2023–24 Carlisle United F.C. season

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.

Carlisle United
2023–24 season
ChairmanAndrew Jenkins
ManagerPaul Simpson
StadiumBrunton Park
League One19st
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

Squad statistics
As of 21 October 2023
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupLeague CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Holý 1108+100+001+001+00
2 DF England ENG Fin Back 14013+000+000+001+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Jack Armer 15014+000+001+000+00
4 MF England ENG Owen Moxon 13213+020+000+000+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Samuel Lavelle 15014+000+001+000+00
6 DF England ENG Paul Huntington 10010+000+000+000+00
7 MF England ENG Jordan Gibson 16413+140+001+000+10
8 MF England ENG Callum Guy 15014+000+000+100+00
9 FW England ENG Ryan Edmondson 903+400+000+100+10
10 MF England ENG Alfie McCalmont 1307+400+001+001+00
11 FW England ENG Danny Butterworth 600+400+000+100+10
12 FW Finland FIN Terry Ablade 1000+900+000+001+00
13 GK England ENG Gabriel Breeze 000+000+000+000+00
14 FW England ENG Joe Garner 1224+720+000+000+10
15 MF England ENG Taylor Charters 701+400+001+000+10
16 MF England ENG Jayden Harris 300+200+000+001+00
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Corey Whelan 100+000+000+001+00
18 DF England ENG Jack Ellis 301+000+001+001+00
19 DF England ENG Jack Robinson 500+300+000+101+00
21 MF Scotland SCO Dylan McGeouch 300+100+001+001+00
22 DF England ENG Jon Mellish 16014+000+001+001+00
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Sean Maguire 14112+110+000+100+00
25 GK Iceland ISL Jökull Andrésson 606+000+000+000+00
26 DF England ENG Ben Barclay 200+100+001+000+00
27 FW England ENG Luke Plange 1516+810+001+000+00
28 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Joshua Kayode 201+000+000+001+00
  • Source:

Current squad
As of 16 October 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1Tomáš HolýGKCzech RepublicRychnov nad Kněžnou (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991Ipswich Town1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
13Gabriel BreezeGKEngland (2003-12-30) 30 December 2003Academy1 July 2022—30 June 2024
25Jökull AndréssonGKIcelandMosfellsbær (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001Reading10 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
Defenders
2Fin BackRBEngland (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002Nottingham Forest24 July 2023Loan31 May 2024
3Jack ArmerLBScotlandEngland Preston (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001Preston North End6 August 2020Free Transfer30 June 2026
5Samuel LavelleCBScotlandEngland Blackpool (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996Charlton Athletic7 July 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
6Paul HuntingtonCBEnglandCarlisle (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987Preston North End10 August 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
17Corey WhelanRBRepublic of IrelandEngland Chester (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997Wigan Athletic1 July 2021Free Transfer30 June 2024
18Jack EllisRBEnglandKendal (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003Academy1 July 2022—30 June 2025
19Jack RobinsonLBEngland (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001Middlesbrough1 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
22Jon MellishCBEnglandSouth Shields (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997Gateshead1 July 2019Free Transfer30 June 2026
26Ben BarclayCBEnglandManchester (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996Stockport County30 June 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
34Max KilsbyLBEnglandNorth Shields (2003-10-04) 4 October 2003Academy1 July 2022—30 June 2024
Midfielders
4Owen MoxonCMEnglandCarlisle (1998-01-17) 17 January 1998Scotland Annan Athletic1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
7Jordan GibsonRMEnglandBirmingham (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers30 August 2021Undisclosed30 June 2024
8Callum GuyCMEnglandNottingham (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996Blackpool30 January 2020Undisclosed30 June 2025
10Alfie McCalmontCMNorthern IrelandEngland Thirsk (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000Leeds United27 June 2023Undisclosed30 June 2025
15Taylor ChartersCMEnglandWhitehaven (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001Academy15 August 2019—30 June 2025
Dylan McGeouchCMScotlandGlasgow (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993Forest Green Rovers7 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
Forwards
9Ryan EdmondsonCFEnglandHarrogate (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001Leeds United1 July 2022Free Transfer30 June 2024
11Danny ButterworthCFEnglandManchester (1999-09-14) 14 September 1999Blackburn Rovers14 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2025
12Terry AbladeCFFinlandGhana Accra (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001Fulham22 August 2023Loan31 May 2024
14Joe GarnerCFEnglandBlackburn (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988Fleetwood Town19 January 2023Undisclosed30 June 2024
24Sean MaguireCFRepublic of IrelandEngland Luton (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994Coventry City29 July 2023Free Transfer30 June 2024
27Luke PlangeCFEnglandKingston upon Thames (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002Crystal Palace1 August 2023Loan14 January 2024
28Joshua KayodeCFRepublic of IrelandNigeria Lagos (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000Rotherham United1 September 2023Loan31 May 2024
Out on Loan
16Jayden HarrisCMEnglandCroydon (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999Aldershot Town2 August 2022Undisclosed30 June 2025

