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| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Castle Sports Group |
| Chairman | Tom Piatak |
| Head Coach | Mark Hughes[1] |
| Stadium | Brunton Park |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The2025–26 season is the 121st season in the history ofCarlisle United Football Club and their first season back in theNational League since the2004–05 season following relegation fromLeague Two in theprevious season.
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025[a] | RW |  David Ajiboye (ENG) | Peterborough United (ENG) | Free | [2] |
| 1 July 2025[b] | CB | Morgan Feeney (ENG) | Shrewsbury Town (ENG) | Free | [3] |
| 1 July 2025[c] | CF | Regan Linney (ENG) | Altrincham (ENG) | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 1 July 2025[d] | RW |  Junior Luamba (COD) | Salford City (ENG) | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 1 July 2025[e] | LB | Sam Murray (ENG) | Manchester United (ENG) | Free | [6] |
| 11 July 2025 | CDM | Josh Grant (ENG) | Wealdstone (ENG) | Free | [7] |
| 18 July 2025 | CB |  Bevis Mugabi (UGA) |  Anorthosis Famagusta (CYP) | Free | [8] |
| 9 August 2025 | CM | Harvey Macadam (ENG) | Morecambe (ENG) | Free | [9] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2025 | CF | Cedwyn Scott (ENG) | South Shields (ENG) | Undisclosed | [10] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2025 | CM | Alex Gilliead (ENG) | Shrewsbury Town (ENG) | January 2026 | [11] |
| 9 October 2025 | CM |  Chris Conn-Clarke (NIR) | Peterborough United (ENG) | January 2026 | [12] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | CM | Will Patching (ENG) | Coleraine (NIR) | End of season | [13] |
| 8 August 2025 | CF |  Freddie O'Donoghue (IOM) |  Queen of the South (SCO) | January 2026 | [14] |
| 10 October 2025 | CM | Ethan Robson (ENG) | Spennymoor Town (ENG) | End of season | [15] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | CB | Ben Barclay (ENG) | Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG) | Released | [16] |
| 30 June 2025 | CM | Taylor Charters (ENG) | Queen of the South (SCO) | Released | [17] |
| 30 June 2025 | CF | Matthew Dennis (ENG) | Notts County (ENG) | Rejected Contract | [18] |
| 30 June 2025 | CF |  Anton Dudik (UKR) |  DFK Dainava (LTU) | Released | [19] |
| 30 June 2025 | LB |  Paul Dummett (WAL) | Released | [20] | |
| 30 June 2025 | LB | Aran Fitzpatrick (ENG) | Workington (ENG) | Released | [21] |
| 30 June 2025 | CM | Callum Guy (ENG) | Notts Olympic (ENG) | Released | [22][23] |
| 30 June 2025 | CB | Samuel Lavelle (SCO) | Grimsby Town (ENG) | Released | [24] |
| 30 June 2025 | CM | Dylan McGeouch (SCO) | Ballymena United (NIR) | Released | [25][26] |
| 30 June 2025 | CM | Josh Vela (ENG) | Warrington Town (ENG) | Released | [27] |
| 24 July 2025 | RW | Kadeem Harris (ENG) | Salford City (ENG) | Rejected Contract | [28] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 8 July 2025Friendly | Motherwell | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Motherwell |
| 15:00BST | Halliday 75' | Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 12 July 2025Friendly | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Carlisle United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Darsley Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 19 July 2025Friendly | AFC Fylde | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Medlar-with-Wesham |
| 15:00BST |
| Stadium:Mill Farm Sports Village Attendance: 1,077 |
| 22 July 2025Friendly | South Shields | 1–2 | Carlisle United | Jarrow |
| 19:45BST |
|
| Stadium:1st Cloud Arena Attendance: 1,267 |
| 26 July 2025Friendly | Harrogate Town | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Harrogate |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Wetherby Road Attendance: 1,751 |
| 29 July 2025Friendly | Curzon Ashton | 3–3 | Carlisle United | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| 19:45BST |
| Stadium:Tameside Stadium Attendance: 396 |
| 2 August 2025Friendly | Chester | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Chester |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,140 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochdale | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 13 | +21 | 43 | Promotion toEFL League Two |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 43 | Qualification forNational League play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | York City | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 42 | |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 42 | Qualification for theNational League play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Boreham Wood | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 41 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Points | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 43 |
On 9 July, theNational League fixtures were announced.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 9 August 20251 | Woking | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Woking |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 3,962 (1,061 away) Referee: Alan Young |
| 16 August 20252 | Carlisle United | 3–3 | Boreham Wood | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 8,741 (45 away) Referee: James Westgate |
| 19 August 20253 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Solihull Moors | Carlisle |
| 19:45BST |
|
| Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 6,714 (69 away) Referee: Andrew Miller |
| 23 August 20254 | Wealdstone | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Ruislip |
| 17:30BST | Stadium:Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 2,025 (551 away) Referee: Stephen Parkinson |
| 25 August 20255 | Carlisle United | 5–0 | Braintree Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST |
| Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 6,761 (58 away) Referee: Scott Jackson |
| 30 August 20256 | Sutton United | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Sutton |
| 15:00BST |
| Stadium:Gander Green Lane Attendance: 2,507 (599 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 3 September 20257 | Brackley Town | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Brackley |
