2017–18 Carlisle United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Carlisle United's 113th season in their history and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.^[1] Along with League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Carlisle United

2017–18 season
Chairman	Andrew Jenkins
Manager	Keith Curle
Stadium	Brunton Park, Carlisle
League Two	10th
FA Cup	Third round (vs. Sheffield Wednesday)
EFL Cup	Second round (vs. Sunderland)
EFL Trophy	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Devitt (10) All: Hallam Hope (13)
Highest home attendance	8,187 vs Sunderland, 22 August 2017
Lowest home attendance	909 vs Fleetwood Town, 8 November 2017
Home colours Away colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Squad statistics

As of 5 May 2018

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	IRL	Jack Bonham	49	0	42+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Tom Miller	22	3	13+4	2	0+2	0	0+1	1	2+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Danny Grainger	44	10	32+2	8	5+0	1	2+0	1	3+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Luke Joyce	46	2	35+3	2	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Gary Liddle	49	0	37+4	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Tom Parkes	47	1	34+3	1	5+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jason Kennedy	8	1	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	1
8	MF	ENG	Mike Jones	53	0	39+4	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Hallam Hope	49	13	29+12	9	3+2	3	0+2	0	1+0	1
10	MF	WAL	Nicky Adams	21	0	15+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+2	0
11	MF	IRL	Jamie Devitt	49	10	30+10	10	3+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
12	MF	ENG	Samir Nabi	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
13	FW	JAM	Jamal Campbell-Ryce	9	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Richie Bennett	47	7	24+14	5	4+1	2	2+0	0	1+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Sam Cosgrove (sold)	12	1	3+5	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
15	GK	WAL	Louis Gray	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Mark Ellis	27	2	21+2	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
17	DF	ENG	James Brown	34	0	27+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	MF	IRL	John O'Sullivan	23	1	2+16	1	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
19	MF	BER	Reggie Lambe	43	6	28+6	6	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
20	FW	ENG	Shaun Miller (out on loan)	32	6	11+12	3	0+4	1	1+1	1	2+1	1
21	MF	NGA	Kelvin Etuhu	23	3	13+7	3	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	GK	ENG	Morgan Bacon	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	GK	ENG	Shamal George (recalled)	7	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
23	FW	ENG	Cole Stockton	12	1	10+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Cameron Salkeld	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Jordan Holt	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Jack Egan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	SCO	Aidan Hutchinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	ENG	Steven Rigg (left)	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	FW	CAN	Kris Twardek	12	0	5+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ENG	Clint Hill	42	1	38+0	1	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	ENG	Ashley Nadesan	15	4	9+6	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Competitions

Friendlies

Carlisle United announced six pre-season friendlies against Penrith, Workington, Blyth Spartans, FC Halifax Town, Blackburn Rovers^[2] and Carlisle City.^[3]

Carlisle City v Carlisle United

8 July 2017	Carlisle City	0–4	Carlisle United	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Kennedy 9', 34' Miller 18' Trialist 64'	Stadium: Gillford Park Attendance: 708 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Penrith v Carlisle United

11 July 2017	Penrith	0–5	Carlisle United	Penrith
19:00 BST		Report	Miller 2' Devitt 37' Trialist 40' Hope 68' Joyce 76'	Stadium: Frenchfields Stadium Attendance: 810 Referee: Paul Best

Workington v Carlisle United

12 July 2017	Workington	0–3	Carlisle United	Workington
19:30 BST		Report	Miller 56' C Trialist 58' D Trialist 71'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 681 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Blyth Spartans v Carlisle United

15 July 2017	Blyth Spartans	0–3	Carlisle United	Blyth
15:00 BST		Report	Hope 79' Liddle 82' D Trialist 84'	Stadium: Croft Park Attendance: 678 Referee: Dean Hulme

FC Halifax Town v Carlisle United

22 July 2017	FC Halifax Town	0–0	Carlisle United	Halifax
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 663 Referee: Mark Powell

Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers

28 July 2017	Carlisle United	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Nyambe 12' (o.g.) Lambe 41' Miller 90'	Report	Graham 17'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,816 (312 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Mansfield Town	46	18	18	10	67	52	+15	72
9	Swindon Town	46	20	8	18	67	65	+2	68
10	Carlisle United	46	17	16	13	62	54	+8	67
11	Newport County	46	16	16	14	56	58	−2	64
12	Cambridge United	46	17	13	16	56	60	−4	64

