2019–20 Carlisle United F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Carlisle United's 115th season in their history and their sixth consecutive season in League Two.^[3] Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Carlisle United

2019–20 season
Chairman	Andrew Jenkins
Head Coach	Steven Pressley (until 13 November)[1] Chris Beech (from 26 November)[2]
Stadium	Brunton Park
EFL League Two	18th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Harry McKirdy Olufela Olomola Nathan Thomas (5 each) All: Harry McKirdy (11)
Highest home attendance	6,039 vs Bradford City, 26 December 2019
Lowest home attendance	893 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s, 24 September 2019
Home colours Away colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Squad statistics

As of 10 March 2020^[4]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Adam Collin	44	0	37+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Christie Elliott (transferred)	22	1	13+3	1	0+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF	AUS	Jack Iredale	30	2	18+4	2	3+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
4	MF	EIR	Canice Carroll (loan completed)	14	1	5+3	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	1
5	DF	ENG	Jon Mellish	22	0	13+2	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Aaron Hayden	24	3	18+0	2	3+0	1	0+1	0	1+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Nathan Thomas	41	9	31+2	5	5+0	3	2+0	1	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Mike Jones	44	1	37+0	0	4+0	1	3+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Lewis Alessandra	10	1	10+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	BRB	Hallam Hope (sold)	30	3	13+10	2	3+1	0	1+1	0	1+0	1
10	MF	SCO	Stefan Scougall	27	2	14+6	2	3+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW	ENG	Harry McKirdy	38	11	21+7	5	3+2	5	1+1	1	1+2	0
12	DF	SCO	Elliot Watt	14	1	12+0	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	WAL	Gethin Jones	37	0	30+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
15	MF	ENG	Taylor Charters	9	0	0+7	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Byron Webster	39	1	32+0	1	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Jack Bridge	34	3	20+8	0	1+0	1	2+0	2	2+1	0
20	FW	ENG	Keighran Kerr	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	NGA	Kelvin Etuhu	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK	WAL	Louis Gray	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
23	FW	NGA	Joshua Kayode	5	3	3+2	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Jarrad Branthwaite (sold)	14	1	9+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
24	FW	ENG	Olufela Olomola	33	6	14+13	5	2+1	1	1+1	0	0+1	0
25	FW	ENG	Ryan Loft	34	5	9+17	3	2+2	0	1+0	0	3+0	2
27	DF	ENG	Nathaniel Knight-Percival	19	0	14+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
28	MF	SOM	Mohammed Ali Sagaf	19	1	11+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
29	DF	ENG	Charlie Birch	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	FW	DEN	Elias Sørensen (loan completed)	11	0	1+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Max Hunt	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Nick Anderton	10	2	10+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	DF	ENG	Callum Guy	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	FW	ENG	Omari Patrick	7	2	6+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	FW		11	Harry McKirdy	5	5	1	0	11
2	MF		7	Nathan Thomas	5	3	1	0	9
3	FW		24	Olufela Olomola	5	1	0	0	6
4	MF		25	Ryan Loft	3	0	0	2	5
5	FW		19	Jack Bridge	0	1	2	0	3
	DF		6	Aaron Hayden	2	1	0	0	3
	FW		9	Hallam Hope	2	0	0	1	3
	FW		23	Joshua Kayode	3	0	0	0	3
9	DF		34	Nick Anderton	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		3	Jack Iredale	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		40	Omari Patrick	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		10	Stefan Scougall	2	0	0	0	2
13	FW		9	Lewis Alessandra	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		23	Jarrad Branthwaite	0	0	0	1	1
	MF		4	Canice Carroll	0	0	0	1	1
	MF		2	Christie Elliott	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		8	Mike Jones	0	1	0	0	1
	MF		28	Mohammed Ali Sagaf	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		12	Elliot Watt	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		17	Byron Webster	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals					1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	39	11	4	5	59

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Disciplinary record

Position	Nation	Number	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
MF		4	Canice Carroll	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	2
DF		6	Aaron Hayden	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
MF		19	Jack Bridge	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
DF		17	Byron Webster	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
DF		25	Ryan Loft	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
DF		34	Nick Anderton	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
FW		7	Harry McKirdy	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
MF		7	Nathan Thomas	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
DF		3	Jack Iredale	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
MF		8	Mike Jones	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
DF		24	Nathaniel Knight-Percival	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
DF		14	Gethin Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF		28	Mohammed Ali Sagaf	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF		10	Stefan Scougall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF		12	Elliot Watt	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
DF		23	Jarrad Branthwaite	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
FW		9	Hallam Hope	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MF		15	Taylor Charters	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		2	Christie Elliott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF		5	Jon Mellish	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
MF		24	Olufela Olomola	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	67	3	7	0	0	0	3	0	77	3

Notes:

Pre-season

On 15 June 2019, The Cumbrians announced their pre-season schedule.^[5]

Carlisle United v Hibernian

9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly	Carlisle United	3–4	Hibernian	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Bridge 30' Hope 47' McGregor 67' (o.g.)	Report	Kamberi 37' Allan 73' Doidge 86' Campbell 90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Penrith v Carlisle United

13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly	Penrith	0–4	Carlisle United	Penrith
15:00 BST		Report	Hope 1' Buckley 37' Kerr 47' Galloway 64'	Stadium: Frenchfields Stadium Attendance: 675 Referee: Jim Halliday

Chester v Carlisle United

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly	Chester	0–0	Carlisle United	Chester
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Swansway Chester Stadium Attendance: 598 Referee: Ed Duckworth

Carlisle United v Fleetwood Town

20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly	Carlisle United	1–3	Fleetwood Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Bridge 10'	Report	Madden 41' (pen.), 69' Biggins 58'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,620 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Carlisle United v Tranmere Rovers

23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly	Carlisle United	3–0	Tranmere Rovers	Carlisle
19:30 BST	Thomas 20', 40' Bell 69'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Ross County v Carlisle United

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Ross County	2–0	Carlisle United	Dingwall, Scotland
15:00 BST	Power 52' Vigurs 74'	Report		Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 735 Referee: Steven McLean

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
14	Newport County	36	12	10	14	32	39	−7	46	1.28
15	Grimsby Town	37	12	11	14	45	51	−6	47	1.27
16	Cambridge United	37	12	9	16	40	48	−8	45	1.22
17	Leyton Orient	36	10	12	14	47	55	−8	42	1.17
18	Carlisle United	37	10	12	15	39	56	−17	42	1.14
19	Oldham Athletic	37	9	14	14	44	57	−13	41	1.11
20	Scunthorpe United	37	10	10	17	44	56	−12	40	1.08
21	Mansfield Town	36	9	11	16	48	55	−7	38	1.06
22	Morecambe	37	7	11	19	35	60	−25	32	0.86

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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^[6]

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
37	10	12	15	39	56	−17	42	5	7	7	17	26	−9	5	5	8	22	30	−8

Last updated: 10 March 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	W
Position	5	10	18	20	21	18	19	15	17	18	16	18	20	20	21	20	19	20	21	22	21	21	21	19	21	21	21	21	19	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	18

Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.^[7]

Carlisle United v Crawley Town

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1	Carlisle United	2–1	Crawley Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	McKirdy 6' Scougall 32'	Report	Lubala 16'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,833 Referee: James Oldham

Swindon Town v Carlisle United

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Swindon Town	3–2	Carlisle United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Yates 56' Fryers 70' Woolery 90'	Report	Olomola 52' Sagaf 90+2'	Stadium: County Ground (Swindon) Attendance: 7,024 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Carlisle United v Mansfield Town

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	Carlisle United	0–2	Mansfield Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Rose 29' Maynard 45+4'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,576 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Cheltenham Town v Carlisle United

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Carlisle United	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Reilly 15' Varney 45'	Report		Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 2,634 Referee: Will Finnie

Carlisle United v Salford City

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5	Carlisle United	2–2	Salford City	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Olomola 7' Scougall 43'	Report	Dieseruvwe 28' Whitehead 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,806 Referee: Paul Marsden

Scunthorpe United v Carlisle United

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Carlisle United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST		Report	Loft 60'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,359 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Carlisle United v Exeter City

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7	Carlisle United	1–3	Exeter City	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Olomola 61'	Report	L. Martin 36' A. Martin 67' Law 90+1'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,167 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Stevenage v Carlisle United

