2021–22 Carlisle United F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Carlisle United's 117th season in their existence and eighth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Carlisle United
2021–22 season
ChairmanAndrew Jenkins
Head CoachChris Beech
(until 10 October)[1]
Keith Millen
(from 26 October)[2]
StadiumBrunton Park
League Two23rd
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tristan Abrahams
Brennan Dickenson
Jon Mellish
(2 each)
All:
Tristan Abrahams (3)

Squad statistics
As of 11 December 2021[3]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Magnus Norman 10010+000+000+000+00
2 DF  ENG Kelvin Mellor 1219+101+000+001+01
2 DF  ENG George Tanner (sold) 706+000+001+000+00
3 DF  SCO Jack Armer 25019+102+001+002+00
4 MF  ENG Danny Devine 904+100+100+003+00
5 DF  ENG Rod McDonald 20019+001+000+000+00
6 DF  ENG Jonathan Dinzeyi 301+000+000+002+00
7 MF  ENG Joe Riley 19212+221+001+001+20
8 MF  ENG Callum Guy (Captain) 22020+002+000+000+00
9 FW  ENG Lewis Alessandra 18011+401+001+001+00
10 FW  ENG Zach Clough 20310+522+010+002+10
11 MF  ENG Brennan Dickenson 23217+321+000+101+00
12 MF  ENG Jon Mellish 22319+031+000+101+00
13 GK  DEN Lukas Jensen 401+000+001+002+00
14 FW  ENG Tristan Abrahams 24412+732+000+101+11
15 MF  ENG Taylor Charters 1511+800+201+003+01
16 DF  ENG Morgan Feeney 1608+301+001+003+00
17 DF  IRL Corey Whelan 24019+102+000+001+10
18 MF  ENG Josh Dixon 200+000+001+001+00
19 MF  COD Manasse Mampala 1310+800+101+002+11
20 FW  FRA Gime Touré (out on loan) 501+200+001+001+00
21 GK  ENG Scott Simons 000+000+000+000+00
22 GK  ENG Gabriel Breeze 000+000+000+000+00
23 MF  ENG Lewis Bell 300+100+001+001+00
24 MF  ENG Keelan Leslie 000+000+000+000+00
25 FW  ENG Sam Fishburn 1102+500+200+000+20
27 DF  ENG Jordan Gibson 18412+331+110+000+10
28 DF  ENG Jack Ellis 000+000+000+000+00
30 FW  ENG Brad Young 1937+701+110+003+02
33 GK  ENG Mark Howard 13010+002+000+001+00
  • Source:

Top scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy Total
1FW14Tristan Abrahams20013
2MF12Jon Mellish20002
MF11Brennan Dickenson20002
FW30Brad Young00022
5FW10Zach Clough10001
MF15Taylor Charters00011
DF27Jordan Gibson10001
MF19Manasse Mampala00011
MF7Joe Riley10001
Own goals00000
TOTALS 9 0 0 6 15

Disciplinary record
Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy Total
MF19Manasse Mampala0100001011
FW14Tristan Abrahams2000000020
DF3Jack Armer1000100020
FW10Zach Clough2000000020
MF16Brennan Dickenson2000000020
MF8Callum Guy2000000020
MF12Jon Mellish1000000010
GK1Magnus Norman1000000010
MF20Gime Touré0000001010
DF17Corey Whelan1000000010
TOTALS 12 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 15 1

Notes:

Pre-season friendlies

Carlisle United confirmed they would play friendly matches against Penrith,[4] Workington,[4] Hebburn Town,[4] Chorley,[4] Kendal Town,[4] Blackpool,[5] Everton U23s,[6] Lancaster City[4] and FC Halifax Town[6] as part of their pre-season preparations.

13 July 2021 Friendly Penrith 0–8 Carlisle United Penrith
19:00 BST Report Abrahams  5'
Dixon  40'
Charters  44'
Clough  48', 65' (pen.), 68'
Touré  78'
Mellish  88'		 Stadium: Frenchfields Stadium
Attendance: 670
Referee: Scott Henry
17 July 2021 Friendly Workington 0–3 Carlisle United Workington
15:00 BST Report Clough  13'
Mampala  36'
Charters  65'		 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 748
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
17 July 2021 Friendly Hebburn Town 0–2 Carlisle United Hebburn
15:00 BST Report Abrahams  37', 66' (pen.) Stadium: Hebburn Sports & Social Ground
Attendance: 294
Referee: Rebecca Welch
20 July 2021 Friendly Chorley 0–2 Carlisle United Chorley
19:30 BST Report Abrahams  12'
Clough  16'		 Stadium: Victory Park
Referee: Dave McNamara
21 July 2021 Friendly Kendal Town 0–6 Carlisle United Kendal
19:30 BST Report Mellish  23'
Feeney  33'
Dixon  38'
Mampala  61'
Fishburn  78'
Touré  83'		 Stadium: Parkside Road
24 July 2021 Friendly Carlisle United 0–1 Blackpool Carlisle
15:00 BST Report Mitchell  37' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
27 July 2021 Friendly Carlisle United 3–2 Everton U23s Halewood
14:00 BST Mellish  20'
Bell  83'
Mampala  84'		 Report Trailist  7', 66' Stadium: Finch Farm
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
28 July 2021 Friendly Lancaster City Cancelled Carlisle United Lancaster
19:45 BST Stadium: Giant Axe
Note: Match was cancelled due to being unable to fulfil the fixture.[7]
30 July 2021 Friendly Carlisle United 3–0 FC Halifax Town Carlisle
19:00 BST Clough  7'
Mampala  11'
Trialist  87' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Competitions

League Two
Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Rochdale 21 5 9 7 27 30 −3 24
19 Barrow 20 5 7 8 22 24 −2 22
20 Colchester United 20 5 7 8 16 25 −9 22
21 Carlisle United 21 4 7 10 15 29 −14 19
22 Stevenage 20 4 7 9 16 33 −17 19
23 Oldham Athletic 21 4 4 13 21 36 −15 16 Relegation to National League
24 Scunthorpe United 21 2 10 9 16 36 −20 16
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[8]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
21 4 7 10 15 29  −14 19 2 5 3 6 9  −3 2 2 7 9 20  −11

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA
ResultDWDDLWLDLLLLDDLDLLWLW
PositionA13769118121317192223232223222323222221
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Carlisle's fixtures were confirmed on 24 June 2021.[9]

7 August 2021 1 Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester United Carlisle
15:00 BST Mellish  14'
Whelan  58'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,382
Referee: Peter Wright
14 August 2021 2 Swindon Town 1–2 Carlisle United Swindon
15:00 BST Crichlow  30'
Reed  90+3'
Hayden  28'  90+7'		 Report Riley  13'
Dickenson  29'
Abrahams  43'
Norman  63'		 Stadium: Energy Check County Ground
Attendance: 9,450
Referee: Carl Brook
17 August 2021 3 Port Vale 0–0 Carlisle United Burslem
19:45 BST Report Dickenson  70'
Abrahams  77'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,943
Referee: Paul Howard
21 August 2021 4 Carlisle United 1–1 Leyton Orient Carlisle
15:00 BST Abrahams  9' (pen.) Report Sweeney  17'
Smith  55',  74'
Drinan  61'
Kyprianou  65'
Clay  90+2'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,597
Referee: Bobby Madley
28 August 2021 5 Hartlepool United 2–1 Carlisle United Hartlepool
15:00 BST Burey  13'
Holohan  69'
Liddle  87'		 Report Clough  3',  38'
Guy  67'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Andy Woolmer
4 September 2021 6 Carlisle United 2–1 Salford City Carlisle
15:00 BST Dickenson  8'
Mellish  60'		 Report Morris  44' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,671
Referee: Martin Coy
11 September 2021 7 Crawley Town 2–1 Carlisle United Crawley
15:00 BST Nichols  32'
Tsaroulla  90'		 Report Mellish  83' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,151
Referee: Tom Reeves
18 September 2021 8 Carlisle United 2–2 Scunthorpe United Carlisle
15:00 BST Gibson  81'
Dickenson  90+5'		 Report Jarvis  3'
Onariase  44'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,499
Referee: Rebecca Welch
25 September 2021 9 Sutton United 4–0 Carlisle United Sutton
15:00 BST Whelan  4' (o.g.)
Smith  37', 70'
Ajiboye  81'		 Report Mampala  71'  Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 2,873
Referee: Simon Mather
2 October 2021 10 Carlisle United 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Carlisle
15:00 BST Report Matt  29'
Cadden  32'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,963
Referee: Samuel Barrott
9 October 2021 11 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Carlisle United Bristol
15:00 BST Evans  35'
Nicholson  86'
Saunders  90+4'		 Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,302
Referee: Charles Breakspear
16 October 2021 12 Carlisle United 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Carlisle
15:00 BST Report McDonald  48' (o.g.) Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,831
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
19 October 2021 13 Newport County 2–2 Carlisle United Newport
19:45 BST Telford  27', 30' Report Riley  1'
Clough  67' (pen.)		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: David Rock
23 October 2021 14 Carlisle United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Carlisle
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,274
Referee: Ben Speedie
30 October 2021 15 Northampton Town 3–0 Carlisle United Northampton
14:00 BST Lewis  41', 57', 67' (pen.) Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,909
Referee: Ollie Yates
13 November 2021 16 Carlisle United 0–0 Barrow Carlisle
13:00 BST Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,470
Referee: Martin Coy
20 November 2021 17 Exeter City 2–1 Carlisle United Exeter
15:00 BST Nombe  60'
Caprice  80'		 Report Mellish  43'
Gibson  84'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,796
Referee: Will Finnie
23 November 2021 18 Carlisle United 0–2 Harrogate Town Carlisle
19:45 BST Report Thomson  45+1'
Pattison  78'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,172
Referee: Seb Stocksbridge
27 November 2021 19 Carlisle United 1–0 Walsall Carlisle
15:00 BST Abrahams  88' Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,795
Referee: Scott Oldham
7 December 2021 20 Mansfield Town 1–0 Carlisle United Mansfield
19:45 BST McLaughlin  6' Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,695
Referee: Neil Hair
11 December 2021 21 Stevenage 0–2 Carlisle United Stevenage
15:00 BST Report Mellish  45'
Gibson  65' (pen.)		 Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 2,842
Referee: Declan Bourne


FA Cup
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Carlisle were drawn at home to Horsham in the first round[10] and Shrewsbury Town in the second round.[11]

6 November 2021 First round Carlisle United 2–0 Horsham Carlisle
15:00 GMT Young  69'
Clough  90'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,581
Referee: Lewis Smith
4 December 2021 Second round Carlisle United 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Carlisle
15:00 GMT Whelan  8'
Clough  30'
Feeney  60'
Gibson  90+1'		 Report Bloxham  10'
Pennington  25'
Vela  49'
Udoh  54'
Bowman  78'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,794
Referee: Samuel Barrott

EFL Cup
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Carlisle United were drawn away to Sheffield United in the first round.[12][13]

10 August 2021 First round Sheffield United 1–0 Carlisle United Sheffield
19:45 BST Brewster  24'
Jebbison  89'
Norrington-Davies  90+2'		 Report Armer  77' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 6,778
Referee: James Oldham