| 19:45BST | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 1,454 (425 away) Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 6 September 20258 | Carlisle United | 3–0 | Truro City | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST |
| Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 7,539 (78 away) Referee: Dean Watson |
| 13 September 20259 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Aldershot Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST |
| Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 7,039 (158 away) Referee: Paul Cooper |
| 20 September 202510 | Altrincham | 1–2 | Carlisle United | Altrincham |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Moss Lane Attendance: 3,332 (1,056 away) Referee: Richie Watkins |
| 23 September 202511 | York City | 5–0 | Carlisle United | Huntington |
| 19:45BST | Stadium:York Community Stadium Attendance: 7,272 (1,527 away) Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
| 27 September 202512 | Carlisle United | 0–2 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST |
| Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 8,014 (720 away) Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 1 October 202513 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Hartlepool United | Carlisle |
| 19:45BST |
| Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 6,170 (478 away) Referee: Simon Mather |
| 4 October 202514 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Scunthorpe |
| 17:30BST |
| Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 5,472 (691 away) Referee: Greg Rollason |
| 18 October 202515 | Carlisle United | 4–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Carlisle |
| 17:30BST | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 8,598 (124 away) Referee: James Oldham |
| 25 October 202516 | Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Yeovil |
| 15:00BST |
| Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 2,933 (459 away) Referee: William Davis |
| 4 November 202517 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | FC Halifax Town | Carlisle |
| 19:45GMT |
|
| Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 5,897 (109 away) Referee: Gareth Thomas |
| 8 November 202518 | Southend United | 1–2 | Carlisle United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 17:30GMT |
| Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 8,847 (584 away) Referee: Michael Barlow |
| 15 November 202519 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Eastleigh | Carlisle |
| 15:03GMT |
| Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 10,860 (85 away) Referee: Martin Coy |
| 22 November 202520 | Boston United | 1–2 | Carlisle United | Boston |
| 17:30GMT |
| Stadium:Boston Community Stadium Attendance: 2,090 (491 away) Referee: Sam Mulhall |
| 29 November 202521 | Carlisle United | v | Tamworth | Carlisle |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Brunton Park |
| 10 December 202522 | Carlisle United | v | Woking | Carlisle |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:Brunton Park |
| 21 December 202523 | Boreham Wood | v | Carlisle United | Borehamwood |
| 16:00GMT | Stadium:Meadow Park |
| 26 December 202524 | Gateshead | v | Carlisle United | Gateshead |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Gateshead International Stadium |
| 30 December 202525 | Carlisle United | v | Morecambe | Carlisle |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:Brunton Park |
| 11 October 2025Q4 | Carlisle United | 5–2 | Boston United | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST |
|
| Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 3,453 (164 away) Referee: Dale Baines |
| 1 November 2025R1 | Reading | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Carlisle United | Reading |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,929 (529 away) Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo |
| 7 December 2025R2 | Blackpool | v | Carlisle United | Blackpool |
| 17:30GMT | Stadium:Bloomfield Road |
| 13 December 2025R3 | Harborough Town | v | Carlisle United | Market Harborough |
| Stadium:Bowden Park |
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | National League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Gabriel Breeze | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Archie Davies | 19 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | SCO | Cameron Harper | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF |  LCA | Terell Thomas | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Morgan Feeney | 15 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Aaron Hayden | 11 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | ENG | David Ajiboye | 10 | 1 | 3+5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG | Callum Whelan | 14 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  IRL | Georgie Kelly | 22 | 4 | 11+9 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | ENG | Regan Linney | 21 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 0+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | COD | Junior Luamba | 17 | 3 | 10+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG | Elliot Embleton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ENG | Sam Murray | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | ENG | Stephen Wearne | 18 | 0 | 10+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jack Ellis | 19 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG | Sam Hetherington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ENG | Alex Gilliead | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | NIR | Jordan Jones | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | ENG | Josh Williams | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | ENG | Josh Grant | 13 | 1 | 3+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | GK | ENG | Harry Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | DF | UGA | Bevis Mugabi | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | ENG | Luke Armstrong | 20 | 5 | 10+8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | ENG | Harvey Macadam | 18 | 4 | 12+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | FW | NIR | Chris Conn-Clarke | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club on loan during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | ENG | Ethan Robson | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