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
27 June 2023CMNorthern Ireland Alfie McCalmontEngland Leeds UnitedUndisclosed[1]
30 June 2023CBEngland Ben BarclayEngland Stockport CountyFree Transfer[2]
1 July 2023LBEngland Jack RobinsonEngland MiddlesbroughFree Transfer[3]
7 July 2023CBScotland Sam LavelleEngland Charlton AthleticUndisclosed[4]
7 July 2023CMScotland Dylan McGeouchEngland Forest Green RoversFree Transfer[5]
14 July 2023CFEngland Danny ButterworthEngland Blackburn RoversFree Transfer[6]
29 July 2023CFRepublic of Ireland Sean MaguireEngland Coventry CityFree Transfer[7]

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023RWEngland Lewis BellScotland Gretna 2008Released[8][9]
30 June 2023MFEngland Matt Bell Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023CFEngland Nic Bollado Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023GKEngland Lewis Boyd Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023CFEngland Kristian DennisEngland Tranmere RoversRejected Contract[11]
30 June 2023AMRepublic of Ireland Jamie Devitt Free agentReleased[8]
30 June 2023LMEngland Brennan DickensonEngland Oldham AthleticReleased[8][12]
30 June 2023CMEngland Josh Dixon Free agentReleased[8]
30 June 2023CBEngland Morgan FeeneyEngland Shrewsbury TownFree Transfer[13]
30 June 2023CFEngland Sam FishburnEngland Fleetwood TownReleased[8][14]
30 June 2023DFEngland Harvey Gordon Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023FWEngland Mason Hardy Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023MFEngland Dan Hill Free agentReleased[10]
30 June 2023GKRepublic of Ireland Michael KellyEngland Milton Keynes DonsReleased[8][15]
30 June 2023LWEngland Omari PatrickEngland Sutton UnitedFree Transfer[16]
30 June 2023DFEngland Alex PottsScotland Gretna 2008Released[10][17]
30 June 2023RBEngland Joel SeniorEngland MorecambeReleased[8][18]
30 June 2023CFEngland Tobi Sho-SilvaEngland Maidenhead UnitedReleased[8][19]
30 June 2023GKEngland Scott SimonsEngland Carlisle CityReleased[8][20]

Loaned in
Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
24 July 2023RBEngland Fin BackEngland Nottingham ForestEnd of Season[21]
1 August 2023CFEngland Luke PlangeEngland Crystal Palace14 January 2024[22]
10 August 2023GKIceland Jökull AndréssonEngland ReadingEnd of Season[23]
22 August 2023CFFinland Terry AbladeEngland FulhamEnd of Season[24]
1 September 2023CFRepublic of Ireland Joshua KayodeEngland Rotherham UnitedEnd of Season[25]

Loaned out
Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
4 August 2023LBEngland Max KilsbyScotland Annan Athletic1 January 2024[26]
1 September 2023CMEngland Kai NugentScotland Annan AthleticEnd of Season[27]
16 October 2023CMEngland Jayden HarrisEngland Eastleigh8 January 2024[28]