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
46	17	16	13	62	54	+8	67	7	10	6	31	23	+8	10	6	7	31	31	0

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
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	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	W	D
Position	17	11	5	11	11	16	19	18	15	17	14	16	14	15	16	16	14	11	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	9	10

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[4][5]

Carlisle United v Swindon Town

5 August 2017 1	Carlisle United	1–2	Swindon Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Jones  41' Joyce 55'	Report	Norris 31' Mullin 48'  66' Iandolo  78' Smith  90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,036 Referee: Andy Haines

Cambridge United v Carlisle United

12 August 2017 2	Cambridge United	1–2	Carlisle United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Elito 14' (pen.)  51'	Report	Lambe 8' Parkes 39'  75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Tom Nield

Carlisle United v Cheltenham Town

19 August 2017 3	Carlisle United	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Pell 5' (o.g.) Lambe 18' Miller 60' Ellis  70'	Report	Pell  59'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,497 Referee: Martin Coy

Lincoln City v Carlisle United

26 August 2017 4	Lincoln City	4–1	Carlisle United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Woodyard 31', 62' Rhead 67' (pen.) Knott 87'	Report	Bennett  45+3' Parkes  57'  66' Lambe 75'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,345 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Carlisle United v Mansfield Town

2 September 2017 5	Carlisle United	1–1	Mansfield Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Hope 15' Joyce  25' Ellis  42'	Report	Mellis  27' Angol  42' Butcher 58'  82' Mirfin  86'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Darren Handley

Accrington Stanley v Carlisle United

9 September 2017 6	Accrington Stanley	3–0	Carlisle United	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 17' McConville 43', 57'	Report	Miller  42'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,120 Referee: David Webb

Coventry City v Carlisle United

12 September 2017 7	Coventry City	2–0	Carlisle United	Coventry
19:45 BST	Nazon 48' Vincenti  56' 80'	Report	Grainger  57' Joyce  72' Hope  84'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 6,151 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Carlisle United v Barnet

16 September 2017 8	Carlisle United	1–1	Barnet	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Miller 85'	Report	Akpa Akpro 8'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,141 Referee: Scott Oldham

Crewe Alexandra v Carlisle United

23 September 2017 9	Crewe Alexandra	0–5	Carlisle United	Crewe
15:00 BST	Raynes  48'	Report	Grainger 13', 48' (pen.) Raynes 72' (o.g.) Lambe 75' Hope 90+4'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Ross Joyce

Carlisle United v Stevenage

26 September 2017 10	Carlisle United	0–2	Stevenage	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Joyce  53' Grainger  76' Bennett  90+3'	Report	Godden  24' Kennedy 51' Pett 60'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,701 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Crawley Town v Carlisle United

30 September 2017 11	Crawley Town	0–1	Carlisle United	Crawley
15:00 BST	Roberts  40' Evina  64' Yorwerth  90+4' Young  90+5' Boldewijn  90+5'	Report	Hope 51' Hill  56' Bennett  74' Parkes  90+5' Jones  90+6'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Carlisle United v Exeter City

7 October 2017 12	Carlisle United	0–1	Exeter City	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Hill  19'	Report	Sweeney 49'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Colchester United v Carlisle United

14 October 2017 13	Colchester United	0–1	Carlisle United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Mandron  90+1'	Report	Brown  56' Devitt 58' Grainger  81'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,402 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Carlisle United v Wycombe Wanderers

17 October 2017 14	Carlisle United	3–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Lambe 4', 84' Devitt 38' (pen.)	Report	Saunders  37' 45+2' Akinfenwa 72' Cowan-Hall 90+4'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,562 Referee: Scott Duncan

Carlisle United v Notts County

21 October 2017 15	Carlisle United	1–1	Notts County	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Hope 25' Miller  90'	Report	Yates 58'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,730 Referee: David Webb

Chesterfield v Carlisle United

28 October 2017 16	Chesterfield	2–2	Carlisle United	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Briggs  9' McCourt 40' Dennis 84'	Report	Liddle  39' Grainger 55' Bennett 73'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,102 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Carlisle United v Yeovil Town

11 November 2017 17	Carlisle United	4–0	Yeovil Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Grainger 7', 75' (pen.) Hope 44' Miller 90+1'	Report	Browne  30' Green  72' Mugabi  73'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,189 Referee: Ben Toner

Grimsby Town v Carlisle United

18 November 2017 18	Grimsby Town	0–1	Carlisle United	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT		Report	Hill 70'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Robert Lewis

