# 2022–23 Carlisle United F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 118th season in the existence of Carlisle United Football Club and the club's ninth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy. Carlisle United qualified for the Play-offs and won the Final against Stockport County and were promoted to the EFL League One for the 2023–24 season.

## Squad statistics

    As of 28 May 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | League Two Play-Offs | League Two Play-Offs | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Tomáš Holý | 52 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Joel Senior | 16 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Jack Armer | 53 | 2 | 46+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Owen Moxon | 54 | 6 | 45+0 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Morgan Feeney | 34 | 3 | 29+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Huntington | 45 | 2 | 39+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jordan Gibson | 54 | 3 | 30+15 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Callum Guy | 52 | 4 | 45+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ryan Edmondson | 30 | 6 | 13+10 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Omari Patrick | 38 | 5 | 18+14 | 4 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Brennan Dickenson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Sonny Hilton (recalled) | 10 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Gabriel Breeze | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Kristian Dennis | 48 | 21 | 35+9 | 20 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Taylor Charters | 19 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Tobi Sho-Silva | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | IRL | Corey Whelan | 33 | 2 | 17+8 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Josh Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Jack Ellis | 17 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Jon Mellish | 50 | 6 | 43+0 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Fin Back | 19 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ben Barclay | 17 | 2 | 12+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Nic Bollado | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Jamie Devitt | 14 | 1 | 0+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Jayden Harris | 24 | 1 | 3+15 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | IRL | Michael Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Ryan Carr | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | SCO | Jack Stretton (recalled) | 23 | 2 | 9+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Duncan Idehen (recalled) | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Jack Robinson | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | NIR | Alfie McCalmont | 19 | 2 | 11+5 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | John-Kymani Gordon | 17 | 2 | 8+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ENG | Joe Garner | 22 | 2 | 8+11 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Source:

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 23 June 2022 | CF | Ryan Edmondson | Leeds United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | Tomáš Holý | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CM | Owen Moxon | Annan Athletic | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2022 | GK | Michael Kelly | Bray Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2022 | CM | Jayden Harris | Aldershot Town | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2022 | CB | Paul Huntington | Preston North End | Free Transfer |
| 19 January 2023 | CF | Joe Garner | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Ipswich Town contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 19 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Annan Athletic contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | SS | Lewis Alessandra | South Shields | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Joshua Barnett | Horden Community Welfare | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Danny Devine | Chester | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Dylan Garvey | Consett | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Mark Howard | Wrexham | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Manasse Mampala | Hyde United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Rod McDonald | Crewe Alexandra | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Kelvin Mellor | Crewe Alexandra | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Magnus Norman | Oldham Athletic | Rejected contract |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Joe Riley | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | DJ Taylor | Penrith | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LW | Gime Touré | Yeovil Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | Charlie Watt | Spennymoor Town | Released |
| 5 July 2022 | CF | Tristan Abrahams | Eastleigh | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | Ryan Carr | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on 1 July once his contract expired

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 22 June 2022 | AM | Sonny Hilton | Fulham | 4 January 2023 |
| 4 July 2022 | CB | Ben Barclay | Stockport County | End of Season |
| 14 July 2022 | RB | Fin Back | Nottingham Forest | End of Season |
| 4 August 2022 | CF | Jack Stretton | Derby County | 7 January 2023 |
| 18 August 2022 | CB | Duncan Idehen | Bristol City | 8 December 2022 |
| 3 January 2023 | LB | Jack Robinson | Middlesbrough | End of Season |
| 9 January 2023 | CM | Alfie McCalmont | Leeds United | End of Season |
| 13 January 2023 | CF | John-Kymani Gordon | Crystal Palace | End of Season |
* ↑ On 4 January, Hilton's loan from Fulham was cut short
* ↑ On 7 January, Stretton was recalled back to Derby
* ↑ On 8 December, Idehen returned to Bristol City.

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 27 July 2022 | DF | Max Kilsby | Annan Athletic | End of Season |
| 28 July 2022 | CF | Sam Fishburn | Blyth Spartans | 6 September 2022 |
| 13 August 2022 | RW | Lewis Bell | Gretna 2008 | End of Season |
| 12 September 2022 | CF | Sam Fishburn | Morpeth Town | End of Season |
| 27 September 2022 | GK | Gabriel Breeze | Widnes | 27 October 2022 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 13 May, Carlisle United announced the first three of their pre-season friendlies, against Penrith, Kendal Town and Workington Two more matches were added on 20 May. Two more friendlies against Bolton Wanderers and Morecambe were confirmed.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Mid-season

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League Two | 30 July 2022 | 8 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 043.48 |
| L2 Playoffs | 13 May 2023 | 28 May 2023 | Semi Finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 066.67 |
| FA Cup | 5 November 2022 | 26 November 2022 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 9 August 2022 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | 18 October 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 57 | +20 | 041.82 |
Last updated: 29 May 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Stevenage (P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 85 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 3 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 83 | Promotion to EFL League One |
| 4 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 79 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Carlisle United (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 6 | Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 76 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 75 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

#### Play-offs

Carlisle United won 3–2 on Aggregate.
Carlisle United promoted to EFL League One

### FA Cup

The Cumbrians were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round and away to Walsall in the second round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Carlisle were drawn away to Shrewsbury Town in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Carlisle United with Barrow and Fleetwood Town. Three days later, Manchester United U21s joined Northern Group G.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Barrow | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures