2023–24 Carlisle United F.C. season

Carlisle United
	2023–24 season
Chairman	Andrew Jenkins; (until 22 November); Castle Sports Group; (from 22 November)
Manager	Paul Simpson
Stadium	Brunton Park
League One	24th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
← 2022–23	2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is the 119th season in the history of Carlisle United and their first season back in League One since the 2013–14 season following promotion via the 2023 English Football League play-offs in the previous season. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Squad statistics

As of 16 January 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Tomáš Holý	21	0	16+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF		Fin Back	16	0	14+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Jack Armer	28	1	24+2	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF		Owen Moxon	27	3	24+1	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
5	DF		Samuel Lavelle	31	1	28+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Paul Huntington	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF		Jordan Gibson	32	8	22+5	6	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+2	2
8	MF		Callum Guy	19	0	16+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Ryan Edmondson	22	1	5+13	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
10	MF		Alfie McCalmont	26	1	14+8	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
11	FW		Danny Butterworth	20	1	4+11	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+2	0
12	FW		Terry Ablade	16	0	0+12	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
13	GK		Gabriel Breeze	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW		Joe Garner	25	4	12+10	3	1+0	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
15	MF		Taylor Charters	13	0	4+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
16	MF		Jayden Harris	4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
17	MF		Corey Whelan	7	0	3+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
18	DF		Jack Ellis	6	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
19	DF		Jack Robinson	17	0	9+4	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
21	MF		Dylan McGeouch	12	0	6+2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
22	DF		Jon Mellish	33	1	28+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
24	FW		Sean Maguire	28	1	18+7	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
25	GK		Jökull Andrésson	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF		Ben Barclay	14	0	7+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
27	FW		Luke Plange	26	2	11+11	2	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
28	FW		Joshua Kayode	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	DF		Josh Emmanuel	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF		Harrison Neal	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW		Luke Armstrong	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	GK		Harry Lewis	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Current squad

As of 29 February 2024

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Tomáš Holý	GK	Rychnov nad Kněžnou	(1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 33)	Ipswich Town	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
13	Gabriel Breeze	GK		(2003-12-30) 30 December 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2027
25	Jökull Andrésson	GK	Mosfellsbær	(2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 23)	Reading	10 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
40	Harry Lewis	GK	Shrewsbury	(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 27)	Bradford City	11 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
Defenders
2	Fin Back	RB		(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 22)	Nottingham Forest	24 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
3	Jack Armer	LB	Preston	(2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23)	Preston North End	6 August 2020	Free	30 June 2026
5	Samuel Lavelle	CB	Blackpool	(1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28)	Charlton Athletic	7 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
6	Paul Huntington	CB	Carlisle	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 37)	Preston North End	10 August 2022	Free	30 June 2024
17	Corey Whelan	RB	Chester	(1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 27)	Wigan Athletic	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
18	Jack Ellis	RB	Kendal	(2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2025
19	Jack Robinson	LB		(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)	Middlesbrough	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
22	Jon Mellish	CB	South Shields	(1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27)	Gateshead	1 July 2019	Free	30 June 2026
26	Ben Barclay	CB	Manchester	(1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 28)	Stockport County	30 June 2023	Free	30 June 2025
29	Aran Firzpatrick	CB		(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 19)	Academy	13 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
30	Josh O'Brien	CB		(2006-04-24) 24 April 2006 (age 18)	Academy	13 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
32	Josh Emmanuel	RB	London	(1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27)	Grimsby Town	23 November 2023	Free	30 June 2024
34	Sean Grehan	CB		(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 21)	Crystal Palace	4 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
Midfielders
7	Jordan Gibson	RM	Birmingham	(1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 27)	Sligo Rovers	30 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
8	Callum Guy	CM	Nottingham	(1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 (age 28)	Blackpool	30 January 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
10	Alfie McCalmont	CM	Thirsk	(2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 24)	Leeds United	27 June 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
15	Taylor Charters	CM	Whitehaven	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23)	Academy	15 August 2019	Trainee	30 June 2025
21	Dylan McGeouch	CM	Glasgow	(1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 32)	Forest Green Rovers	7 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
33	Harrison Neal	CM		(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23)	Sheffield United	4 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
36	Josh Vela	CM	Salford	(1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 31)	Fleetwood Town	25 January 2024	Free	30 June 2025
Forwards
9	Georgie Kelly	CF	Burnfoot	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28)	Rotherham United	1 February 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
11	Danny Butterworth	CF	Manchester	(1999-09-14) 14 September 1999 (age 25)	Blackburn Rovers	14 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
12	Terry Ablade	CF	Accra	(2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)	Fulham	22 August 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
24	Sean Maguire	CF	Luton	(1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30)	Coventry City	29 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
27	Jack Diamond	LW	Gateshead	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 25)	Sunderland	25 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
28	Joshua Kayode	CF	Lagos	(2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24)	Rotherham United	1 September 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
31	Romeo Park	CF		(2005-09-16) 16 September 2005 (age 19)	Academy	11 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
35	Luke Armstrong	CF	Durham	(1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28)	Harrogate Town	1 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
37	Anton Dudik	CF			Śląsk Wrocław	26 January 2024	Free	30 June 2024
Out on Loan
16	Jayden Harris	CM	Croydon	(1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 25)	Aldershot Town	2 August 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
N/A	Max Kilsby	LB	North Shields	(2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
27 June 2023	CM	Alfie McCalmont	Leeds United	Undisclosed	^[2]
30 June 2023	CB	Ben Barclay	Stockport County	Free Transfer	^[3]
1 July 2023	LB	Jack Robinson	Middlesbrough	Free Transfer	^[4]
7 July 2023	CB	Sam Lavelle	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[5]
7 July 2023	CM	Dylan McGeouch	Forest Green Rovers	Free Transfer	^[6]
14 July 2023	CF	Danny Butterworth	Blackburn Rovers	Free Transfer	^[7]
29 July 2023	CF	Sean Maguire	Coventry City	Free Transfer	^[8]
23 November 2023	RB	Josh Emmanuel	Free agent	N/A	^[9]
1 January 2024	CF	Luke Armstrong	Harrogate Town	Undisclosed	^[10]
4 January 2024	CM	Harrison Neal	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	^[11]
11 January 2024	GK	Harry Lewis	Bradford City	Undisclosed	^[12]
25 January 2024	CM	Josh Vela	Fleetwood Town	Free Transfer	^[13]
26 January 2024	AM	Anton Dudik	Free agent	N/A	^[14]
1 February 2024	CF	Georgie Kelly	Rotherham United	Undisclosed	^[15]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	RW	Lewis Bell	Gretna 2008	Released	^[16]^[17]
30 June 2023	MF	Matt Bell	Workington	Released	^[18]
30 June 2023	CF	Nic Bollado	Stockport County	Released	^[18]
30 June 2023	GK	Lewis Boyd	Carlisle City	Released	^[18]
30 June 2023	CF	Kristian Dennis	Tranmere Rovers	Rejected Contract	^[19]
30 June 2023	AM	Jamie Devitt	Workington	Released	^[16]
30 June 2023	LM	Brennan Dickenson	Oldham Athletic	Released	^[16]^[20]
30 June 2023	CM	Josh Dixon	Annan Athletic	Released	^[16]
30 June 2023	CB	Morgan Feeney	Shrewsbury Town	Free Transfer	^[21]
30 June 2023	CF	Sam Fishburn	Fleetwood Town	Released	^[16]^[22]
30 June 2023	DF	Harvey Gordon	Free agent	Released	^[18]
30 June 2023	FW	Mason Hardy	Northallerton Town	Released	^[18]^[23]
30 June 2023	MF	Dan Hill	Carlisle City	Released	^[18]^[24]
30 June 2023	GK	Michael Kelly	Milton Keynes Dons	Released	^[16]^[25]
30 June 2023	LW	Omari Patrick	Sutton United	Free Transfer	^[26]
30 June 2023	DF	Alex Potts	Gretna 2008	Released	^[18]^[27]
30 June 2023	RB	Joel Senior	Morecambe	Released	^[16]^[28]
30 June 2023	CF	Tobi Sho-Silva	Maidenhead United	Released	^[16]^[29]
30 June 2023	GK	Scott Simons	Carlisle City	Released	^[16]^[30]
18 January 2024	CF	Ryan Edmondson	Central Coast Mariners	Mutual Consent	^[31]^[32]
31 January 2024	CF	Joe Garner	Oldham Athletic	Free Transfer	^[33]
1 February 2024	CM	Owen Moxon	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	^[34]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Until	Ref
24 July 2023	RB	Fin Back	Nottingham Forest	End of Season	^[35]
1 August 2023	CF	Luke Plange	Crystal Palace	4 January 2024	^[36]
10 August 2023	GK	Jökull Andrésson	Reading	End of Season	^[37]
22 August 2023	CF	Terry Ablade	Fulham	End of Season	^[38]
1 September 2023	CF	Joshua Kayode	Rotherham United	End of Season	^[39]
4 January 2024	CB	Sean Grehan	Crystal Palace	End of season	^[40]
25 January 2024	LW	Jack Diamond	Sunderland	End of Season	^[41]

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
4 August 2023	LB	Max Kilsby	Annan Athletic	1 January 2024	^[42]
1 September 2023	CM	Kai Nugent	Annan Athletic	End of Season	^[43]
16 October 2023	CM	Jayden Harris	Eastleigh	8 January 2024	^[44]
1 February 2024	LB	Max Kilsby	Queen of the South	End of Season	^[45]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 June, Carlisle United announced their pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Annan Athletic, Gretna, Workington, Newcastle United U21 and Dundee United set.^[46]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

7 July 2023 Friendly	Annan Athletic	1–2	Carlisle United	Annan, Scotland
19:45 BST	Galloway 9'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Armer 83' Trialist 90'	Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Michael Williamson

11 July 2023 Friendly	Gretna 2008	0–7	Carlisle United	Gretna, Scotland
19:30 BST		Report	Garner 18' Gibson 28' Robinson 42' McCalmont 48' Park 52' Nugent 56' 57' (o.g.)	Stadium: Raydale Park Attendance: 1,046

15 July 2023 Friendly	Workington	0–3	Carlisle United	Workington
15:00 BST		Report	Ellis 35' McCalmont 48' Gibson 54'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

18 July 2023 Friendly	Livingston	1–1	Carlisle United	St Andrews, Scotland
12:00 BST		Report	Edmondson 73'	Stadium: University of St Andrews Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

22 July 2023 Friendly	Newcastle United U21	0–2	Carlisle United	Gateshead
14:00 BST		Report	Ndiweni 19' (o.g.) Edmondson 89'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium

25 July 2023 Friendly	Chorley	1–1	Carlisle United	Chorley
19:00 BST	Johnson 50'	Report	Harris 41'	Stadium: Victory Park Attendance: 766

29 July 2023 Friendly	Carlisle United	0–2	Dundee United	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Moult 32' Middleton 44'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,853 (738 away fans) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	34	5	8	21	28	57	−29	14.71
FA Cup	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	00.00
EFL Cup	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	00.00
Total	36	5	8	23	29	61	−32	13.89

Last updated: 27 February 2024
Source: Competitions

League One

League table

2023–24 EFL League One

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	5	8	23	31	63	−32	23	3	5	10	15	30	−15	2	3	13	16	33	−17

Last updated: 9 March 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.^[47]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 August 2023 1	Carlisle United	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Moxon 36'	Report	Sarpong-Wiredu 45+4'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10,279 Referee: Peter Wright

12 August 2023 2	Oxford United	1–0	Carlisle United	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Harris 76'	Report	Guy 51' McCalmont 60' Back 62' Huntington 73'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,964 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

15 August 2023 3	Carlisle United	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Carlisle
19:45 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mellish 54' Moxon 56' Maguire 67' Armer 83' Lavelle 90+9'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Clare 19' Wyke 34' Pearce 58'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8,649 Referee: Marc Edwards

19 August 2023 4	Carlisle United	0–2	Exeter City	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Mitchell 25', 81' Trevitt 68'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,610 Referee: Adam Herczeg

26 August 2023 5	Port Vale	1–0	Carlisle United	Burslem
15:00 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Wilson 50' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,997 Referee: Tom Reeves

2 September 2023 6	Carlisle United	2–0	Shrewsbury Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bayliss 57' (o.g.) Guy 82' Garner 90+6' 90+6'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bowman 45' Feeney 62' Winchester 75' Anderson 90+1'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,395 Referee: Ben Toner

9 September 2023 7	Stevenage	2–2	Carlisle United	Stevenage
15:00 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Reid 15', 74' McNeill 37' Roberts 72'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Maguire 20' Gibson 31' Guy 83' Garner 90'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,228 Referee: Darren Drysdale

16 September 2023 8	Lincoln City	1–1	Carlisle United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hamilton 49' Duffy 77'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Plange 19' 59' Garner 72' Mellish 77' Lavelle 83' Moxon 89'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,514 Referee: Tom Nield