Luton Town v Carlisle United

21 November 2017 19	Luton Town	3–0	Carlisle United	Luton
19:45 GMT	Shinnie 19' Potts 30' Sheehan  45' Ruddock Mpanzu  70' Cornick 76'	Report	Hope  45' Joyce  51' Grainger  90+1'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,644 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Carlisle United v Morecambe

25 November 2017 20	Carlisle United	1–1	Morecambe	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Etuhu 51' Lambe  77'	Report	Old  7' Thompson 72'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,010 Referee: Darren Handley

Newport County v Carlisle United

9 December 2017 21	Newport County	3–3	Carlisle United	Newport
15:00 GMT	McCoulsky 43' Dolan 56', 69' Nouble  65' Willmott  90'	Report	Joyce 46' Etuhu 52' Miller 62'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Lee Swabey

Carlisle United v Port Vale

16 December 2017 22	Carlisle United	1–2	Port Vale	Carlisle
15:00	Bennett 80'	Report	Barnett 51' Pope 69'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,090 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Forest Green Rovers v Carlisle United

23 December 2017 23	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Carlisle United	Nailsworth
15:00	Roberts  81' Stevens  84' Laird  90+4'	Report	Bennett 28' Grainger  86' Miller  90+4'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Carlisle United v Accrington Stanley

26 December 2017 24	Carlisle United	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Carlisle
15:00	Devitt 11' Miller 78' Grainger 83'	Report	Kee 47' (pen.)  65'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,404 Referee: Steve Martin

Carlisle United v Coventry City

30 December 2017 25	Carlisle United	0–1	Coventry City	Carlisle
15:00	Grainger  67' Devitt  85'	Report	McNulty 50' Davies  80' Biamou  85'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,807 Referee: Scott Oldham

Mansfield Town v Carlisle United

1 January 2018 26	Mansfield Town	3–1	Carlisle United	Mansfield
15:00	Hemmings 9' 75' Bennett 31' Angol  51' White  90+1'	Report	Devitt 67' (pen.) O'Sullivan  85' Bennett  90+1'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,632 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Carlisle United v Crewe Alexandra

13 January 2018 27	Carlisle United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle
15:00	Cosgrove 76' Bennett  80'	Report	Walker  74' Raynes  75'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Cghris Sarginson

Stevenage v Carlisle United

20 January 2018 28	Stevenage	0–0	Carlisle United	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Kennedy  32'	Report	Bennett  24'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,476 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Carlisle United v Forest Green Rovers

27 January 2018 29	Carlisle United	1–0	Forest Green Rovers	Carlisle
15:00	Devitt 27' Bonham  66' Joyce  89'	Report	Bennett  41' Gunning  60' Collins  89' Campbell  90+6'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,176 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Wycombe Wanderers v Carlisle United

3 February 2018 30	Wycombe Wanderers	4–3	Carlisle United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Bloomfield 28' O'Nien 31'  48' Cowan-Hall 90+3' Bean 90+6'	Report	Parkes  22' Grainger 49' (pen.) Bonham  61' Devitt 68' Stockton 70' Twardek  72'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,145 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Carlisle United v Colchester United

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 31	Carlisle United	1–1	Colchester United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Devitt 79'	Report	Senior 44'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Ross Joyce

Notts County v Carlisle United

13 February 2018 32	Notts County	2–1	Carlisle United	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Stead 19', 35' Noble  62' Duffy  79' Husin  80' Alessandra  81'	Report	Devitt 75'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,889 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Carlisle United v Chesterfield

17 February 2018 33	Carlisle United	2–0	Chesterfield	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Etuhu 19' Liddle  41' O'Sullivan 81'	Report	Barry  37' Kellett  63' Brown  90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,025 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Barnet v Carlisle United

20 February 2018 34	Barnet	1–3	Carlisle United	London
20:00 GMT	Almeida Santos 50' Watson  86'	Report	Nadesan 70', 87' Bennett 82',  90+1'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Yeovil Town v Carlisle United

24 February 2018 35	Yeovil Town	0–1	Carlisle United	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Browne  55'	Report	Hope 48'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Anthony Coggins

Carlisle United v Grimsby Town

3 March 2018 36	Carlisle United	2–0	Grimsby Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Hope 3' Hill  65' Ellis 73'	Report	Dixon  41' Berrett  45+1'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Scott Oldham

