Carlisle United coach Dave Timmins has been fined and handed a two-game touchline ban by the Football Association.

The goalkeeping coach has received punishment after being charged over a post-match exchange with match officials at last Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Peterborough United.

Timmins was accused of using abusive and insulting language both on the pitch and in the tunnel.

The Blues accepted the charge, with Paul Simpson saying they did not feel they stood a realistic charge of overturning it.

Timmins, who was shown the red card during the incidents, has been fined £750 as well as banned from the touchline for two games.

The 52-year-old was not involved in the goalkeepers' pre-match warm-up ahead of United's EFL Trophy game against Nottingham Forest's Under-21s, with senior keeper Tomas Holy - who was not in the squad - putting Jokull Andresson and Gabe Breeze through their paces.

An FA statement said a regulatory hearing has imposed the sanctions on Timmins and their written reasons will be published soon.

Speaking last week about the charge, Blues boss Simpson said: "Basically [he is accused of] an aggressive manner – they [the officials] are saying foul and abusive [language], but that doesn’t tie up with the other [Timmins'] version of events,” said Simpson.

“Unfortunately as it stands at the moment it’s three officials with identical version of events against one. So we have to weigh up what’s the right way to go about it.”

Simpson then said United had decided against contesting the charge, telling the News & Star: "We’ve had to accept the charge, because we have no evidence to support what we’re saying.

“Unfortunately it’s our word against three officials and I’d expect their officials will get favour."

Simpson added that, should the coach face a touchline ban, he is likely to be “allowed to be at the game, and allowed to have communication during the game but can’t be on the playing surface before, during or after.”