23 September 2023 9	Carlisle United	0–2	Derby County	Carlisle
15:00 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lavelle 90+4'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Collins 18', 84' (pen.) Cashin 75'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 11,186 Referee: Martin Coy

30 September 2023 10	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Carlisle United	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Leahy 40' (pen.) Stryjek 54' Forino-Joseph 65' Vokes 74'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Moxon 17' Andrésson 29'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,499 Referee: Scott Tallis

3 October 2023 11	Carlisle United	1–1	Peterborough United	Carlisle
19:45 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Back 76' Moxon 90+3' Gibson 90+6'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Edwards 72'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Scott Simpson

7 October 2023 12	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Carlisle United	Horwich
15:00 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mellish 28' (o.g.) Dempsey 35' Charles 82'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lavelle 7' Garner 35' McCalmont 38' Gibson 44' (pen.) 70' 90+5' Armer 90+6'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 23,187 Referee: Seb Stocksbridge

14 October 2023 13	Carlisle United	0–1	Leyton Orient	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sotiriou 21' Brown 38' Turns 75' El Mizouni 90+3'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8,355 Referee: Edward Duckworth

21 October 2023 14	Portsmouth	1–0	Carlisle United	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Rafferty 78' Shaughnessy 90+3'	Report	McCalmont 48' Guy 70' Garner 73'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,911 Referee: Leigh Doughty

24 October 2023 15	Carlisle United	2–1	Burton Albion	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Gibson 53' Garner 77' 88'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hamer 25' Helm 28' 36' Lubala 77'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,390 Referee: Ross Joyce

28 October 2023 16	Cambridge United	1–0	Carlisle United	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lankester 30' Bennett 37' Thomas 73'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Armer 47', 83' McCalmont 90+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,513 Referee: Sam Purkiss

11 November 2023 17	Carlisle United	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Barclay 5' Garner 14' Gibson 90+1' Moxon 90+5'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Woods 14' Lavelle 38' (o.g.) Friend 45+2' Collins 51' Crama 73'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,838 Referee: Martin Woods

15 November 2023 19	Carlisle United	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lavelle 62'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Blackett-Taylor 54'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10,477 Referee: Leigh Doughty

28 November 2023 20	Reading	5–1	Carlisle United	Reading
19:45 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lavelle 26' (o.g.) Knibbs 32', 39' Dorsett 54' Wing 78' Azeez 83'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Plange 29' Armer 33'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,455 Referee: Charles Breakspear

9 December 2023 21	Blackpool	3–0	Carlisle United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lyons 22' Rhodes 67', 90+5'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Barclay 5' McGeouch 43' Robinson 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,848 Referee: Lewis Smith

16 December 2023 22	Carlisle United	2–2	Northampton Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Armer 67' Edmondson 81'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> McWilliams 30' Brough 34' Bowie 69' 90+3'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,744 Referee: Daniel Middleton

23 December 2023 23	Carlisle United	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lavelle 38' Moxon 67'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sercombe 27' Bonds 40' Freestone 82' Long 90+5'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,814 Referee: Declan Bourne

26 December 2023 24	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Carlisle United	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Stockley 35' Sarpong-Wiredu 65'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Moxon 27'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,862 Referee: Adam Herczeg

29 December 2023 25	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Carlisle United	Wigan
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Magennis 16' (pen.) Morrison 36', 66' Clare 45+2' Shaw 72' Watts 90+6'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Edmondson 45+2' Robinson 47' Barclay 54' Mellish 60' Moxon 82' Maguire 90+1'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,224 Referee: Ben Toner

1 January 2024 26	Carlisle United	2–1	Port Vale	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Robinson 23' Mellish 45+1', 90+3' Moxon 51' Gibson 80' (pen.)	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Iacovitti 33' Garrity 49' Wilson 65'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,758 Referee: Thomas Kirk

6 January 2024 27	Exeter City	2–1	Carlisle United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Harris 5' Cole 57' Jules 67' Cox 77' Wildschut 90' Scott 90+8'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Neal 64' Butterworth 86'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,420 (294 away) Referee: Carl Brook

13 January 2024 28	Carlisle United	1–3	Oxford United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Moxon 27' Neal 31' Mellish 43' McCalmont 71' Garner 72'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Harris 39', 47' Bennett 53' Goodrham 67' Smyth 72'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,827 Referee: Jacob Miles

