The 2019–20 season was Carlisle United's 115th season in their history and their sixth consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Squad statistics
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupEFL TrophyTotal 1 FW 11 Harry McKirdy 5 5 1 0 11 2 MF 7 Nathan Thomas 5 3 1 0 9 3 FW 24 Olufela Olomola 5 1 0 0 6 4MF 25 Ryan Loft 3 0 0 2 5 5 FW 19 Jack Bridge 0 1 2 0 3DF 6 Aaron Hayden 2 1 0 0 3FW 9 Hallam Hope 2 0 0 1 3FW 23 Joshua Kayode 3 0 0 0 3 9 DF 34 Nick Anderton 2 0 0 0 2DF 3 Jack Iredale 2 0 0 0 2FW 40 Omari Patrick 2 0 0 0 2MF 10 Stefan Scougall 2 0 0 0 2 13 FW 9 Lewis Alessandra 1 0 0 0 1DF 23 Jarrad Branthwaite 0 0 0 1 1MF 4 Canice Carroll 0 0 0 1 1MF 2 Christie Elliott 1 0 0 0 1MF 8 Mike Jones 0 1 0 0 1MF 28 Mohammed Ali Sagaf 1 0 0 0 1DF 12 Elliot Watt 1 0 0 0 1DF 17 Byron Webster 1 0 0 0 1Own goals 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS39114559 Up
Disciplinary record PositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupEFL TrophyTotalMF 4 Canice Carroll 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2DF 6 Aaron Hayden 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1MF 19 Jack Bridge 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1DF 17 Byron Webster 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0DF 25 Ryan Loft 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0DF 34 Nick Anderton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0FW 7 Harry McKirdy 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0MF 7 Nathan Thomas 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0DF 3 Jack Iredale 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0MF 8 Mike Jones 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0DF 24 Nathaniel Knight-Percival 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0DF 14 Gethin Jones 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0MF 28 Mohammed Ali Sagaf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0MF 10 Stefan Scougall 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0DF 12 Elliot Watt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0DF 23 Jarrad Branthwaite 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0FW 9 Hallam Hope 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0MF 15 Taylor Charters 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0DF 2 Christie Elliott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0DF 5 Jon Mellish 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0MF 24 Olufela Olomola 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS673700030773 Notes:
Pre-season On 15 June 2019, The Cumbrians announced their pre-season schedule.
Competitions
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, where Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.
EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.
Carlisle United eliminated from EFL Trophy
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 LM Jack Bridge Northampton Town Free transfer 1 July 2019 RB Christie Elliott Partick Thistle Free transfer 1 July 2019 CB Jack Iredale Greenock Morton Free transfer 1 July 2019 CF Harry McKirdy Aston Villa Free transfer 1 July 2019 CB Jon Mellish Gateshead Free transfer 1 July 2019 CB Byron Webster Scunthorpe United Free transfer 4 July 2019 CB Nathaniel Knight-Percival Bradford City Free transfer 29 July 2019 CB Aaron Hayden Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer 3 August 2019 AM Mohammed Ali Sagaf Braintree Town Free transfer 13 September 2019 RB Gethin Jones Fleetwood Town Free transfer 10 January 2020 CB Max Hunt Derby County Undisclosed 16 January 2020 LB Nick Anderton Blackpool Free transfer 24 January 2020 RW Lewis Alessandra Morecambe Free transfer 30 January 2020 CM Callum Guy Blackpool Undisclosed 31 January 2020 CF Omari Patrick Bradford City Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 24 July 2019 LW Nathan Thomas Sheffield United 30 June 2020 29 July 2019 CF Olufela Olomola Scunthorpe United 30 June 2020 1 August 2019 RB Canice Carroll Brentford 31 January 2020 2 August 2019 CF Ryan Loft Leicester City 30 June 2020 16 August 2019 CF Elias Sørensen Newcastle United 20 December 2019 1 January 2020 CM Elliot Watt Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 June 2020 15 January 2020 CF Joshua Kayode Rotherham United 30 June 2020 31 January 2020 GK Marcus Dewhurst Sheffield United 30 June 2020
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 28 November 2019 MF Taylor Charters Workington December 2019 9 January 2020 FW Keighran Kerr Kendal Town 30 June 2020 28 February 2020 GK Louis Gray Chester 27 March 2020
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 CF Richie Bennett Port Vale Released 1 July 2019 AM Jamie Devitt Blackpool Free transfer 1 July 2019 CB Anthony Gerrard Chesterfield Released Gerrard delighted to sign , chesterfield-fc.co.uk, 27 June 2019 1 July 2019 CB Macaulay Gillesphey Brisbane Roar Mutual consent 1 July 2019 DM George Glendon Chester Released 1 July 2019 CF Arthur Gnahoua Macclesfield Town Released 1 July 2019 LB Danny Grainger Retired 1 July 2019 CB Peter Grant Greenock Morton Released 1 July 2019 CM Jason Kennedy Hartlepool United Released 1 July 2019 DM Gary Liddle Walsall Released 1 July 2019 CF Liam McCarron Leeds United Undisclosed 1 July 2019 RB Gary Miller Falkirk Released 1 July 2019 CB Tom Parkes Exeter City Free transfer 29 August 2019 MF Josh Galloway Leeds United Undisclosed 13 January 2020 CB Jarrad Branthwaite Everton Undisclosed 22 January 2020 CF Hallam Hope Swindon Town Undisclosed 31 January 2020 RB Christie Elliott Dundee Mutual consent
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