The 2020–21 season was Carlisle United's 116th season in their history and the seventh consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Squad statistics
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupEFL TrophyTotal 1 MF 12 Jon Mellish 11 3 0 2 16 2 FW 9 Lewis Alessandra 8 0 0 1 9 3 FW 14 Joshua Kayode 8 0 0 0 8 4 FW 10 Offrande Zanzala 6 0 0 0 6 5 MF 6 Aaron Hayden 5 0 0 0 5FW 11 Omari Patrick 5 0 0 0 5 7 FW 32 Rhys Bennett 4 0 0 0 4FW 20 Gime Touré 2 0 0 2 4 9 DF 18 George Tanner 3 0 0 0 3 10 DF 3 Nick Anderton 2 0 0 0 2MF 7 Joe Riley 2 0 0 0 2 12 DF 17 Jack Armer 1 0 0 0 1 MF 16 Brennan Dickenson 1 0 0 0 1 FW 31 Micah Obiero 0 0 0 1 1FW 10 Gavin Reilly 1 0 0 0 1Own goals 2 0 0 0 2TOTALS6030770
Disciplinary record PositionNationNumberNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupEFL TrophyTotalFW 20 Gime Touré 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2DF 6 Aaron Hayden 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1DF 13 Rod McDonald 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1MF 12 Jon Mellish 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0MF 8 Callum Guy 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0DF 3 Nick Anderton 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0MF 7 Joe Riley 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0FW 9 Lewis Alessandra 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0DF 32 Rhys Bennett 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0DF 2 George Tanner 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0GK 21 Paul Farman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0MF 17 Jack Armer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0FW 11 Omari Patrick 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0FW 10 Offrande Zanzala 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0MF 15 Taylor Charters 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0MF 19 Dean Furman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0FW 14 Joshua Kayode 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0FW 31 Micah Obiero 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0MF 4 Danny Devine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0MF 16 Brennan Dickenson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0FW 10 Gavin Reilly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0FW 33 Ethan Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS753303011824 Notes:
Pre-season
Competitions EFL League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
Notes
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee 3 August 2020 CB Rod McDonald AFC Wimbledon Free transfer 3 August 2020 RB George Tanner Manchester United Free transfer 4 August 2020 CF Gavin Reilly Bristol Rovers Free transfer 5 August 2020 RB Joe Riley Bradford City Free transfer 6 August 2020 LB Jack Armer Preston North End Free transfer 6 August 2020 CM Danny Devine Bradford City Free transfer 7 August 2020 GK Magnus Norman Fulham Free transfer 13 August 2020 LM Brennan Dickenson Exeter City Free transfer 17 August 2020 GK Paul Farman Stevenage Free transfer 18 August 2020 CF Gime Touré Hartlepool United Free transfer 28 August 2020 CM Dean Furman SuperSport United Free transfer 12 November 2020 CB Rhys Bennett Peterborough United Free transfer 8 January 2021 CF Offrande Zanzala Crewe Alexandra Free transfer 20 January 2021 CB Morgan Feeney Sunderland Free transfer 20 January 2021 CF Cedwyn Scott Hebburn Town Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until 4 August 2020 CF Joshua Kayode Rotherham United End of season 27 August 2020 GK Marcus Dewhurst Sheffield United End of season 12 September 2020 CF Ethan Walker Preston North End 8 January 2021 2 October 2020 CM Connor Malley Middlesbrough 1 January 2021 16 October 2020 CF Micah Obiero Huddersfield Town 1 January 2021 23 January 2021 LW Ethan Walker Preston North End End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until 29 August 2020 RB Charlie Barnes Kendal Town 1 January 2021 29 August 2020 CB Liam Lightfoot Kendal Town 1 January 2021 12 September 2020 LB Charlie Birch Kendal Town 30 June 2021 19 September 2020 GK Isaac Robinson Workington Work experience 26 October 2020 CM Jamie Armstrong Kendal Town January 2021 26 December 2020 CB Max Hunt Yeovil Town January 2021
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee 1 July 2020 GK Adam Collin Kettering Town Released 1 July 2020 DM Kelvin Etuhu Retired Released 1 July 2020 GK Louis Gray Chester Released 1 July 2020 LB Jack Iredale Cambridge United Released 1 July 2020 CM Mike Jones Barrow Released 1 July 2020 CF Keighran Kerr Carlisle City Released 1 July 2020 CB Nathaniel Knight-Percival Morecambe Released 1 July 2020 CF Harry McKirdy Port Vale Released 1 July 2020 CM Mohammed Sagaf Dagenham & Redbridge Released 1 July 2020 AM Stefan Scougall Alloa Athletic Released 4 August 2020 RB Gethin Jones Bolton Wanderers Rejected Contract 7 September 2020 CB Byron Webster Bromley Rejected Contract 5 January 2021 CF Gavin Reilly Livingston Mutual consent 27 January 2021 CB Max Hunt Yeovil Town Undisclosed
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