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8	Stevenage	2–3	Carlisle United	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Guthrie 25', 54'	Report	McKirdy 38', 83' Thomas 52'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Martin Coy

Carlisle United v Forest Green Rovers

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9	Carlisle United	0–0	Forest Green Rovers	Carlisle
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,219 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Bradford City v Carlisle United

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10	Bradford City	3–1	Carlisle United	Bradford
15:00 BST	Pritchard 30' Mellor 40' Zeli Ismail 90+5'	Report	Olomola 14'	Stadium: Northern Commercials Stadium Attendance: 14,217 Referee: John Busby

Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11	Carlisle United	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Olomola 3'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Marc Edwards

Newport County v Carlisle United

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12	Newport County	1–0	Carlisle United	Newport
15:00 BST	Nurse 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,681 Referee: Antony Coggins

Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13	Carlisle United	2–4	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Hope 59' Elliott 64'	Report	Hunt 7' Powell 27' Porter 76' Jones 83' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,521 Referee: Darren England

Plymouth Argyle v Carlisle United

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Carlisle United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Grant 22' Sarcevic 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,446 Referee: Alan Young

Carlisle United v Northampton Town

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 15	Carlisle United	0–2	Northampton Town	Carlisle
19:45 BST		Report	Pollock 51' Hoskins 90+2'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,324 Referee: Scott Oldham

Leyton Orient v Carlisle United

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 16	Leyton Orient	1–1	Carlisle United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Wright 7' (pen.)	Report	Iredale 48'	Stadium: The Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,756 Referee: David Rock

Carlisle United v Macclesfield Town

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 17	Carlisle United	2–1	Macclesfield Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	McKirdy 45+2' Loft 82'	Report	Archibald 25'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Andy Haines

Port Vale v Carlisle United

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 18	Port Vale	2–1	Carlisle United	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Worrall 60' Cullen 83'	Report	Loft 1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Martin Coy

Carlisle United v Cambridge United

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 19	Carlisle United	0–0	Cambridge United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,041 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Morecambe v Carlisle United

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20	Morecambe	1–1	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	O'Sullivan 50'	Report	Hope 47'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Darren Handley

Carlisle United v Grimsby Town

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 21	Carlisle United	0–0	Grimsby Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,653 Referee: Marc Edwards

Colchester v Carlisle United

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 22	Colchester	3–0	Carlisle United	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Knight-Percival 26' (o.g.) Harriott 41' Bramall 52'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Craig Hicks

Carlisle United v Bradford City

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 23	Carlisle United	0–0	Bradford City	Carlisle
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,039 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Walsall v Carlisle United

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 24	Walsall	1–2	Carlisle United	Bescot
15:00 GMT	Adebayo 70'	Report	Thomas 52' McKirdy 90+4'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,794 Referee: Ben Toner

Crewe Alexandra v Carlisle United

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 25	Crewe Alexandra	4–1	Carlisle United	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Ainley 17' Powell 26', 31' Anene 34'	Report	Iredale 56'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,316 Referee: John Busby

Carlisle United v Plymouth Argyle

12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 26	Carlisle United	0–3	Plymouth Argyle	Carlisle
15:00 GMT		Report	Jephcott 33', 49' Hardie 75'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,212 Referee: Martin Coy

Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 27	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Carlisle United	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Smith 42'	Report	Webster 25'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,977 Referee: Robert Lewis

Carlisle United v Walsall

25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) 28	Carlisle United	2–1	Walsall	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Anderton 21' Roberts 43' (o.g.)	Report	Sadler 50'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,097 Referee: James Oldham

Forest Green Rovers v Carlisle United

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 29	Forest Green Rovers	1–4	Carlisle United	Nailsworth
19:45 GMT	Winchester 59' (pen.)	Report	Thomas 24', 26', 47' (pen.) Kayode 49'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,514 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Mansfield Town v Carlisle United

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 30	Mansfield Town	2–2	Carlisle United	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Maynard 58', 72'	Report	Watt 81' Kayode 90+3'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,272 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Carlisle United v Swindon Town

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31	Carlisle United	1–1	Swindon Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Hayden 62'	Report	Edmonds-Green 11'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Carlisle United v Cheltenham Town

