2020–21 Carlisle United F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Andrew Jenkins | ||
| Head Coach | Chris Beech | ||
| Stadium | Brunton Park | ||
| League Two | 10th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jon Mellish (11) All: Jon Mellish (16) | ||
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The 2020–21 season was Carlisle United's 116th season in their history and the seventh consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Squad statistics
[edit]- As of 9 May 2021[1]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
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Magnus Norman | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
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George Tanner | 42 | 3 | 36+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
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Nick Anderton | 44 | 2 | 33+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG
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Danny Devine | 13 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
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Max Hunt (transferred out) | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
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Aaron Hayden | 48 | 5 | 42+1 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
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Joe Riley | 48 | 2 | 38+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
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Callum Guy | 48 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
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Lewis Alessandra | 50 | 9 | 37+8 | 8 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW |  CGO
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Offrande Zanzala | 22 | 6 | 15+7 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  SCO
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Gavin Reilly (transferred) | 21 | 1 | 5+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
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Omari Patrick | 39 | 5 | 28+8 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG
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Jon Mellish | 49 | 16 | 41+3 | 11 | 2+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 13 | DF | ENG
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Rod McDonald | 31 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  IRL
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Joshua Kayode | 36 | 8 | 31+3 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG
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Taylor Charters | 11 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
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Brennan Dickenson | 12 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO
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Jack Armer | 28 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
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Josh Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  RSA
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Dean Furman | 18 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW |  FRA
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Gime Touré | 35 | 4 | 18+13 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 21 | GK | ENG
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Paul Farman | 45 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG
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Tom Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | ENG
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Marcus Dewhurst | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG
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Lewis Bell | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG
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Connor Malley (loan complete) | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG
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Micah Obiero (loan complete) | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 31 | FW | ENG
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Cedwyn Scott | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG
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Rhys Bennett | 24 | 4 | 21+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | ENG
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Ethan Walker | 15 | 0 | 4+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Top scorers
[edit]| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | |
12 | Jon Mellish | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 2 | FW | |
9 | Lewis Alessandra | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | FW |  |
14 | Joshua Kayode | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | |
10 | Offrande Zanzala | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | |
6 | Aaron Hayden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | |
11 | Omari Patrick | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 7 | FW | |
32 | Rhys Bennett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | |
20 | Gime Touré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | DF | |
18 | George Tanner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | DF | |
3 | Nick Anderton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | |
7 | Joe Riley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF | |
17 | Jack Armer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | |
16 | Brennan Dickenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | |
31 | Micah Obiero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | |
10 | Gavin Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| TOTALS | 60 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 70 | ||||
Disciplinary record
[edit]| Position | Nation | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | |||||
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| FW | |
20 | Gime Touré | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| DF | |
6 | Aaron Hayden | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| DF | |
13 | Rod McDonald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MF | |
12 | Jon Mellish | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| MF | |
8 | Callum Guy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | |
3 | Nick Anderton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | |
7 | Joe Riley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FW | |
9 | Lewis Alessandra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | |
32 | Rhys Bennett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | |
2 | George Tanner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| GK | |
21 | Paul Farman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | |
17 | Jack Armer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | |
11 | Omari Patrick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | |
10 | Offrande Zanzala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | |
15 | Taylor Charters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | |
19 | Dean Furman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | |
14 | Joshua Kayode | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | |
31 | Micah Obiero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | |
4 | Danny Devine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | |
16 | Brennan Dickenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | |
10 | Gavin Reilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | |
33 | Ethan Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 75 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 4 | |||
Notes:
Pre-season
[edit]| 11 August 2020 Friendly | Fleetwood Town | 4–2 | Carlisle United | Thornton-Cleveleys |
| 13:00 BST | Evans  38'McDonald 51' (o.g.)Garner 60'Morris 70' |
Report | Alessandra 5' Mellish 43' |
Stadium: Poolfoot Farm Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 18 August 2020 Friendly | Gateshead | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Gateshead |
| 19:00 BST | Trialist 71' |
Report | Kayode 31' |
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Carlisle United | Euxton |
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Stadium: Euxton Training Ground Attendance: Behind closed doors |
Competitions
[edit]EFL League Two
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 73 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 73 | |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 71 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 70 | |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 | |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 61 | |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 61 | |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 60 | |
| 14 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 60 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. 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[2]
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[2]
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 26 | −4 |
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[3]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Cambridge United | 3–0 | Carlisle United | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Hannant 9' Mullin 16'Digby 45+2'Ironside 86' |
Report | Patrick 45+2' Guy 76'Touré 88'Mellish 89' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Southend United | Carlisle |
| 13:00 BST | Anderton 16' Patrick 36'Kayode 39' |
Report | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 BST | Hallam 35' Spence 73'Beestin 84' |
Report | Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 3 October 2020 4 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Barrow | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Mellish 10' 24' Hayden 55'Anderton 70'Guy 90+1' |
Report | Quigley 75' Brough 80'Hardcastle 90+4'Kay 90+7' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 10 October 2020 5 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Crookes 20' Whitehead 41'Pope  51'Montaño 90+2' |
Report | Alessandra 42' Mellish 55' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 17 October 2020 6 | Carlisle United | 3–2 | Colchester United | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Alessandra 4' Riley 22'Mellish 29' 61'Guy 64'Hayden 81' |
Report | Pell 34' Norris 44', 52' (pen.)Harriott 61' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 20 October 2020 7 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Oldham |
| 19:00 BST | Barnett 61' Dearnley 80' |
Report | Hayden 54' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 24 October 2020 8 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Pollock 24' 90+3' Taylor 37'Waterfall 76'Starbuck 82' |
Report | Anderton 18' McKeown 46' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 27 October 2020 9 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Morecambe | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Songo'o 1' (o.g.) Mellish 3'Riley 37'Tanner 87'Reilly 89' |
Report | O'Sullivan 50' Songo'o 79' 81' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 31 October 2020 10 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Exeter |
| 13:00 GMT | Parkes 48' Sparkes 53' |
Report | Touré 60' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock |
| 3 November 2020 11 | Carlisle United | 3–2 | Newport County | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Alessandra 15' (pen.) McDonald 48'Mellish 68', 81' |
Report | Labadie 22' Devitt 84'Sheehan 90+2' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 14 November 2020 12 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Mellish 45+3' |
Report | Boyle 15' Thomas 36' (pen.) |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 21 November 2020 13 | Crawley Town | 0–3 | Carlisle United | Crawley |
| 13:30 GMT | Sesay 80' |
Report | Bennett 43' Kayode 55'Hayden 62'Guy 78' |
Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 24 November 2020 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Tranmere |
| 19:00 GMT | Blackett-Taylor 51' Monthé 54'Lewis 69' |
Report | Hayden 67' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 2 December 2020 15 | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Salford City | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Guy 2' Alessandra 33'Mellish 36'Kayode 45'Bennett 56'Tanner 66' |
Report | Touray 64' Bernard 88' 90' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,000[a] Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 5 December 2020 16 | Bradford City | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Bradford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Bennett 57' 64' Hayden 61' |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 12 December 2020 17 | Carlisle United | 4–0 | Stevenage | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Anderton 10' Kayode 20'Alessandra 34'Riley 73' |
Report | Vincelot 43' Prosser 44'  74' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 15 December 2020 18 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Patrick 39' Hayden 61'Bennett 65'Mellish 68'Farman 69'Riley 88' |
Report | Clarke 64' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 19 December 2020 19 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 GMT | Matt 76' |
Report | Alessandra 19' Riley 44'Farman 50'Taylor Charters 90̟+1' |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 920 Referee: Alan Young |
| 26 December 2020 20 | Carlisle United | 3–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Hayden 5' Alessandra 7'Riley 24'Patrick 39'Bennett 45'Mellish 48'Farman 64' |
Report | Jones 22' Thomason 44' 81'Kioso 50' 88' 90+4'Delfouneso 86' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 29 December 2020 21 | Harrogate | 1–0[b] | Carlisle United | Harrogate |
| 19:45 GMT | Kirby 1' |
Report | Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Referee: Martin Coy |
| 2 January 2021 21 | Walsall | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Walsall |
| 15:00 GMT | Gordon 52' Bates 59' |
Report | Patrick 26' Charters 27'Armer 57'Kayode 78'Hayden 80' |
Stadium: Banks Stadium Referee: James Oldham |
| 9 January 2021[c] 22 | Carlisle United | v | Leyton Orient | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Brunton Park |
| 12 January 2021[d] 22 | Harrogate | v | Carlisle United | Harrogate |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium |
| 19 January 2021[e] 22 | Mansfield Town | v | Carlisle United | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: One Call Stadium |
| 22 January 2021[f] 22 | Carlisle United | v | Leyton Orient | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Brunton Park |
| 24 January 2021[g] 22 | Carlisle United | v | Forest Green Rovers | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brunton Park |
| 26 January 2021[h] 22 | Newport County | v | Carlisle United | Newport |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade |
| 30 January 2021 22 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Exeter City | Carlisle |
| 13:00 GMT | Alessandra 9' Anderton 90+2' |
Report | Parkes 83' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 2 February 2021 23 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Carlisle |
| 18:00 GMT | Toure 72' Bennett 73'Riley 76' |
Report | Collins 60' (pen.) Bailey 75' 76'Sweeney 82' Cargill 90+3' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 6 February 2021[i] 24 | Cheltenham Town | v | Carlisle United | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground |
| 9 February 2021[j] 24 | Carlisle United | v | Leyton Orient | Carlisle |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Brunton Park |
| 13 February 2021[k] 24 | Carlisle United | v | Crawley Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Brunton Park |
| 16 February 2021 24 | Harrogate Town | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Harrogate |
| 19:00 GMT | Marsh 28' (pen.) Francis 66' |
Report | Tanner 76' |
Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 20 February 2021 25 | Salford City | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Touray 17' Turnbull 58'Wilson 79' |
Report | Tanner 11' Bennett 45+1'Mellish 55' |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 23 February 2021 26 | Carlisle United | 2–3 | Tranmere Rovers | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Kayode 3' Anderton 27' |
Report | Lewis 12' Woolery 21'Vaughan 43', 88' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 27 February 2021 27 | Carlisle United | 1–3 | Oldham Athletic | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Kayode 35' Tanner 70'Anderton 85' |
Report | Diarra 33' Hilßner 71' (pen.)Bahamboula 78'Piergianni 86' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 2 March 2021 28 | Colchester United | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Colchester |
| 19:00 GMT | Harriott 67' (pen.) 74' Tchamadeu 90+2' |
Report | Mellish 29' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 6 March 2021 29 | Morecambe | 3–1 | Carlisle United | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Lavelle 12' Wildig 32' Diagouraga 37' Mellor 45+2' Stockton 53' |
Report | Alessandra 39' Hayden 79' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 9 March 2021 30 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Hayden 31' Zanzala 90+3' |
Report | John-Lewis 16' Coke 55' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 13 March 2021 31 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Bradford City | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Bennett 37' Zanzala 39', 56' 74'Farman 79'Alessandra 80'Patrick 90' |
Report | Watt 34' P. O'Connor 64' 73'Sutton 69'Rowe 90+5' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 16 March 2021 32 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Mansfield |
| 19:00 GMT | McLaughlin 80' |
Report | Dickenson 60' Zanzala 66' 69' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 20 March 2021 33 | Stevenage | 3–1 | Carlisle United | Stevenage |
| 13:00 GMT | Pett 23' Norris 60'Lines 64'Read 71' |
Report | McDonald 18' Tanner 45+2'Guy 45+2'Dickenson 55' |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 23 March 2021 34 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Carlisle |
| 18:30 GMT | Report | Wilkinson 88' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 27 March 2021 35 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Cambridge United | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Hayden 24' Furman 28'Zanzala 68'Alessandra 78' |
Report | Mullin 45+2' May 90' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 30 March 2021 36 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Crawley Town | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Riley 17' Patrick 33'Guy 77' |
Report | McNerney 66' Craig 81' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Gary Hilton |
| 3 April 2021 37 | Southend United | 0–2 | Carlisle United | Southend |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor 38' |
Report | Zanzala 17' McDonald 31'Touré 79' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 6 April 2021 38 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Mellish 60', 62' |
Report | Loft 45+1' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 10 April 2021 39 | Barrow | 2–2 | Carlisle United | Barrow |
| 15:00 BST | Quigley 19' 73' Brough 24'Eardley 25' |
Report | Armer 3' 30' Tanner 52'Mellish 66'Zanzala 79' (pen.) |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 13 April 2021 40 | Newport County | 0–0 | Carlisle United | Newport |
| 19:00 BST | Dolan 55' |
Report | Alessandra 24' Mellish 70' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 17 April 2021 41 | Carlisle United | 0–0 | Port Vale | Carlisle |
| 12:30 BST | Touré 86' |
Report | Worrall 52' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 20 April 2021 42 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Carlisle United | Horwich |
| 19:00 BST | Doyle 28' Santos 61' |
Report | Riley 56' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 24 April 2021 43 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Harrogate Town | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Guy 39' Armer 40'Kayode 75' |
Report | Muldoon 11' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 27 April 2021 44 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Cheltenham |
| 19:00 BST | Hussey 56' |
Report | Kayode 33' Hayden 72'Mellish 87'Anderton 90+4' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Leyton Orient | 2–3 | Carlisle United | Leyton |
| 15:00 BST | Wilkinson 3' Happe 18'Kemp 45+3'Dennis 62'Clay 89' |
Report | Mellish 22' 89' Alessandra 54' (pen.)Ethan Walker 80'Tanner 90+1' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 8 May 2021 46 | Carlisle United | 0–0 | Walsall | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
- Notes
- ^ Spectators numbers limited to 2,000 due to local restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Match abandoned in the 13th minute due to the state of the pitch. Match was to be played 12 January 2021 in full from the start.
- ^ Match rescheduled due to frozen pitch
- ^ Match was abandoned after 10 minutes due to floodlight issues at the EnviroVent Stadium
- ^ Match rescheduled due to outbreak of COVID-19 in the club
- ^ Match rescheduled due to frozen pitch
- ^ Match rescheduled due to outbreak of COVID-19 in the club
- ^ Match rescheduled due to waterlogged pitch
- ^ Match rescheduled due to outbreak of COVID-19 in the Cheltenham Town F.C.
- ^ Match rescheduled due to frozen pitch
- ^ Match rescheduled due to frozen pitch
FA Cup
[edit]The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[4] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[5]
Win Draw Loss
| 8 November 2020 First round | Hayes & Yeading United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Carlisle United | Hayes |
