Referee confirmed for Carlisle United's league opener at Woking
The official will take charge of the Blues' 2025/26 opener at the Laithwaite Community Stadium.
Young will be in the middle for Carlisle's first game in the fifth tier for 20 years this Saturday.
The experienced official has been on the EFL list since 2018, having refereed in the National League for several years before that.
He started this campaign by taking charge of Barrow's 1-0 League Two opening-day defeat to Chesterfield.
Now he drops back into the fifth tier to preside over United's curtain-raiser.
Last season Young refereed games in Leagues One and Two as well as the National League.
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It is some time, though, since he last encountered Carlisle.
Young was last in the middle for a United game back in the 2020/21 League Two season, when he refereed the Blues' 2-0 victory at Southend United in April 2021, with only two bookings issued that day.
Young has been an EFL referee for seven years and has officiated in the National League for longer (Image: Nick Potts / PA)
He also took charge of Carlisle's 1-0 defeat at Forest Green Rovers earlier that campaign.
Before that, Young was the referee for October 2019's 2-0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle - a game that saw the Football League debut of Jarrad Branthwaite in the Cumbrians' defence.
Young booked two players in his 2025/26 opening game at Chesterfield last weekend.
Last term he averaged just under five yellow cards per game, with his most recent National League fixture an eventful 3-3 draw between Maidenhead United and Braintree Town in March, when seven bookings and one red card were issued.
He last encountered Woking last November in the Cards' 1-0 home win over Boston United, a game that saw 11 bookings.
His two assistants on Saturday will be Grzegorz Kornasiewicz and Stuart Kane, with Joe Woolmer the fourth official.
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