# 2009–10 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 2009–10 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League One.

## First team squad

Players ages are as of 1 August 2009
| No. | Name | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Note |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Adam Collin | Penrith | (1984-12-09)9 December 1984 (aged 24) | Workington | |
| 39 | Mark Gillespie | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 17) | Newcastle United | |
| 40 | Lenny Pidgeley | Twickenham | (1984-02-07)7 February 1984 (aged 25) | Millwall | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | David Raven | Birkenhead | (1985-03-10)10 March 1985 (aged 24) | Liverpool | |
| 3 | Evan Horwood | Billingham | (1986-03-10)10 March 1986 (aged 23) | Sheffield United | |
| 5 | Danny Livesey | Salford | (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 24) | Bolton Wanderers | |
| 6 | Peter Murphy | Dublin | (1980-10-27)27 October 1980 (aged 28) | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 13 | Simon Lakeland | Preston | (1991-08-13)13 August 1991 (aged 17) | – | |
| 14 | Ian Harte | Drogheda | (1977-08-31)31 August 1977 (aged 31) | Blackpool | |
| 16 | Joshua Gowling | Coventry | (1983-11-29)29 November 1983 (aged 25) | AFC Bournemouth | signed for Gillingham in August 2009 |
| 19 | Tom Aldred | Bolton | (1990-09-11)11 September 1990 (aged 18) | – | |
| 21 | Richard Keogh | Harlow | (1986-08-11)11 August 1986 (aged 22) | Bristol City | |
| 23 | Tony Kane | Belfast | (1987-08-29)29 August 1987 (aged 21) | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 29 | Steven Swinglehurst | Carlisle | (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 16) | – | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Marc Bridge-Wilkinson | Nuneaton | (1979-03-16)16 March 1979 (aged 30) | Bradford City | |
| 7 | Joe Anyinsah | Bristol | (1984-10-08)8 October 1984 (aged 24) | Preston North End | |
| 8 | Graham Kavanagh | Dublin | (1973-12-02)2 December 1973 (aged 35) | Sunderland | |
| 10 | Matty Robson | Coxhoe | (1985-01-23)23 January 1985 (aged 24) | Hartlepool United | |
| 11 | Paul Thirlwell | Washington | (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 30) | Derby County | |
| 12 | Tom Taiwo | Pudsey | (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 19) | Chelsea | |
| 15 | Gavin Rothery | Morley | (1987-09-22)22 September 1987 (aged 21) | Harrogate Town | |
| 16 | Ben Marshall | Salford | (1991-03-29)29 March 1991 (aged 18) | on loan from Stoke City | on loan from Stoke City |
| 17 | Cleveland Taylor | Leicester | (1983-09-09)9 September 1983 (aged 25) | Scunthorpe United | signed for Brentford in August 2009 |
| 18 | Conor Tinnion | Whitehaven | (1991-03-04)4 March 1991 (aged 18) | – | released in April 2010 |
| 20 | Jonny Blake | Lancaster | (1991-02-04)4 February 1991 (aged 18) | – | released in April 2010 |
| 22 | Michael Burns | Huyton | (1988-10-04)4 October 1988 (aged 20) | Bolton Wanderers | |
| 24 | Kevan Hurst | Chesterfield | (1985-08-27)27 August 1985 (aged 23) | Scunthorpe United | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Scott Dobie | Workington | (1978-10-10)10 October 1978 (aged 30) | Nottingham Forest | |
| 16 | Vincent Péricard | Obala | (1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 26) | Stoke City | signed for Swindon Town in January 2010 |
| 17 | Richard Offiong | South Shields | (1983-12-17)17 December 1983 (aged 25) | Hamilton Academical | |
| 25 | Adam Clayton | Manchester | (1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 20) | on loan from Manchester City | on loan from Manchester City |
| 26 | Andy Cook | Bishop Auckland | (1990-10-18)18 October 1990 (aged 18) | – | |
| 27 | Darryl Duffy | Glasgow | (1984-04-16)16 April 1984 (aged 25) | on loan from Bristol Rovers | on loan from Bristol Rovers |
| 28 | Gary Madine | Gateshead | (1990-08-24)24 August 1990 (aged 18) | – | |
| 30 | Ryan Bowman | Carlisle | (1991-11-30)30 November 1991 (aged 17) | – | |
| 31 | Jason Price | Aberdare | (1977-04-12)12 April 1977 (aged 32) | on loan from Millwall | on loan from Millwall |

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 60 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 59 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 63 | 66 | −3 | 58 |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 53 |
| 16 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 52 |