luton Town | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 23 Aug 2022 | Colchester United vs Brentford | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | Carabao Cup |
| 20 Aug 2022 | Reading vs Middlesbrough | 1-0 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 17 Aug 2022 | Sheffield United vs Sunderland | 2-1 | 5 | 1 | Championship |
| 13 Aug 2022 | Hull City vs Norwich City | 2-1 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 29 Jul 2022 | Huddersfield Town vs Burnley | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 9 May 2022 | Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | League One |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Huddersfield Town vs Barnsley | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 18 Apr 2022 | Gillingham vs Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | League One |
| 15 Apr 2022 | Luton Town vs Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | 12 | 1 | Championship |
| 6 Apr 2022 | Middlesbrough vs Fulham | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 19 Mar 2022 | Reading vs Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Millwall vs Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 12 Mar 2022 | Cardiff City vs Preston North End | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 5 Mar 2022 | Hull City vs West Bromwich Albion | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Barnsley vs Middlesbrough | 3-2 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 19 Feb 2022 | Derby County vs Peterborough United | 1-0 | 11 | 2 | Championship |
| 15 Feb 2022 | Millwall vs Queens Park Rangers | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 12 Feb 2022 | Huddersfield Town vs Sheffield United | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 9 Feb 2022 | AFC Bournemouth vs Birmingham City | 3-1 | 5 | 1 | Championship |
| 5 Feb 2022 | Blackpool vs Bristol City | 3-1 | 8 | 0 | Championship |
| 29 Jan 2022 | Luton Town vs Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 15 Jan 2022 | Middlesbrough vs Reading | 2-1 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 9 Jan 2022 | Luton Town vs Harrogate Town | 4-0 | 1 | 0 | FA Cup |
| 30 Dec 2021 | AFC Bournemouth vs Cardiff City | 3-0 | 3 | 1 | Championship |
| 27 Dec 2021 | Derby County vs West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 20 Dec 2021 | Fulham vs Sheffield United | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Bristol Rovers vs Rochdale | 4-2 | 1 | 0 | League Two |
| 23 Nov 2021 | Gillingham vs Cheltenham Town | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | League One |
| 24 Oct 2021 | Nottingham Forest vs Fulham | 0-4 | 9 | 0 | Championship |
| 17 Oct 2021 | Swansea City vs Cardiff City | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 28 Sep 2021 | Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United | 2-0 | 6 | 0 | Championship |
| 24 Sep 2021 | West Bromwich Albion vs Queens Park Rangers | 2-1 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 11 Sep 2021 | AFC Bournemouth vs Barnsley | 3-0 | 6 | 0 | Championship |
| 28 Aug 2021 | Peterborough United vs West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | Championship |
| 21 Aug 2021 | Cardiff City vs Millwall | 3-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 17 Aug 2021 | Huddersfield Town vs Preston North End | 1-0 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 8 Aug 2021 | Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 8 May 2021 | Bristol City vs Brentford | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 24 Apr 2021 | Queens Park Rangers vs Norwich City | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | Championship |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Stoke City vs Preston North End | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | Championship |
| 9 Apr 2021 | Watford vs Reading | 2-0 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 5 Apr 2021 | Rotherham United vs Wycombe Wanderers | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 20 Mar 2021 | Millwall vs Middlesbrough | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 16 Mar 2021 | AFC Bournemouth vs Swansea City | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | Championship |
| 6 Mar 2021 | Reading vs Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | Championship |
| 27 Feb 2021 | Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town | 3-0 | 5 | 0 | Championship |
| 24 Feb 2021 | Blackburn Rovers vs Watford | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | Championship |
| 20 Feb 2021 | Bristol City vs Barnsley | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Stoke City vs Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 13 Feb 2021 | Cardiff City vs Coventry City | 3-1 | 4 | 0 | Championship |
| 6 Feb 2021 | Wycombe Wanderers vs Nottingham Forest | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | Championship |
| 29 Jan 2021 | Reading vs AFC Bournemouth | 3-1 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 23 Jan 2021 | Charlton Athletic vs Swindon Town | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | League One |
| 20 Jan 2021 | Norwich City vs Bristol City | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 16 Jan 2021 | Derby County vs Rotherham United | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 2 Jan 2021 | Millwall vs Coventry City | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | Championship |
| 29 Dec 2020 | Forest Green Rovers vs Crawley Town | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | League Two |
| 19 Dec 2020 | AFC Wimbledon vs Crewe Alexandra | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | League One |
| 15 Dec 2020 | Watford vs Brentford | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | Championship |
| 12 Dec 2020 | Sheffield Wednesday vs Barnsley | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | Championship |
| 5 Dec 2020 | Preston North End vs Wycombe Wanderers | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 1 Dec 2020 | Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | Championship |
| 7 Nov 2020 | Brentford vs Middlesbrough | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | Championship |
| 27 Sep 2020 | AFC Bournemouth vs Norwich City | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
| 24 Sep 2020 | Bristol City vs Aston Villa | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | Carabao Cup |
| 19 Sep 2020 | Nottingham Forest vs Cardiff City | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | Championship |
| 12 Sep 2020 | Wycombe Wanderers vs Rotherham United | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | Championship |
James Linington has officiated 165 matches across 6 competitions, averaging 3.67 yellow cards and 0.12 red cards per game (606 yellows and 20 reds in total). Active years in our database: 2020-2026. Competitions covered include Championship, League One, League Two, Carabao Cup, FA Cup, Enterprise National League.
This page includes career competition breakdowns, most-officiated teams, per-season card rates, first/second half splits, home vs away cards, both-teams-booked percentages, over/under yellow card thresholds, and a full match-by-match card history for James Linington.
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