2021–22 Carlisle United F.C. season

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Carlisle United
2021–22 season
ChairmanAndrew Jenkins
Head CoachChris Beech
StadiumBrunton Park
EFL CupFirst round
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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.

Squad statistics[]

As of 18 September 2021[1]
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 England Magnus Norman 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England Kelvin Mellor 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England George Tanner (sold) 7 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland Jack Armer 10 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF England Danny Devine 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England Rod McDonald 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF England Joe Riley 10 1 8+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF England Callum Guy (Captain) 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England Lewis Alessandra 10 0 5+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW England Zach Clough 7 1 3+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF England Brennan Dickenson 10 2 6+2 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
12 MF England Jon Mellish 10 2 8+0 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
13 GK Denmark Lukas Jensen 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 FW England Tristan Abrahams 10 3 8+0 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 1
15 MF England Taylor Charters 3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
16 DF England Morgan Feeney 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF Republic of Ireland Corey Whelan 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF England Josh Dixon 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF England Manasse Mampala 6 1 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
20 FW France Gime Touré 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK England Scott Simons 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK England Gabriel Breeze 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England Lewis Bell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF England Keelan Leslie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW England Sam Fishburn 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF England Jordan Gibson 3 1 1+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF England Jack Ellis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW England Brad Young 5 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
  • Source:[citation needed]

Top scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW England 14 Tristan Abrahams 2 0 0 1 3
2 MF England 12 Jon Mellish 2 0 0 0 2
MF England 11 Brennan Dickenson 2 0 0 0 2
4 FW England 10 Zach Clough 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 15 Taylor Charters 0 0 0 1 1
DF England 27 Jordan Gibson 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 19 Manasse Mampala 0 0 0 1 1
MF England 7 Joe Riley 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 9 0 0 3 12

Disciplinary record[]

Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
FW England 14 Tristan Abrahams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland 3 Jack Armer 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
FW England 10 Zach Clough 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF England 16 Brennan Dickenson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF England 8 Callum Guy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF England 12 Jon Mellish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England 19 Manasse Mampala 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
GK England 1 Magnus Norman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Republic of Ireland 17 Corey Whelan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14 0

Notes:

Pre-season friendlies[]

Carlisle United confirmed they would play friendly matches against Penrith,[2] Workington,[2] Hebburn Town,[2] Chorley,[2] Kendal Town,[2] Blackpool,[3] Everton U23s,[4] Lancaster City[2] and FC Halifax Town[4] as part of their pre-season preparations.

13 July 2021 Friendly Penrith 0–8 Carlisle United Penrith
19:00 BST Report Abrahams Goal 5'
Dixon Goal 40'
Charters Goal 44'
Clough Goal 48', 65' (pen.), 68'
Touré Goal 78'
Mellish Goal 88'		 Stadium: Frenchfields Stadium
Attendance: 670
Referee: Scott Henry
17 July 2021 Friendly Workington 0–3 Carlisle United Workington
15:00 BST Report Clough Goal 13'
Mampala Goal 36'
Charters Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 12'
Clough Goal 16'		 Stadium: Victory Park
Referee: Dave McNamara
21 July 2021 Friendly Kendal Town 0–6 Carlisle United Kendal
19:30 BST Report Mellish Goal 23'
Feeney Goal 33'
Dixon Goal 38'
Mampala Goal 61'
Fishburn Goal 78'
Touré Goal 83'		 Stadium: Parkside Road
24 July 2021 Friendly Carlisle United 0–1 Blackpool Carlisle
15:00 BST Report Mitchell Goal 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 Goal 20'
Bell Goal 83'
Mampala Goal 84'		 Report Trailist Goal 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.[5]
30 July 2021 Friendly Carlisle United 3–0 FC Halifax Town Carlisle
19:00 BST Clough Goal 7'
Mampala Goal 11'
Trialist Goal 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
10 Swindon Town 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 12
11 Tranmere Rovers 8 3 2 3 4 3 +1 11
12 Newport County 8 3 2 3 9 11 −2 11
13 Carlisle United 8 2 4 2 9 9 0 10
14 Crawley Town 7 3 1 3 8 10 −2 10
15 Barrow 8 2 3 3 11 10 +1 9
16 Colchester United 7 2 3 2 7 7 0 9
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 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[6]


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
8 2 4 2 9 9  0 10 1 3 0 5 4  +1 1 1 2 4 5  −1

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday123456789
GroundHAAHAHAH
ResultDWDDLWLD
Position137691181213
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Carlisle's fixtures were confirmed on 24 June 2021.[7]

7 August 2021 1 Carlisle United 0–0 Colchester United Carlisle
15:00 BST Mellish Yellow card 14'
Whelan Yellow card 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 Goal 30'
Reed Yellow card 90+3'
Hayden Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 90+7'		 Report Riley Goal 13'
Dickenson Yellow card 29'
Abrahams Goal 43'
Norman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 70'
Abrahams Yellow card 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 Goal 9' (pen.) Report Sweeney Yellow card 17'
Smith Yellow card 55', Goal 74'
Drinan Yellow card 61'
Kyprianou Yellow card 65'
Clay Yellow card 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 Goal 13'
Holohan Goal 69'
Liddle Yellow card 87'		 Report Clough Yellow card 3', Goal 38'
Guy Yellow card 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 Goal 8'
Mellish Goal 60'		 Report Morris Goal 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 Goal 32'
Tsaroulla Goal 90'		 Report Mellish Goal 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 Goal 81'
Dickenson Goal 90+5'		 Report Jarvis Goal 3'
Onariase Goal 44'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,499
Referee: Rebecca Welch



FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Carlisle United were drawn away to Sheffield United in the first round.[8][9]

10 August 2021 First round Sheffield United 1–0 Carlisle United Sheffield
19:45 BST Brewster Goal 24'
Jebbison Yellow card 89'
Norrington-Davies Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Armer Yellow card 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.[10][11] On July 6, U's group game matches were announced.[9]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Everton U21 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2
3 L2 Hartlepool United 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
4 L1 Morecambe 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Carlisle United 3–3
(4–3 p)		 Hartlepool United Carlisle
19:00 BST Charters Goal 11'
Mampala Goal 59', Yellow card 67'
Abrahams Goal 78'		 Report Daly Goal 18', Yellow card 55'
Molyneux Goal 81'
Olomola Goal 89' (pen.)		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,360
Referee: James Bell
Penalties
28 September 2021 Group game 2 Carlisle United v Everton U21s Carlisle
19:00 BST Stadium: Brunton Park
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Morecambe v Carlisle United Morecambe
19:00 GMT Stadium: Mazuma Stadium

Cumberland Senior Cup[]

Main article: Cumberland Senior Cup

Carlisle were drawn against Langwathby United in the first round.[12]

21 September 2021 First round Langwathby United v Carlisle United Penrith
19:00 BST Stadium: Frenchfield Park

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2021 CF England Tristan Abrahams Wales Newport County Free transfer [13]
1 July 2021 SS England Zach Clough England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [14]
1 July 2021 RB Republic of Ireland Corey Whelan England Wigan Athletic Free transfer [15]
23 July 2021 CF England Manasse Mampala England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [16]
30 August 2021 LW England Jordan Gibson Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Undisclosed [17]
31 August 2021 RB England Kelvin Mellor England Morecambe Free transfer [18]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
20 July 2021 GK Denmark Lukas Jensen England Burnley End of season [19]
16 August 2021 CF England Brad Young England Aston Villa End of season [20]
31 August 2021 CB England Jonathan Dinzeyi England Arsenal End of season [21]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
17 August 2021 FW England Sam Fishburn England Lancaster City January 2022 [22]
2 September 2021 CM England Keelan Leslie England Workington October 2021 [23]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 LB England Nick Anderton England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [24]
30 June 2021 CM Scotland Jamie Armstrong Released [25]
30 June 2021 RB England Charlie Barnes Scotland Annan Athletic Released [25][26]
30 June 2021 CB England Rhys Bennett England Gillingham Free transfer [27]
30 June 2021 LB England Charlie Birch Scotland Annan Athletic Released [25][26]
30 June 2021 GK England Paul Farman England Barrow Free transfer [28]
30 June 2021 CM South Africa Dean Furman England Altrincham Free transfer [25][29]
30 June 2021 CB England Liam Lightfoot England Workington Released [25][30]
30 June 2021 LW England Omari Patrick England Burton Albion Free transfer [31]
30 June 2021 CF England Cedwyn Scott England Gateshead Released [25][32]
30 June 2021 RB England Roan Steele Scotland Annan Athletic Free transfer [33]
30 June 2021 CB England Tom Wilson Released [25]
30 June 2021 CF Republic of the Congo Offrande Zanzala England Barrow Free transfer [34]
16 July 2021 DM England Ryan Swailes Scotland Gretna 2008 Free transfer [35]
8 August 2021 CB England Aaron Hayden Wales Wrexham Undisclosed [36]
30 August 2021 CB England George Tanner England Bristol City Undisclosed [37]

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