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 32	Carlisle United	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Carlisle
19:45 GMT		Report	Reid 26'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,088 Referee: Andy Haines

Crawley Town v Carlisle United

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33	Crawley Town	0–0	Carlisle United	Crawley
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,114 Referee: David Rock

Carlisle United v Morecambe

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34	Carlisle United	2–2	Morecambe	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Patrick 45' Hayden 65'	Report	Stockton 18' Wildig 24'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,679 Referee: Peter Wright

Cambridge United v Carlisle United

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 35	Cambridge United	1–2	Carlisle United	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Lambe 82'	Report	Alessandra 27' Anderton 73'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,122 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Carlisle United v Colchester United

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 36	Carlisle United	0–3	Colchester United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT		Report	Poku 41', 59' Norris 43'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,769 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Carlisle United v Newport County

10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) 37	Carlisle United	2–0	Newport County	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Patrick 5' Kayode 33' (pen.) Hayden  45' Anderton  57'	Report	Gorman  32' Inniss  44'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,822 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Grimsby Town v Carlisle United

14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)	Grimsby Town	v	Carlisle United	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Blundell Park
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Northampton Town v Carlisle United

17 March 2020 (2020-03-17)	Northampton Town	v	Carlisle United	Northampton
19:45 GMT				Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Carlisle United v Leyton Orient

21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)	Carlisle United	v	Leyton Orient	Carlisle
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Macclesfield Town v Carlisle United

28 March 2020 (2020-03-28)	Macclesfield Town	v	Carlisle United	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Moss Rose
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

Carlisle United v Port Vale

4 April 2020 (2020-04-04)	Carlisle United	v	Port Vale	Carlisle
15:00 BST				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Salford City v Carlisle United

10 April 2020 (2020-04-10)	Salford City	v	Carlisle United	Salford
15:00 BST				Stadium: Peninsula Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United

13 April 2020 (2020-04-13)	Carlisle United	v	Scunthorpe United	Carlisle
13:00 BST				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Exeter City v Carlisle United

18 April 2020 (2020-04-18)	Exeter City	v	Carlisle United	Exeter
15:00 BST				Stadium: St James Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Carlisle United v Stevenage

25 April 2020 (2020-04-25)	Carlisle United	v	Stevenage	Carlisle
15:00 BST				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.^[10] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.^[11] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, where Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.^[12]

Dulwich Hamlet v Carlisle United

8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) R1	Dulwich Hamlet	1–4	Carlisle United	East Dulwich
19:55 GMT	Smith 49'	Report	Olomola 8' McKirdy 37', 86' Jones 55'	Stadium: Champion Hill Stadium Attendance: 3,336 Referee: James Oldham

Forest Green Rovers v Carlisle United

30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) R2	Forest Green Rovers	2–2	Carlisle United	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Collins 11' Stevens 78'	Report	Thomas 40', 76'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,504 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Carlisle United v Forest Green Rovers

10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) R2 Replay	Carlisle United	1–0	Forest Green Rovers	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Hayden 41'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,736 Referee: Andy Haines

Cardiff City v Carlisle United

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) R3	Cardiff City	2–2	Carlisle United	Cardiff, Wales
15:01 GMT	Paterson 50' Whyte 55'	Report	Bridge 12' McKirdy 45+2'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 5,282 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Carlisle United v Cardiff City

15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) R3 Replay	Carlisle United	3–4	Cardiff City	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Thomas 7' McKirdy 51', 64'	Report	Flint 18', 48' Murphy 45' Ward 57'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,381 Referee: Darren Handley

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.^[13] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.^[14]

Barnsley v Carlisle United

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) R1	Barnsley	0–3	Carlisle United	Barnsley
19:45 BST		Report	McKirdy 24' Bridge 58' (pen.) Thomas 64'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 5,208 Referee: Ben Toner

Rochdale v Carlisle United

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) R2	Rochdale	2–1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Morley 11' Done 31'	Report	Bridge 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 1,974 Referee: Peter Wright

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.^[15]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Blackpool	3	2	0	0	1	7	3	+4	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	1	1	0	1	6	5	+1	5
3	L2	Morecambe	3	1	0	1	1	6	8	−2	4
4	L2	Carlisle United	3	1	0	0	2	5	8	−3	3

