# 2024–25 Carlisle United F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 120th season in the history of Carlisle United Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2022–23 season following relegation from League One in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club are also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2024–25 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | LB | Cameron Harper | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Aaron Hayden | Wrexham | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CM | Ethan Robson | Milton Keynes Dons | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | GK | Jude Smith | Newcastle United | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Terell Thomas | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Charlie Wyke | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 9 July 2024 | RB | Archie Davies | Dundalk | Undisclosed |
| 10 August 2024 | LB | Ben Williams | Cheltenham Town | Free |
| 27 August 2024 | LW | Jordan Jones | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 19 October 2024 | RW | Tyler Burey | Odense | Free |
| 9 November 2024 | CM | Kadeem Harris | Şanlıurfaspor | Free |
| 1 January 2025 | CM | Will Patching | Derry City | Free |
| 2 January 2025 | AM | Elliot Embleton | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 3 January 2025 | DM | Callum Whelan | Gateshead | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2025 | CF | Cedwyn Scott | Notts County | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2025 | LB | Paul Dummett | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 13 January 2025 | AM | Stephen Wearne | Milton Keynes Dons | Undisclosed |
| 21 January 2025 | RB | Josh Williams | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |
| 11 February 2025 | CF | Matthew Dennis | Milton Keynes Dons | Free |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Inverness Caledonian Thistle contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Wrexham contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Milton Keynes Dons contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Newcastle United contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Charlton Athletic contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 27 December, and would become official on January 1 once the transfer window opened

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 8 July 2024 | LB | Jack Armer | Burton Albion | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2024 | CM | Alfie McCalmont | Central Coast Mariners | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Danny Butterworth | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2025 | CB | Jon Mellish | Wigan Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2025 | CM | Harrison Neal | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Date until |
| 1 August 2024 | CF | Daniel Adu-Adjei | Bournemouth | 10 January 2025 |
| 21 August 2024 | LW | Dominic Sadi | Bournemouth | 10 January 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | CM | Harrison Biggins | Shrewsbury Town | 14 January 2025 |
| 7 January 2025 | CM | Sean Fusire | Sheffield Wednesday | End of Season |
| 16 January 2025 | CB | Charlie McArthur | Newcastle United | End of Season |
| 17 January 2025 | CF | Joe Hugill | Manchester United | End of Season |
| 31 January 2025 | CF | Joe Bevan | Burnley | End of Season |
* ↑ On 10 January, Adu-Adjei was recalled back to his parent club Bournemouth
* ↑ On 10 January, Sadi was recalled back to his parent club Bournemouth
* ↑ On 14 January, Biggins was recalled back to his parent club Shrewsbury

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Date until |
| 10 September 2024 | CM | Jake Allan | Workington | 31 December 2024 |
| 10 September 2024 | CB | Aran Fitzpatrick | Workington | 31 December 2024 |
| 18 October 2024 | AM | Sam Hetherington | Workington | 31 December 2024 |
| 24 October 2024 | CF | Anton Dudik | South Shields | 23 December 2024 |
| 24 January 2025 | CF | Luke Armstrong | Motherwell | End of Season |
| 27 January 2025 | CM | Taylor Charters | Queen of the South | End of Season |

### Released / Out of Contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Joined date |
| 3 June 2024 | CM | Jayden Harris | Sutton United | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RM | Jordan Gibson | Doncaster Rovers | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Kai Nugent | Workington | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Corey Whelan | AFC Fylde | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Max Kilsby | Annan Athletic | 11 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Sean Maguire | Cork City | 6 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Josh Emmanuel | Doncaster Rovers | 6 September 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Paul Huntington | Bradford City | 1 October 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Tomáš Holý | Baník Most-Souš | 4 October 2024 |
| 5 January 2025 | LB | Ben Williams | | |
| 18 January 2025 | RW | Tyler Burey | FK Igman Konjic | 6 February 2025 |
| 3 February 2025 | LB | Jack Robinson | Hartlepool United | 5 February 2025 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Carlisle announced their first four pre-season friendlies, against Penrith, Kendal Town, Workington and Stockport County.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 40 | |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 40 | |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 37 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 36 | |
| 23 | Morecambe | 37 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 56 | −23 | 30 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 27 | Relegation to National League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 19$^1$ | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 26$^2$ |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | | | |
| Position | 24 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | | | |
| Points | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | | | |
* $^1$ Matchday 19 (vs. Newport County) was postponed due to spectator and player safety concerns from Storm Darragh.
* $^2$ Matchday 26 (vs. Milton Keynes Dons) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

#### Matches

On 26 June, the League Two fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Carlisle United were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Carlisle being drawn at home against Stoke City.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Carlisle were drawn into Northern Group C alongside Morecambe, Wigan Athletic and Nottingham Forest U21.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Morecambe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Wigan Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Nottingham Forest U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Harry Lewis | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Archie Davies | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Cameron Harper | 31 | 0 | 22+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | LCA | Terell Thomas | 24 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Samuel Lavelle | 37 | 4 | 32+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Aaron Hayden | 20 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Ethan Robson | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Callum Guy | 15 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | IRL | Georgie Kelly | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Charlie Wyke | 14 | 2 | 10+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NIR | Jordan Jones | 19 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Gabriel Breeze | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | WAL | Paul Dummett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Taylor Charters | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Josh Vela | 22 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Joe Hugill | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jack Ellis | 19 | 1 | 3+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Matthew Dennis | 6 | 2 | 4+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Cedwyn Scott | 11 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Dylan McGeouch | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Charlie McArthur | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Josh Williams | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | UKR | Anton Dudik | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ben Barclay | 23 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Jake Allan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Aran Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Sam Hetherington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Isle of Man | Freddie O'Donoghue | 5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Haydon Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Dan Hopper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Seb Mason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Jonah Lowes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | SCO | Joe Bevan | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Stephen Wearne | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ENG | Kadeem Harris | 21 | 2 | 16+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Will Patching | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Callum Whelan | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Elliot Embleton | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | ENG | Sean Fusire | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | ENG | Harrison Biggins | 17 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Daniel Adu-Adjei | 17 | 2 | 11+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Dominic Sadi | 25 | 2 | 17+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | ENG | Danny Butterworth | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Harrison Neal | 26 | 1 | 13+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Jack Robinson | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | WAL | Ben Williams | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Jon Mellish | 27 | 2 | 21+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ENG | Tyler Burey | 11 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player(s) who featured but departed the club on loan during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | ENG | Taylor Charters | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Luke Armstrong | 23 | 3 | 12+7 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |