2015–16 Carlisle United F.C. season

Carlisle United
2015–16 season
ChairmanAndrew Jenkins
ManagerKeith Curle
StadiumBrunton Park
League Two10th
FA CupFourth Round
Eliminated by Everton
League CupThird round
Eliminated by Liverpool
League TrophyFirst round
Eliminated by Port Vale
Top goalscorerLeague: 15 – Jabo Ibehre
All: 17 – Jabo Ibehre

The 2015–16 season was Carlisle United's 111th season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad statistics

As of 7 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Mark Gillespie 50 0 45+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Tom Miller 35 5 28+1 5 1+1 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
3 DF England ENG Danny Grainger 43 7 35+0 5 4+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF England ENG Luke Joyce 43 0 35+3 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF England ENG Michael Raynes 49 3 39+1 3 5+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England ENG David Atkinson 27 0 22+1 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England ENG Jason Kennedy 49 3 43+0 2 4+0 0 1+1 1 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Martin Smith (loan) 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Charlie Wyke 38 15 29+5 12 3+0 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF France FRA Bastien Héry 25 0 16+4 0 0+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
11 DF England ENG Patrick Brough 11 0 6+1 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
12 MF England ENG Antony Sweeney 26 4 13+7 1 3+0 3 2+0 0 1+0 0
13 GK Wales WAL Dan Hanford 6 0 1+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW England ENG Jabo Ibehre 43 17 28+7 15 2+2 0 0+3 2 0+1 0
15 MF Montserrat MSR Brandon Comley (loan) 13 0 12+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Courtney Meppen-Walter (free agent) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW England ENG Jack Stacey (loan) 9 2 7+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Ireland EIR Gary Dicker (free agent) 27 0 12+7 0 3+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW England ENG Alex Gilliead (loan) 40 5 22+12 5 4+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF Ireland EIR Danny Kearns (free agent) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Ghana GHA Kevin Osei (free agent) 9 1 2+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0
19 MF Colombia COL Ángelo Balanta 10 1 5+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
20 DF England ENG Troy Archibald-Henville 14 2 6+7 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
21 MF England ENG Steven Rigg 10 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF England ENG Matthew Douglas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Joe Thompson 17 1 4+11 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 FW England ENG Hallam Hope (loan) 26 5 17+5 4 2+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Ghana GHA Derek Asamoah 50 8 11+31 6 2+3 0 2+0 2 0+1 0
26 FW England ENG Macaulay Gillesphey (loan) 28 2 19+5 2 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
27 DF England ENG Mark Ellis 34 0 29+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Netherlands NED Luis Pedro 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF England ENG Connor Hammell (free agent) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 GK England ENG Morgan Bacon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 MF England ENG Alexander McQueen 26 0 15+6 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1 FW England 14 Jabo Ibehre 15 0 2 0 17
2 FW England 9 Charlie Wyke 12 3 0 0 15
3 FW Ghana 25 Derek Asamoah 6 0 2 0 8
4 DF England 3 Danny Grainger 5 2 0 0 7
5 FW England 17 Alex Gilliead 5 0 0 0 5
FW England 24 Hallam Hope 4 1 0 0 5
MF England 2 Tom Miller 5 0 0 0 5
8 MF England 12 Antony Sweeney 1 3 0 0 4
9 DF England 7 Jason Kennedy 2 0 1 0 3
DF England 5 Michael Raynes 3 0 0 0 3
11 FW England 26 Macaulay Gillesphey 2 0 0 0 2
DF England 20 Troy Archibald-Henville 2 0 0 0 2
FW England 16 Jack Stacey 2 0 0 0 2
14 MF Colombia 18 Ángelo Balanta 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 27 Mark Ellis 0 1 0 0 1
FW Ghana 18 Kevin Osei 0 0 1 0 1
MF England 23 Joe Thompson 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 67 10 6 0 83

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
4 England DF Luke Joyce 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2
27 England FW Mark Ellis 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
14 England FW Jabo Ibehre 2 1(10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
24 England MF Hallam Hope 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
1 England GK Mark Gillespie 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
15 Montserrat MF Brandon Comley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 England MF Tom Miller 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
6 England DF Michael Raynes 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
3 England DF Danny Grainger 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
16 Republic of Ireland MF Gary Dicker 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
9 England FW Charlie Wyke 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 England DF David Atkinson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
20 England DF Troy Archibald-Henville 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 France MF Bastien Héry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 England FW Jason Kennedy 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 England MF Antony Sweeney 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
21 England FW Steven Rigg 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
25 Ghana FW Derek Asamoah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 Colombia MF Ángelo Balanta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 Montserrat MF Brandon Comley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 England MF Macaulay Gillesphey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 England DF Alexander McQueen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 England MF Martin Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 60 6 9 1 4 0 2 0 75 7

Notes:

  • ^(10) The red card that Jabo Ibehre received in the Round 28 match against Accrington Stanley was rescinded by the FA Appeal Board after the club appealed.[2]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
19 May CM England Connor Hammell Academy Trainee [3]
19 May CM England Jason Kennedy Bradford City Free transfer [4]
20 May CB England Michael Raynes Mansfield Town Free transfer [5]
21 May DM England Luke Joyce Accrington Stanley Free transfer [6]
4 June CB England David Atkinson Middlesbrough Free transfer [7]
11 June CM England Tom Miller Lincoln City Free transfer [8]
24 June DM France Bastien Héry Rochdale Free transfer [9]
25 June CF England Jabo Ibehre Colchester United Free transfer [10]
30 June LW England Ángelo Balanta Bristol Rovers Free transfer [11]
30 June RB England Alexander McQueen Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [12]
28 July RW Ghana Kevin Osei Waasland-Beveren Free transfer [13]
31 July RM England Joe Thompson Bury Free transfer [14]
3 January DF England Mark Ellis Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [15]
24 March FW Netherlands Luis Pedro Târgu Mureș Free transfer [16]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
14 September LB England Macaulay Gillesphey Newcastle United initial:
11 October
extended:
End of Season		 [17]
 
[18]
14 September CF England Alex Gilliead Newcastle United initial:
11 October
extended:
End of Season		 [17]
 
[18]
18 September RB England Daniel Wiseman Sunderland initial:
End Of Season recalled

3 may

[19]
 
[20]
 
[21]
 
[22]
29 October DF England Mark Ellis Shrewsbury Town initial:
29 November extended:
2 January		 [23]
 
[24]
21 January MF Montserrat Brandon Comley Queens Park Rangers initial:
21 February extended:
20 March		 [25]
 
[26]
19 March MF England Martin Smith Sunderland End of Season [27]
24 March FW England Jack Stacey Reading initial:
End of Season recalled
3 May		 [28]
 
[29]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July RW England David Amoo Partick Thistle Free transfer [30]
1 July CB England Nathan Buddle Gateshead Free transfer [31]
1 July CF Republic of Ireland Stephen Elliott Free Agent Released [30]
1 July AM England Josh Gillies Gateshead [a] Free transfer [30]
1 July CB England Sean O'Hanlon Stockport County [b] Free transfer [30]
1 July CF England Billy Paynter Hartlepool United Free transfer [34]
1 July RM England Brad Potts Blackpool Undisclosed [35]
1 July LB England Matty Robson Shildon Released [30]
1 July RB England David Symington Barrow [c] Free transfer [30]
1 July DM England Paul Thirlwell Harrogate Town [d] Free transfer [30]
10 July AM England Kyle Dempsey Huddersfield Town £300,000 [38][39]
10 July DM Montserrat Anthony Griffith Altrincham [e] Free transfer [41]
24 July CF Scotland Mark Beck Yeovil Town Undisclosed [42]
26 November DF England Courtney Meppen-Walter Chorley Released [43][44]
1 September RM Republic of Ireland Daniel Kearns Glenavon[45] Mutual consent [46]
23 December FW Ghana Kevin Osei Mutual consent [47]
1 February MF Republic of Ireland Gary Dicker Kilmarnock Released [48]
9 March MF England Connor Hammell Workington Mutual consent [49]
  1. ^ Following Gillies' release he joined Gateshead.[32]
  2. ^ Following O'Hanlon's release he joined Stockport County.[33]
  3. ^ Following Symington's release he joined Barrow.[36]
  4. ^ Following Thirlwell's release he joined Harrogate Town.[37]
  5. ^ Following Griffith's release he joined Altrincham.[40]

Total income: Increase £300,000

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
26 November FW England Steven Rigg Barrow 29 November(11) [50]
2 January MF England Patrick Brough Lincoln City 2 February [51]

Notes:

  • ^(11) Original loan was until 2 January. Loan terminated earlier due to Rigg sustaining an injury.[52]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 11 June 2015, Carlisle United announced their finalised pre-season schedule.[53]

7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) Friendly Blyth Spartans 0–1 Carlisle United Blyth
19:30 BST Report Sweeney 51' Stadium: Croft Park
Attendance: 626
9 July 2015 (2015-07-09) Friendly Workington 0–3 Carlisle United Workington
19:45 BST Report Asamoah 44'
Osei 67'
Kearns 90'		 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 662
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly Penrith 0–7 Carlisle United Penrith
15:00 BST Report Grainger
Wyke
Miller
Kennedy
Beck 		Stadium: The World Group Stadium
Attendance: 850
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Bradford City 2–0 Carlisle United Bradford
15:00 BST Morris 58'
Liddle 72'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Carlisle United 4–3 Preston North End Carlisle
19:15 BST Miller 20'
Kennedy 25'
Grainger 39' (pen.), 81' (pen.)		 Report Hugill 12', 50'
Keane 28'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,938 (176 away fans)
Referee: Richard Clark
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly Carlisle United 3–1 Oldham Athletic Carlisle
15:00 BST Balanta 29'
Asamoah 56'
Rigg 84'		 Report Murphy 66' Stadium: Brunton Park
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

League Two

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Two

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 60 61 −1 69
9 Cambridge United 46 18 14 14 66 55 +11 68
10 Carlisle United 46 17 16 13 67 62 +5 67
11 Luton Town 46 19 9 18 63 61 +2 66
12 Mansfield Town 46 17 13 16 61 53 +8 64
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultDDLDWWWDLWWLWLDWLDWWDWLDDWLDWLWDLDDDDWLWLDLWLW
Position1114202016119101288979981097665910101212121212111111111011109118101114101210
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[54]

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Mansfield Town 1–1 Carlisle United Field Mill, Mansfield
15:00 BST Benning 29' Report Ibehre 45' Attendance: 4,146
Referee: Lee Swabey
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Carlisle United 4–4 Cambridge United Brunton Park
15:00 BST Ibehre 42', 44', 76'
Wyke 50'		 Report Corr 11', 45'
Taft 21'
Berry 58'		 Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Richard Clark
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Carlisle United Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 BST Jervis 43', 65'
Reid 53'
Carey 56'		 Report Thompson 90+3' Attendance: 6,071
Referee: Oliver Langford
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Carlisle United 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Brunton Park
15:00BST Ibehre 67' Report Barcham 36' Attendance: 5,949
Referee: Darren Drysdale
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Hartlepool United 2–3 Carlisle United Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00BST Harrison 6'
Paynter 70' (pen.)		 Report Ibehre 57', 84'
Miller 76'		 Attendance: 4,935
Referee: Andy Haines
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Carlisle United 3–2 Barnet Brunton Park
14:00BST Miller 2'
Asamoah 19', 64'		 Report Dembele 29'
Gash 31'		 Attendance: 4,925
Referee: Nigel Miller
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Carlisle United 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Brunton Park
15:00 Balanta 37'
Ibehre 53'		 Report Doidge 11' Attendance: 3,871
Referee: Ross Joyce
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 York City 2–2 Carlisle United Bootham Crescent, York
15:00 Summerfield 72' (pen.)
Carson 74'		 Report Miller 26'
Archibald-Henville 42'		 Attendance: 3,692
Referee: Nick Kinseley
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Carlisle United 0–1 Newport County Brunton Park
15:00 Report Blackwood 68' Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Kevin Wright
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Leyton Orient 1–2 Carlisle United Brisbane Road, London
19:45 Baudry 64' Report Asamoah 62'
Sweeney 72'		 Attendance: 4,408
Referee: Charles Breakspear
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Stevenage 0–1 Carlisle United Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00 Report Miller 82' Attendance: 2,999
Referee: Andy Davies
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12 Carlisle United 2–3 Morecambe Brunton Park
15:00 Grainger 20'
Asamoah 90+2'		 Report Miller 35', 74'
Barkhuizen 63'		 Attendance: 5,305
Referee: Peter Bankes
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Carlisle United 1–0 Exeter City Brunton Park
15:00 Gilliead 77' Report Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14 Northampton Town 3–2 Carlisle United Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 Calvert-Lewin 45+2', 63'
Hoskins 47'		 Report Gilliead 29'
Wyke 90+2'		 Attendance: 3,642
Referee: Graham Horwood
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Carlisle United Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00 Hayes 90' Report Archibald-Henville 48' Attendance: 3,457
Referee: Robert Lewis
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16 Carlisle United 3–2 Yeovil Town Brunton Park
15:00 Raynes 31', 75'
Gillesphey 55'		 Report Bird 5'
Dickson 8'		 Attendance: 4,095
Referee: David Webb
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Carlisle United Memorial Stadium, Bristol
15:00 Taylor 66', 87' Report Attendance: 6,423
Referee: Mark Brown
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Carlisle United 2–2 Portsmouth Brunton Park
15:00 Grainger 44' (pen.), 90+5' Report Lavery 66'
McNulty 68'		 Attendance: 5,503
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Luton Town 3–4 Carlisle United Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45 Marriott 4'
McQuoid 46'
Green 57'		 Report Wyke 45'
Gilliead 66'
Ibehre 79'
Asamoah 80'		 Attendance: 7,298
Referee: Lee Swabey
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Carlisle United 3–1 Crawley Town Brunton Park
15:00 Wyke 2', 29'
Ibehre 49'		 Report Murphy 34' Attendance: 4,641
Referee: Graham Salisbury
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Oxford United 1–1 Carlisle United Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00 MacDonald 34' Report Dunkley 45+4' (o.g.) Attendance: 5,936
Referee: Mark Haywood
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Carlisle United 3–0 Notts County Deepdale Stadium(1), Preston
15:00 Grainger 6' (pen.)
Ibehre 45', 59'		 Report Attendance: 3,336
Referee: Darren Bond
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 Accrington Stanley ppd.(2) Carlisle United Crown Ground, Accrington
15:00
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 23 Carlisle United ppd.(3) Hartlepool United Brunton Park
15:00
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 23 Carlisle United 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Ewood Park(4), Blackburn
15:00 Report Brunt 26'
Wylde 90+2'		 Attendance: 4,415
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 24 Barnet 0–0 Carlisle United The Hive Stadium, London
15:00 Report Attendance: 2,079
Referee: Steve Martin
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 25 Carlisle United 1–1 York City Brunton Park
15:00 Kennedy 15' Report Summerfield 87' Attendance: 7,461
Referee: Andy Haines
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 26 Carlisle United 2–0 Accrington Stanley Brunton Park
15:00 Wyke 27'
Gilliead 38'		 Report Attendance: 4,709
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 27 Newport County 1–0 Carlisle United Rodney Parade, Newport
13:00 Boden 56' Report Attendance: 2,106
Referee: Lee Collins
16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) 28 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Carlisle United Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45 Gornell 58' Report Hope 17' Attendance: 2,080
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 29 Carlisle United 1–0 Stevenage Brunton Park
15:00 Ibehre 59' Report Attendance: 4,780
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 30 AFC Wimbledon 1–0 Carlisle United Kingsmeadow, London
19:45 Robinson 53' Report Attendance: 3,526
Referee: Darren Deadman
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 31 Morecambe 1–2 Carlisle United Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00 Ellison 27' Report Wyke 83' (pen.)
Asamoah 84'		 Attendance: 3,070
Referee: Darren Drysdale
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 32 Carlisle United 2–2 Leyton Orient Brunton Park
19:45 Gillesphey 17'
Raynes 84'		 Report Simpson 50'
Palmer 72'		 Attendance: 3,721
Referee: Nigel Miller
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 33 Carlisle United 1–4 Northampton Town Brunton Park
15:00 Hope 47' Report Marquis 16'
O'Toole 33', 59'
Collins 74'		 Attendance: 4,892
Referee: David Coote
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 34 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–0 Carlisle United Victoria Road, Dagenham
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,695
Referee: Kevin Johnson
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 35 Exeter City 2–2(5) Carlisle United St James Park, Exeter
15:00 Stockley 7'
Wheeler 79'		 Report Wyke 27'
Hope 85'		 Attendance: 3,375
Referee: Nick Kinseley
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 36 Carlisle United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Brunton Park
15:00 Wyke 26' Report Wood 12' Attendance: 4,532
Referee: Tim Robinson
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 37 Yeovil Town 0–0 Carlisle United Huish Park, Yeovil
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,075
Referee: Kevin Johnson
28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 38 Carlisle United 3–2 Bristol Rovers Brunton Park
15:00 Stacey 11'
Wyke 49'
Kennedy 85'		 Report Bodin 11'
Taylor 57'		 Attendance: 4,718
Referee: Darren England
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39 Portsmouth 1–0 Carlisle United Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00 Smith 57' Report Attendance: 15,416
Referee: Charles Breakspear
5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40 Carlisle United 1–0 Hartlepool United Brunton Park
19:45 Hallam Hope 55' Report Attendance: 4,767
Referee: Darren Bond
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Carlisle United 1–2 Mansfield Town Brunton Park
15:00 BST Miller 90+4' Report Daniel 21'
Lambe 62'		 Attendance: 4,426
Referee: David Webb
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Cambridge United 0–0 Carlisle United Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
15:00 Report Attendance: 5,806
Referee: Ben Toner
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Carlisle United 1–2 Luton Town Brunton Park
19:45 Stacey 61' [1] Pigott 23'
McQuoid 51'		 Attendance: 3,497
Referee: Tom Harrington
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Crawley Town 0–1 Carlisle United Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00 Report Wyke 78' Attendance: 1,940
Referee: Gavin Ward
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Carlisle United 0–2 Oxford United Brunton Park
15:00 Report Maguire 4' (pen.)
Sercombe 74'		 Attendance: 6,948
Referee: Phil Gibbs
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Notts County 0–5 Carlisle United Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00 Report Gilliead 4'
Grainger 28'
Ibehre 40', 54'
Wyke 80'		 Attendance: 5,405
Referee: Fred Graham