Source: EFL.com

Carlisle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s

24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Group stage	Carlisle United	2–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Hope 35' Loft 45'	Report	Ashley-Seal 19', 47' (pen.), 64' Dai Wai-tsun 39'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 893 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Carlisle United v Blackpool

15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) Group stage	Carlisle United	2–1	Blackpool	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Loft 45+2' Carroll 87'	Report	Gray 25' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 911 Referee: Darren Handley

Morecambe v Carlisle United

12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group stage	Morecambe	3–1	Carlisle United	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Tutte 61' (pen.) Wildig 67' Conlan 90+1'	Report	Branthwaite 26'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 803 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Carlisle United eliminated from EFL Trophy

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	LM		Jack Bridge	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2019	RB		Christie Elliott	Partick Thistle	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2019	CB		Jack Iredale	Greenock Morton	Free transfer	[18]
1 July 2019	CF		Harry McKirdy	Aston Villa	Free transfer	[19]
1 July 2019	CB		Jon Mellish	Gateshead	Free transfer	[20]
1 July 2019	CB		Byron Webster	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[21]
4 July 2019	CB		Nathaniel Knight-Percival	Bradford City	Free transfer	[22]
29 July 2019	CB		Aaron Hayden	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free transfer	[23]
3 August 2019	AM		Mohammed Ali Sagaf	Braintree Town	Free transfer	[24]
13 September 2019	RB		Gethin Jones	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[25]
10 January 2020	CB		Max Hunt	Derby County	Undisclosed	[26]
16 January 2020	LB		Nick Anderton	Blackpool	Free transfer	[27]
24 January 2020	RW		Lewis Alessandra	Morecambe	Free transfer	[28]
30 January 2020	CM		Callum Guy	Blackpool	Undisclosed	[29]
31 January 2020	CF		Omari Patrick	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[30]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
24 July 2019	LW		Nathan Thomas	Sheffield United	30 June 2020	[31]
29 July 2019	CF		Olufela Olomola	Scunthorpe United	30 June 2020	[32]
1 August 2019	RB		Canice Carroll	Brentford	31 January 2020	[33][34]
2 August 2019	CF		Ryan Loft	Leicester City	30 June 2020	[35]
16 August 2019	CF		Elias Sørensen	Newcastle United	20 December 2019	[36][37]
1 January 2020	CM		Elliot Watt	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30 June 2020	[38]
15 January 2020	CF		Joshua Kayode	Rotherham United	30 June 2020	[39]
31 January 2020	GK		Marcus Dewhurst	Sheffield United	30 June 2020	[40]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
28 November 2019	MF		Taylor Charters	Workington	December 2019	[41]
9 January 2020	FW		Keighran Kerr	Kendal Town	30 June 2020	[42]
28 February 2020	GK		Louis Gray	Chester	27 March 2020	[43]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	CF		Richie Bennett	Port Vale	Released	[44][45]
1 July 2019	AM		Jamie Devitt	Blackpool	Free transfer	[46]
1 July 2019	CB		Anthony Gerrard	Chesterfield	Released	[44][47]
1 July 2019	CB		Macaulay Gillesphey	Brisbane Roar	Mutual consent	[48][49]
1 July 2019	DM		George Glendon	Chester	Released	[44][50]
1 July 2019	CF		Arthur Gnahoua	Macclesfield Town	Released	[44]
1 July 2019	LB		Danny Grainger	Retired		[44]
1 July 2019	CB		Peter Grant	Greenock Morton	Released	[44][51]
1 July 2019	CM		Jason Kennedy	Hartlepool United	Released	[44][52]
1 July 2019	DM		Gary Liddle	Walsall	Released	[44][53]
1 July 2019	CF		Liam McCarron	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[54]
1 July 2019	RB		Gary Miller	Falkirk	Released	[44][55]
1 July 2019	CB		Tom Parkes	Exeter City	Free transfer	[56]
29 August 2019	MF		Josh Galloway	Leeds United	Undisclosed	[57]
13 January 2020	CB		Jarrad Branthwaite	Everton	Undisclosed	[58]
22 January 2020	CF		Hallam Hope	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[59]
31 January 2020	RB		Christie Elliott	Dundee	Mutual consent	[60][61]