| 12:45 GMT | Williams 17' Rowe 40' 104'McDevitt 72'Sheppard 85'Nasha 114' |
Report | Patrick 9' Furman 77'Mellish 118', 120+1' |
Stadium: SKYex Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| Penalties | ||||
Gafaiti  Williams Nasha Robinson Rowe McDevitt |
Mellish Anderton Alessandra Tanner Kayode Reilly |
|||
| 29 November 2020 Second round | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Carlisle |
| 13:30 GMT | Kayode 43' Mellish 78' |
Report | Whiteman 32', 40' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
EFL Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[6]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Oldham Athletic | 3–0 | Carlisle United | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Garrity 29' Grant 37'McAleny 89'Da Silva 90+2' |
Report | Anderton 53' McDonald 67'Hayden 90+1' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
EFL Trophy
[edit]Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[7]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Sunderland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Source: EFL.com
| 1 September 2020 Group stage | Carlisle United | 1–3 | Fleetwood Town | Carlisle |
| 19:00 BST | Touré 36' 90' |
Report | Camps 44' Saunders 57', 68' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 6 October 2020 Group stage | Sunderland | 5–3 | Carlisle United | Sunderland |
| 19:00 BST | Maguire 26', 54' Hume 37'Wyke 69'Diamond 90+1' |
Report | Alessandra 6' (pen.) Mellish 72', 82' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 17 November 2020 Group stage | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Aston Villa U21 | Carlisle |
| 19:00 GMT | Obiero 32' 45+3' Devine 38'Touré 55'Reilly 67' |
Report | Farr 24' Appiah 54'Sohna 82' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2020 | CB | |
Rod McDonald | AFC Wimbledon |
Free transfer | [8] |
| 3 August 2020 | RB | |
George Tanner | Manchester United |
Free transfer | [9] |
| 4 August 2020 | CF | |
Gavin Reilly | Bristol Rovers |
Free transfer | [10] |
| 5 August 2020 | RB | |
Joe Riley | Bradford City |
Free transfer | [11] |
| 6 August 2020 | LB | |
Jack Armer | Preston North End |
Free transfer | [12] |
| 6 August 2020 | CM | |
Danny Devine | Bradford City |
Free transfer | [13] |
| 7 August 2020 | GK | |
Magnus Norman | Fulham |
Free transfer | [14] |
| 13 August 2020 | LM | |
Brennan Dickenson | Exeter City |
Free transfer | [15] |
| 17 August 2020 | GK | |
Paul Farman | Stevenage |
Free transfer | [16] |
| 18 August 2020 | CF | |
Gime Touré | Hartlepool United |
Free transfer | [17] |
| 28 August 2020 | CM | |
Dean Furman | SuperSport United |
Free transfer | [18] |
| 12 November 2020 | CB | |
Rhys Bennett | Peterborough United |
Free transfer | [19] |
| 8 January 2021 | CF | |
Offrande Zanzala | Crewe Alexandra |
Free transfer | [20] |
| 20 January 2021 | CB | |
Morgan Feeney | Sunderland |
Free transfer | [21] |
| 20 January 2021 | CF | |
Cedwyn Scott | Hebburn Town |
Undisclosed | [22] |
Loans in
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2020 | CF | |
Joshua Kayode | Rotherham United |
End of season | [23] |
| 27 August 2020 | GK | |
Marcus Dewhurst | Sheffield United |
End of season | [24] |
| 12 September 2020 | CF | |
Ethan Walker | Preston North End |
8 January 2021 | [25][26] |
| 2 October 2020 | CM | |
Connor Malley | Middlesbrough |
1 January 2021 | [27] |
| 16 October 2020 | CF | |
Micah Obiero | Huddersfield Town |
1 January 2021 | [28] |
| 23 January 2021 | LW | |
Ethan Walker | Preston North End |
End of season | [29] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2020 | RB | |
Charlie Barnes | Kendal Town |
1 January 2021 | [30] |
| 29 August 2020 | CB | |
Liam Lightfoot | Kendal Town |
1 January 2021 | [30] |
| 12 September 2020 | LB | |
Charlie Birch | Kendal Town |
30 June 2021 | [31] |
| 19 September 2020 | GK | |
Isaac Robinson | Workington |
Work experience | [32] |
| 26 October 2020 | CM | |
Jamie Armstrong | Kendal Town |
January 2021 | [33] |
| 26 December 2020 | CB | |
Max Hunt | Yeovil Town |
January 2021 | [34] |
Transfers out
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Adam Collin | Kettering Town |
Released | [35][36] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | |
Kelvin Etuhu | Retired | Released | [35] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK |  |
Louis Gray | Chester |
Released | [35][37] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB |  |
Jack Iredale | Cambridge United |
Released | [35][38] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Mike Jones | Barrow |
Released | [35][39] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Keighran Kerr | Carlisle City |
Released | [35] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Nathaniel Knight-Percival | Morecambe |
Released | [35][40] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Harry McKirdy | Port Vale |
Released | [35][41] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM |  |
Mohammed Sagaf | Dagenham & Redbridge |
Released | [35] |
| 1 July 2020 | AM | |
Stefan Scougall | Alloa Athletic |
Released | [35] |
| 4 August 2020 | RB | |
Gethin Jones | Bolton Wanderers |
Rejected Contract | [42] |
| 7 September 2020 | CB | |
Byron Webster | Bromley |
Rejected Contract | [43] |
| 5 January 2021 | CF | |
Gavin Reilly | Livingston |
Mutual consent | [44][45] |
| 27 January 2021 | CB | |
Max Hunt | Yeovil Town |
Undisclosed | [46] |
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