Notes:

  • ^(1) Carlisle's Round 22 home match was moved to Deepdale Stadium due to flooding from the Storm Desmond[55]
  • ^(2) Carlisle's away match was postponed due to Accrington Stanley's home ground, Crown Ground was under water due to heavy rain.[56]
  • ^(3) Carlisle's Round 24 home match was postponed to a later date due to the club unable to find an alternative venue because of the state of the home ground after flooding from the Storm Desmond.[57]
  • ^(4) Carlisle's scheduled home match was moved to Ewood Park due to the home ground not in playable state after Storm Desmond and Storm Eva.
  • ^(5) Match was interrupted for 70 minutes in the tenth minute of the match after a fire alarm forced an evacuation of one of the grandstands at St. James Park.[58]

FA Cup

The First Round draw took place on 26 October at 7pm at the club house of the FA Charter Standard Community Club Thackley Juniors F.C. based in Thackley in West Yorkshire, and was broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC Radio 5 Live.[59]

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) R1 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Carlisle United Home Park, Plymouth
15:00 Report Sweeney 23'
Hope 41'		 Attendance: 6,005
Referee: Charles Breakspear
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) R2 Welling United 0–5 Carlisle United Park View Road, London
14:00 Report Wyke 18', 71', 90'
Sweeney 45'
Grainger 67' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,028
Referee: Simon Hooper
10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) R3 Carlisle United 2–2 Yeovil Town Bloomfield Road(6), Blackpool
14:00 Grainger 25'
Ellis 76'		 Report Zoko 71'
Jeffers 90+3'		 Attendance: 3,357
Referee: Andy Madley
19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) R3 Replay Yeovil Town 1–1 (aet)
(4–5 p)		 Carlisle United Huish Park, Yeovil
19:45 Compton 31' Report Sweeney 77' Attendance: 4,114
Referee: Tim Robinson
Penalties
31 January 2016 (2016-01-31) R4 Carlisle United 0–3 Everton Brunton Park
13:30 Report Koné 2'
Lennon 14'
Barkley 65'		 Attendance: 17,101
Referee: Lee Mason

Notes:

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Carlisle United were drawn at home against Chesterfield.[61] The second round saw Carlisle draw Queens Park Rangers away.[62]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) R1 Carlisle United 3–1 (aet) Chesterfield Brunton Park
19:45 BST Ibehre 76', 108'
Osei 120+2'		 Report Dieseruvwe 84' Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) R2 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Carlisle United Loftus Road Stadium, London
19:45 BST Emmanuel-Thomas 40' Report Asamoah 37'
Kennedy 79'		 Attendance: 5,501
Referee: James Linington
21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) R3 Liverpool 1–1 (aet)
(3–2 p)		 Carlisle United Anfield, Liverpool
20:00 BST Ings 23' Asamoah 34' Attendance: 42,518
Referee: Andrew Madley
Penalties

Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Carlisle travelled to Port Vale and were defeated in the first round.

1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) R1 Port Vale 1–0 Carlisle United Vale Park, Burslem
19:45 BST Ikpeazu 69' Report Attendance: 2,571
Referee: Darren England

References

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