Exeter City v Carlisle United

10 March 2018 37	Exeter City	1–1	Carlisle United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Moxey 42'	Report	Joyce  20' Liddle  40' Nadesan 64'	Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 3,488 Referee: John Busby

Carlisle United v Crawley Town

17 March 2018 38	Carlisle United	2–2	Crawley Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Bennett 38' Hill  45+2' Hope 47',  60' Parkes  48'	Report	Grant 56', 81' Boldewijn  60'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Martin Coy

Carlisle United v Cambridge United

24 March 2018 39	Carlisle United	1–1	Cambridge United	Carlisle
	Bennett 47'	Report	Maris 50' Brown  62' Deegan  77'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Richard Clark

Cheltenham Town v Carlisle United

30 March 2018 40	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Carlisle United	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Sellars  24' Moore  73'	Report	Devitt  29', 74' (pen) Ellis  33' Bennett  45' Joyce  60'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,107 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Carlisle United v Lincoln City

2 April 2018 41	Carlisle United	0–1	Lincoln City	Carlisle
	Parkes  45' Jones  68'  90+5' Devitt  86'	Report	Green  34', 43'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,068 Referee: Robert Lewis

Swindon Town v Carlisle United

7 April 2018 42	Swindon Town	0–0	Carlisle United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Dunne  17'	Report	Twardek  50' Devitt  88' Nadesan  90+3'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,807 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Morecambe v Carlisle United

14 April 2018 43	Morecambe	1–1	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Conlan  13' Lang 29'	Report	Devitt 14',  69'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,319 Referee: John Brooks

Carlisle United v Luton Town

21 April 2018 44	Carlisle United	1–1	Luton Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Grainger 13' (pen.)  77' Ellis  45' Jones  90+2'	Report	Potts  44' Lee 62'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,523 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Port Vale v Carlisle United

28 April 2018 45	Port Vale	1–2	Carlisle United	Burslem
15:00 BST	Angus 34' Kay  85'	Report	Nadesan 51' Hope 70' Parkes  89'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Ben Toner

Carlisle United v Newport County

5 May 2018 46	Carlisle United	1–1	Newport County	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Ellis 14'	Report	Amond 38' Willmott  78'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,311 Referee: Mark Heywood

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Carlisle United were drawn at home against Oldham Athletic in the first round.^[6] In the second round Carlisle were given an away trip to Gillingham.^[7]

Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic

4 November 2017 First round	Carlisle United	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Bennett 22', 60' Hope 36'	Report	Clarke 64' Amadi-Holloway 72' Davies  90+4'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,965 Referee: Andy Haines

Gillingham v Carlisle United

2 December 2017 Second round	Gillingham	1–1	Carlisle United	Gillingham
14:00 GMT	O'Neill 5' Clare  40'	Report	Grainger 18' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,178 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Carlisle United v Gillingham

12 December 2017 Second round replay	Carlisle United	v	Gillingham	Carlisle
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: On 12 December, the second round replay match was postponed due to recent extremely cold spell of weather.[8]

Carlisle United v Gillingham

19 December 2017 Second round replay	Carlisle United	3–1	Gillingham	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Hope 7' 37' Liddle  73' Lambe  86' Miller  90+2' Miller 90+3'	Report	Clare  25' Wagstaff 47' Byrne  57' Parker  66' Ehmer  77' O'Neill  90+1'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Mark Heywood

Carlisle United v Sheffield Wednesday

6 January 2018 Third round	Carlisle United	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Cosgrove  45'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,793 Referee: David Webb

Sheffield Wednesday v Carlisle United

16 January 2018 Third round reply	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Carlisle United	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Matias 28' Nuhiu 66'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 12,003 Referee: Michael Salisbury

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Carlisle United were drawn away to Fleetwood Town in the first round.^[9] Championship side Sunderland are the second round visitors.^[10]

Fleetwood Town v Carlisle United

8 August 2017 First round	Fleetwood Town	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Carlisle United	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Maguire  6' Hiwula 69' O'Neill  75' Bolger  90+2' Rodgers  105+2'	Report	S.Miller 22' Devitt  71' Liddle  85' Grainger  95' T.Miller 101'  104' Hope  116'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Carlisle United v Sunderland

22 August 2017 Second round	Carlisle United	1–2	Sunderland	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Grainger 60'	Report	Love 25' Khazri  57' Djilobodji  59' Ndong  64' Gooch 80'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8,187 Referee: Darren Bond

EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Fleetwood Town (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Round 2
2	ACA	Leicester City U21s (Q)	3	1	0	1	1	3	5	−2	4
3	L2	Carlisle United (E)	3	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	3
4	L2	Morecambe (E)	3	0	1	0	2	3	6	−3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Morecambe v Carlisle United

29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Group Game 1	Morecambe	0–2	Carlisle United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Fleming  82'	Report	Hope 1' Kennedy 44'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,228

Carlisle United v Leicester City U23s

3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Group Game 2	Carlisle United	0–1	Leicester City U23s	Carlisle
19:45 BST		Report	Ndukwu 20'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Ben Toner

Carlisle United v Fleetwood Town

8 November 2017 Group Game 3	Carlisle United	1–2	Fleetwood Town	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Devitt  33' T. Miller  55' S. Miller 86'	Report	Sowerby 10' Biggins  29' Burns 44'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 909 Referee: Martin Coy

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	DM		Kelvin Etuhu	Bury	Free	[11]
1 July 2017	CF		Hallam Hope	Bury	Free	[12]
4 July 2017	CB		Tom Parkes	Leyton Orient	Free	[13]
25 July 2017	CF		Richie Bennett	Barrow	Undisclosed	[14]
1 August 2017	CF		Sam Cosgrove	Wigan Athletic	Free	[15]
21 September 2017	CB		Clint Hill	Rangers	Free	[16]
12 October 2017	SS		Steven Rigg	Queen of the South	Free	[17]
26 January 2018	CF		Cole Stockton	Heart of Midlothian	Free	[18]
31 January 2018	RW		Jamal Campbell-Ryce	Barnet	Undisclosed	[19]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM		James Bailey	Yeovil Town	Released	[20][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017	LB		Patrick Brough	Morecambe	Released	[22]
1 July 2017	GK		Mark Gillespie	Walsall	Rejected contract	[23][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2017	CF		Jabo Ibehre	Cambridge United	Rejected contract	[25][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2017	CF		Jean-Michel Joachim	Kidderminster Harriers	Rejected contract	[27]
1 July 2017	CB		Michael Raynes	Crewe Alexandra	Rejected contract	[28][lower-alpha 4]
1 July 2017	CF		Ben Tomlinson	Halifax Town	Released	[30]
1 July 2017	AM		James Hooper	F.C. United of Manchester	Released	[31]
1 July 2017	GK		Max Crocombe	Salford City	Released	[32]
1 July 2017	AM		Joe Ward	Retired	Released	[33]
24 July 2017	CB		Shaun Brisley	Notts County	Mutual consent	[34]
31 January 2018	CF		Sam Cosgrove	Aberdeen	£27,000	[35]

1. James Bailey joined Yeovil Town following his release.^[21]
2. Mark Gillespie joined Walsall after rejecting a new contract.^[24]
3. Jabo Ibehre joined Cambridge United after rejecting a new contract.^[26]
4. Michael Raynes joined Crewe Alexandra after rejecting a new contract.^[29]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK		Jack Bonham	Brentford	31 May 2018	[36]
1 August 2017	GK		Shamal George	Liverpool	1 January 2018	[37]
25 August 2017	CB		James Brown	Millwall	31 May 2018	[38]
26 January 2018	CF		Kris Twardek	Millwall	31 May 2018	[39]
31 January 2018	GK		Louis Gray	Everton	31 May 2018	[40]
31 January 2018	CF		Ashley Nadesan	Fleetwood Town	31 May 2018	[41]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
25 August 2017	CM		Jordan Holt	Workington	25 September 2017	[42]
8 September 2017	GK		Morgan Bacon	Shaw Lane	8 October 2017	[43]
26 September 2017	RW		Jack Egan	Workington	26 October 2017	[44]
26 September 2017	CM		Jordan Holt	Workington	26 October 2017	[44]
28 September 2017	CB		Mark Ellis	Leyton Orient	28 November 2017	[45]
26 October 2017	CM		Jordan Holt	Workington	26 November 2017	[46]
16 November 2017	GK		Morgan Bacon	Kendal Town	16 December 2017	[47]
23 November 2017	CM		Cameron Salkeld	Whitby Town	20 December 2017	[48]
20 December 2017	CM		Cameron Salkeld	Whitby Town	20 January 2018	[49]
25 January 2018	CF		Shaun Miller	Crewe Alexandra	31 May 2018	[50]
31 January 2018	CM		Cameron Salkeld	Annan Athletic	30 April 2018	[51]

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