Check out the match official appointments for Round One of this seasons Carabao Cup

Written by Nathan Mattick

Saturday 31st July

AFC Bournemouth v Milton Keynes Dons 

Referee: Sam Purkiss
Assistant Referees: Stuart Butler and Adam Ricketts
Fouth Official: Steven Plane

Sunday 1st August

Sheffield Wednesday v Huddesfield Town

Referee: Darren Bond
Assistant Referees: Richard Wild and Matthew McMcGrath
Fouth Official: Scott Simpson

Tuesday 10th August

Barrow AFC v Scunthorpe United

Referee: Oliver Langford
Assistant Referees: Paul Hodskinson and Philip Dermott
Fouth Official: Natalie Aspinall

Birmingham City v Colchester United 

Referee: Declan Bourne
Assistant Referees: Grant Talyor and Richard Woodward
Fouth Official: Robert Massey-Ellis 

Blackburn Rovers v Morecambe 

Referee: Steve Martin
Assistant Referees: David Avent and Richard Bartlett
Fouth Official: Aaron Jackson

Bolton Wanderers v Barnsley

Referee: Ollie Yates
Assistant Referees: Graeme Fyvie and Joe Simpson
Fouth Official: Paul Marsden

Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

Referee: Lee Swabey
Assistant Referees: Michael Webb and Joe Clark
Fouth Official: Gary Parsons

Cambridge United v Swindon Town 

Referee: Trevor Kettle
Assistant Referees: Daniel Cook and Andrew Aylott
Fouth Official: Tom Bishop

Cardiff City v Sutton United

Referee: Antony Coggins
Assistant Referees: Christopher Husband and Kevin Morris
Fouth Official: Scott Jackson

Charlton Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

Referee: Robert Lewis
Assistant Referees: Stuart Butler and Damith Bandara
Fouth Official: Ryan Atkin

Crawley Town v Gillingham 

Referee: Paul Howard
Assistant Referees: James Vallance and Paul Kelly
Fouth Official: Robert Whitton

Derby County v Salford City 

Referee: James Bell
Assistant Referees: Declan Ford and Conor Brown
Fouth Official: Christopher Sarginson

Exeter City v Wycombe Wanderers 

Referee: David Rock 
Assistant Referees: Steven Plane and Christopher Wade
Fouth Official: Declan O'Shea

Forest Green Rovers v Bristol City

Referee: Darren Drysdale 
Assistant Referees: Mark Derrien and Abbas Khan
Fouth Official: Kevin Howick

Harrogate Town v Rochdale AFC

Referee: Carl Boyeson
Assistant Referees: Paul Newhouse and Simon Clayton
Fouth Official: Adam Herczeg

Hartlepool United v Crewe Alexandra 

Referee: Thomas Bramall
Assistant Referees: Shuan Hudson and Andrew Dallison
Fouth Official: Geoffrey Liddle

Hull City v Wigan Athletic

Referee: Martin Coy
Assistant Referees: Oliver Bickle and Kenwyn Hughes
Fouth Official: Daniel Middleton

Ipswich Town v Newport County AFC 

Referee: Neil Hair
Assistant Referees: Leigh Crowhurst and Michael Begley
Fouth Official: Aaron Farmer

Mansfield Town v Preston North End 

Referee: Ross Joyce
Assistant Referees: Robert Atkin and Geoffrey Russell
Fouth Official: Johnathon Bickerdike

Millwall v Portsmouth 

Referee: Charles Breakspear
Assistant Referees: Marc Wilson and Greg Read
Fouth Official: Paul Yates

Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

Referee: Scott Oldham
Assistant Referees: Mark Jones and Ivan Stankovic
Fouth Official: Andrew Miller

Peterborough United v Plymouth Argyle 

Referee: Ben Toner
Assistant Referees: Garry Maskell and Stephen Finch
Fouth Official: Michael George

Port Vale v Sunderland 

Referee: Sam Allison
Assistant Referees: Lisa Rashid and Anthony Moore
Fouth Official: Lewis Smith

Reading v Swansea City

Referee: Samuel Barrott
Assistant Referees: Samuel Ogles and Michael Chard
Fouth Official: Darren Blunden 

Rotherham United v Accrington Stanley 

Referee: Will Finnie
Assistant Referees: Stephen Wade and Lee Freeman
Fouth Official: Darren Williams

Sheffield United v Carlisle United 

Referee: James Oldham
Assistant Referees: Daniel Woodward and Anthony Da Costa
Fouth Official: Andrew Kitchen 

Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln City

Referee: Andy Hanies
Assistant Referees: Adam Ricketts and Matthew Smith
Fouth Official: Scott Tallis

Stevenage v Luton Town

Referee: Gavin Ward
Assistant Referees: Bhupinder Gill and George Byrne 
Fouth Official: Rob Smith

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town 

Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Assistant Referees: Paul Graham and Hristo Karaivanov
Fouth Official: Nik Barnard

Walsall v Doncaster Rovers

 Referee: John Busby
Assistant Referees: Matthew Jones and Steven Meredith
Fouth Official: Daniel Leach

Wednesday 11th August 

Blackpool v Middlesbrough 

Referee: Robert Madley
Assistant Referees: Kevin Mulraine and Matthrew Parry
Fouth Official: Simon Mather 

Burton Albion v Oxford United 

Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Assistant Referees: Christopher Ward and Peter Gooch
Fouth Official: Craig Talyor

Coventry City v Northampton Town

Referee: Benjamin Speedie
Assistant Referees: Darren Wilding and Ian Smedley
Fouth Official: Richard Morris 

Leyton Orient v Queens Park Rangers 

Referee: Craig Hicks
Assistant Referees: Joseph Stokes and Nichlos Cooper
Fouth Official: Sam Purkiss

Nottingham Forest v Bradford City

Referee: Peter Wright
Assistant Referees: Wayne Grunnill
Fouth Official: Tom Reeves

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