16 January 2024 18^[48]	Barnsley	2–1	Carlisle United	Barnsley
19:45 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Cole 58' Kane 86' (pen.)	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Armstrong 7' 81'	Stadium: Oakwell Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but postponed due to international call-ups within the Barnsley squad.^[49]

27 January 2024 30	Carlisle United	1–4	Bolton Wanderers	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mellish 51' Gibson 71'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ashworth 31' Maghoma 36' Toal 62' Dacres-Cogley 85' Dempsey 90+1' Ogbeta 90+7'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 11,443 (3,044 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

3 February 2024 31	Leyton Orient	3–2	Carlisle United	Leyton
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Forde 40', 45+4' 83' Galbraith 56' Sotiriou 58' El Mizouni 69' Hunt 81'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Vela 21' Maguire 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,468 Referee: Ollie Yates

10 February 2024 32	Carlisle United	0–1	Portsmouth	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Vela 29'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lane 62'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 9,053 Referee: Martin Woods

17 February 2024 34	Carlisle United	0–4	Cambridge United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mellish 45+4' Butterworth 68'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Kaikai 14' Taylor 45+4' Lavelle 69' (o.g.) Kachunga 72' Bennett 83'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,877 Referee: Scott Jackson

24 February 2024 35	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Carlisle United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hunt 22' Martin 34' Thomas 50' Sinclair 51' Marquis 90+4'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Vela 16' Neal 56' Armstrong 90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Thomas Parsons

27 February 2024 33^[50]	Burton Albion	0–1	Carlisle United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT		Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Diamond 12' Huntington 27' Vela 86'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,247 Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 February, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.^[51]

2 March 2024 36	Carlisle United	1–3	Reading	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mellish 71'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Smith 17' Knibbs 36', 57'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,891 Referee: Martin Coy

9 March 2024 37	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Carlisle United	Charlton
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Anderson 7' May 37', 75' Edmonds-Green 46' Kanu 54'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Armstrong 20' McGeouch 44' Charters 63' (pen.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,978 Referee: Tom Nield

12 March 2024 38	Carlisle United	v	Barnsley	Carlisle
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Brunton Park

16 March 2024 39	Shrewsbury Town	v	Carlisle United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT				Stadium: New Meadow

23 March 2024 40	Carlisle United	v	Stevenage	Carlisle
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brunton Park

29 March 2024 41	Peterborough United	v	Carlisle United	Peterborough
15:00 GMT				Stadium: London Road Stadium

1 April 2024 42	Carlisle United	v	Lincoln City	Carlisle
15:00 BST				Stadium: Brunton Park

6 April 2024 43	Northampton Town	v	Carlisle United	Northampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Sixfields Stadium

9 April 2024 29^[52]	Cheltenham Town	v	Carlisle United	Cheltenham
19:45 BST				Stadium: Whaddon Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.^[53]

13 April 2024 44	Carlisle United	v	Blackpool	Carlisle
15:00 BST				Stadium: Brunton Park

20 April 2024 45	Carlisle United	v	Wycombe Wanderers	Carlisle
15:00 BST				Stadium: Brunton Park

27 April 2024 46	Derby County	v	Carlisle United	Derby
15:00 BST				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium

FA Cup

Carlisle United were drawn away to Leyton Orient in the first round.^[54]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round	Leyton Orient	3–1	Carlisle United	Leyton
15:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Cooper 8' Pigott 11' (pen.) Forde 14' El Mizouni 60' Drinan 65' Happe 70' Sotiriou 90+1' Sweeney 90+6'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Garner 50' Robinson 72'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,808 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

EFL Cup

Carlisle were drawn against Harrogate Town away in the first round.^[55]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round	Harrogate Town	1–0	Carlisle United	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Folarin 23'	Report	Edmondson 76'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,177 Referee: Matthew Corlett

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Carlisle were drawn into Northern Group C with Accrington Stanley, Harrogate Town and Nottingham Forest U21.^[56]

2023–24 EFL Trophy

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Carlisle United	Accrington
19:45 BST				Stadium: Crown Ground

10 October 2023 Group stage	Carlisle United	0–2	Nottingham Forest U21	Carlisle
19:00 BST	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Robinson 85' Butterworth 86' Plange 90+7'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Powell 69' Perry 77' McAdam 90+7'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,268 Referee: Thomas Kirk

14 November 2023 Group stage	Carlisle United	2–0	Harrogate Town	Carlisle
19:00 GMT	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Gibson 3', 79' Garner 42'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 716 Referee: Dale Baines

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