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

The Cumbrians were drawn into Northern Group A alongside Everton U21s, Hartlepool United and Morecambe.[14][15] On July 6, U's group game matches were announced.[13] In the knock-out stages, Carlisle were drawn away to Tranmere Rovers or Harrogate Town in the third round.[16]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Carlisle United (A) 3 2 1 0 0 7 3 +4 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Hartlepool United (A) 3 1 1 1 0 6 5 +1 6
3 ACA Everton U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4 L1 Morecambe (E) 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Carlisle United 3–3
(4–3 p)		 Hartlepool United Carlisle
19:00 BST Charters  11'
Mampala  59',  67'
Abrahams  78'		 Report Daly  18',  55'
Molyneux  81'
Olomola  89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,360
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
28 September 2021 Group game 2 Carlisle United 2–0 Everton U21 Carlisle
19:00 BST Young  44', 67'
Touré  55'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 875
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Morecambe 0–2 Carlisle United Morecambe
19:00 GMT Gibson  34' Report Gibson  49'
Mellor  54'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 945
Referee: Ross Joyce
30 November 2021 Second round Carlisle United 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Lincoln City Carlisle
19:00 GMT Mellish  55'
Armer  69'
Guy  90+2'		 Report Maguire  45',  85'
Adelakun  55'
McGrandles  90+1'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 884
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
Mellish
Armer
Whelan
Young
Charters 		Maguire
Fiorini
Bishop
McGrandles
Montsma
4 January 2022 Third round Tranmere Rovers or Harrogate Town v Carlisle United TBC
19:45 GMT Stadium: TBC

Cumberland Senior Cup
Main article: Cumberland Senior Cup

Carlisle were drawn against Langwathby United in the first round.[17]

21 September 2021 First round Langwathby United 0–7 Carlisle United[lower-alpha 2] Penrith
19:00 BST Report Watt  21', 36', 63', 67'
Hill  41', 81' (pen.)
Taylor  49'		 Stadium: Frenchfield Park
Attendance: 276
Referee: Scott Henry
  1. Carlisle United fielded their Under-18 side for the fixture[18]
  2. Carlisle United fielded their Under-18 side for the fixture[19]

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021CFTristan Abrahams Newport CountyFree transfer[20]
1 July 2021SSZach Clough Wigan AthleticFree transfer[21]
1 July 2021RBCorey Whelan Wigan AthleticFree transfer[22]
23 July 2021CFManasse Mampala Queens Park RangersFree transfer[23]
30 August 2021LWJordan Gibson Sligo RoversUndisclosed[24]
31 August 2021RBKelvin Mellor MorecambeFree transfer[25]
14 October 2021GKMark Howard Scunthorpe UnitedFree transfer[26]

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
20 July 2021GKLukas Jensen BurnleyEnd of season[27]
16 August 2021CFBrad Young Aston VillaEnd of season[28]
31 August 2021CBJonathan Dinzeyi ArsenalEnd of season[29]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
17 August 2021FWSam Fishburn Lancaster CityJanuary 2022[30]
2 September 2021CMKeelan Leslie WorkingtonOctober 2021[31]
21 October 2021LWGime Touré Aldershot TownNovember 2021[32]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021LBNick Anderton Bristol RoversFree transfer[33]
30 June 2021CMJamie Armstrong PenrithReleased[34]
30 June 2021RBCharlie Barnes Annan AthleticReleased[34][35]
30 June 2021CBRhys Bennett GillinghamFree transfer[36]
30 June 2021LBCharlie Birch Annan AthleticReleased[34][35]
30 June 2021GKPaul Farman BarrowFree transfer[37]
30 June 2021CMDean Furman AltrinchamFree transfer[34][38]
30 June 2021CBLiam Lightfoot WorkingtonReleased[34][39]
30 June 2021LWOmari Patrick Burton AlbionFree transfer[40]
30 June 2021CFCedwyn Scott GatesheadReleased[34][41]
30 June 2021RBRoan Steele Annan AthleticFree transfer[42]
30 June 2021CBTom Wilson Charleston CougarsReleased[34]
30 June 2021CFOffrande Zanzala BarrowFree transfer[43]
16 July 2021DMRyan Swailes Gretna 2008Free transfer[44]
8 August 2021CBAaron Hayden WrexhamUndisclosed[45]
30 August 2021CBGeorge Tanner Bristol CityUndisclosed[46]

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