James Linington is one of the 18 professional contracted match officials for the Championship this coming season.
His bio on the Football League website reads:
James Linington
Linington is required to make the short trip over from his home on the Isle of Wight when appointed to EFL fixtures. He is a very experienced official having refereed in the EFL for nine seasons. In 2010, he was named fourth official for the FA Trophy Final at Wembley, and returned to the same stadium two weeks later to referee the League Two Play-Off Final between Dagenham and Redbridge and Rotherham United.
The experienced referee has been a good luck charm to City over the years. Six games officiated and we've won all of them.
19/10/10 Coventry 1 Cardiff 2
2/4/11 Cardiff 4 Derby 1
23/8/11 Cardiff 5 Huddersfield 3
16/3/13 Sheff W 0 Cardiff 2
21/11/14 Cardiff 2 Reading 1
2/1/15 Cardiff 3 Colchester 1
Last season he issued 74 yellow and 4 red cards in 26 games.
Linington will be assisted by Ravel Cheosiaua and Adam Matthews. The Fourth Official is Keith Stroud.