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.[29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 July 2023 Friendly Annan Athletic 1–2 Carlisle United Annan, Scotland
19:45 BST Galloway 9' Report
Stadium: Galabank
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Michael Williams
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 Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 016.67
FA Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 8 1 2 5 4 8 −4 012.50

Last updated: 5 September 2023
Source: Soccerway

League One
Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Cambridge United 14 4 4 6 12 15 −3 16
18 Exeter City 14 5 1 8 11 18 −7 16
19 Northampton Town 13 4 2 7 14 15 −1 14
20 Carlisle United 15 3 5 7 13 18 −5 14
21 Wigan Athletic 13 6 1 6 19 17 +2 11[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Fleetwood Town 13 3 2 8 10 20 −10 11
23 Reading 13 3 1 9 10 21 −11 6[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[34]
Notes:
  1. On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.[30] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.[31]
  2. On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season.[32] Another 3 point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time.[33]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
15 3 5 7 13 18  −5 14 2 3 3 7 9  −2 1 2 4 6 9  −3

Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAHHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDLDLLWDDLLDWLLW
Position111618202119191819192019202020
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[35]

  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 Yellow card 51'
McCalmont Yellow card 60'
Back Yellow card 62'
Huntington Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,964
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 August 2023 3 Carlisle United 1–1 Wigan Athletic Carlisle
19:45 BST
Report
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 Yellow card 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
Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,997
Referee: Tom Reeves
2 September 2023 6 Carlisle United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Carlisle
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Ben Toner
9 September 2023 7 Stevenage 2–2 Carlisle United Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 4,228
Referee: Darren Drysdale
16 September 2023 8 Lincoln City 1–1 Carlisle United Lincoln
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,514
Referee: Tom Nield
23 September 2023 9 Carlisle United 0–2 Derby County Carlisle
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 11,186
Referee: Martin Coy
30 September 2023 10 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Carlisle United High Wycombe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,499
Referee: Scott Tallis
3 October 2023 11 Carlisle United 1–1 Peterborough United Carlisle
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Scott Simpson
7 October 2023 12 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Carlisle United Horwich
15:00 BST
Report
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
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 8,355
Referee: Edward Duckworth
21 October 2023 14 Portsmouth 1–0 Carlisle United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Rafferty Yellow card 78'
Shaughnessy 90+3'		 Report McCalmont Yellow card 48'
Guy Yellow card 70'
Garner Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,911
Referee: Leigh Doughty
24 October 2023 15 Carlisle United 2–1 Burton Albion Carlisle
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,390
Referee: Ross Joyce

FA Cup
Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Carlisle United were drawn away to Leyton Orient in the first round.[36]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Leyton Orient v Carlisle United Leyton
15:00 GMT
      		Stadium: Brisbane Road

      EFL Cup
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

      Carlisle were drawn against Harrogate Town away in the first round.[37]

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      8 August 2023 First round Harrogate Town 1–0 Carlisle United Harrogate
      19:45 BST Folarin 23' Report Edmondson soccer ball with red X 76' Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium
      Attendance: 2,177
      Referee: Matthew Corlett

      EFL Trophy
      Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

      In the group stage, Carlisle were drawn into Northern Group C with Accrington Stanley, Harrogate Town and Nottingham Forest U21.[38]

      Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
      1 L2 Accrington Stanley 2 2 0 0 0 6 3 +3 6 Advance to Round 2
      2 ACA Nottingham Forest U21 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 +1 3
      3 L2 Harrogate Town 2 1 0 0 1 5 6 −1 3
      4 L1 Carlisle United 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
      Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2023. Source: EFL.com

        Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

      5 September 2023 Group stage Accrington Stanley 1–0 Carlisle United Accrington
      19:45 BST Stadium: Wham Stadium
      10 October 2023 Group stage Carlisle United 0–2 Nottingham Forest U21 Carlisle
      19:00 BST
      		Report
      • Powell 69'
      • Perry 77'
      • McAdam Yellow card 90+7'
      		 Stadium: Brunton Park
      Attendance: 1,268
      Referee: Thomas Kirk
      14 November 2023 Group stage Carlisle United v Harrogate Town Carlisle
      19:00 GMT Stadium: Brunton Park

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