2017–18 Carlisle United F.C. season

Carlisle United
2017–18 season
Chairman	Andrew Jenkins
Manager	Keith Curle
Stadium	Brunton Park, Carlisle
League Two	10th
FA Cup	Third round; (vs. Sheffield Wednesday)
EFL Cup	Second round; (vs. Sunderland)
EFL Trophy	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Devitt (10); All: Hallam Hope (13)
Highest home attendance	8,187 vs Sunderland, 22 August 2017
Lowest home attendance	909 vs Fleetwood Town, 8 November 2017
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season was Carlisle United's 113th season in their history and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.^[1] Along with League Two, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad statistics

As of 5 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Jack Bonham	49	0	42+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Tom Miller	22	3	13+4	2	0+2	0	0+1	1	2+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Danny Grainger	44	10	32+2	8	5+0	1	2+0	1	3+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Luke Joyce	46	2	35+3	2	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Gary Liddle	49	0	37+4	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Tom Parkes	47	1	34+3	1	5+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jason Kennedy	8	1	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	1
8	MF	ENG	Mike Jones	53	0	39+4	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Hallam Hope	49	13	29+12	9	3+2	3	0+2	0	1+0	1
10	MF	WAL	Nicky Adams	21	0	15+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+2	0
11	MF	IRL	Jamie Devitt	49	10	30+10	10	3+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
12	MF	ENG	Samir Nabi	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
13	FW	JAM	Jamal Campbell-Ryce	9	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Richie Bennett	47	7	24+14	5	4+1	2	2+0	0	1+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Sam Cosgrove (sold)	12	1	3+5	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
15	GK	WAL	Louis Gray	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Mark Ellis	27	2	21+2	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
17	DF	ENG	James Brown	34	0	27+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
18	MF	IRL	John O'Sullivan	23	1	2+16	1	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
19	MF	BER	Reggie Lambe	43	6	28+6	6	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
20	FW	ENG	Shaun Miller (out on loan)	32	6	11+12	3	0+4	1	1+1	1	2+1	1
21	MF	NGA	Kelvin Etuhu	23	3	13+7	3	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	GK	ENG	Morgan Bacon	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	GK	ENG	Shamal George (recalled)	7	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
23	FW	ENG	Cole Stockton	12	1	10+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Cameron Salkeld	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	ENG	Jordan Holt	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Jack Egan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	DF	SCO	Aidan Hutchinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	FW	ENG	Steven Rigg (left)	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	FW	CAN	Kris Twardek	12	0	5+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ENG	Clint Hill	42	1	38+0	1	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	ENG	Ashley Nadesan	15	4	9+6	4	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Competitions

Friendlies

Carlisle United announced six pre-season friendlies against Penrith, Workington, Blyth Spartans, FC Halifax Town, Blackburn Rovers^[2] and Carlisle City.^[3]

8 July 2017	Carlisle City	0–4	Carlisle United	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Kennedy 9', 34' Miller 18' Trialist 64'	Stadium: Gillford Park Attendance: 708 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

11 July 2017	Penrith	0–5	Carlisle United	Penrith
19:00 BST		Report	Miller 2' Devitt 37' Trialist 40' Hope 68' Joyce 76'	Stadium: Frenchfields Stadium Attendance: 810 Referee: Paul Best

12 July 2017	Workington	0–3	Carlisle United	Workington
19:30 BST		Report	Miller 56' C Trialist 58' D Trialist 71'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 681 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

15 July 2017	Blyth Spartans	0–3	Carlisle United	Blyth
15:00 BST		Report	Hope 79' Liddle 82' D Trialist 84'	Stadium: Croft Park Attendance: 678 Referee: Dean Hulme

22 July 2017	FC Halifax Town	0–0	Carlisle United	Halifax
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 663 Referee: Mark Powell

28 July 2017	Carlisle United	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Nyambe 12' (o.g.) Lambe 41' Miller 90'	Report	Graham 17'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,816 (312 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Mansfield Town	46	18	18	10	67	52	+15	72
9	Swindon Town	46	20	8	18	67	65	+2	68
10	Carlisle United	46	17	16	13	62	54	+8	67
11	Newport County	46	16	16	14	56	58	−2	64
12	Cambridge United	46	17	13	16	56	60	−4	64

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
46	17	16	13	62	54	+8	67	7	10	6	31	23	+8	10	6	7	31	31	0

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	W	D
Position	17	11	5	11	11	16	19	18	15	17	14	16	14	15	16	16	14	11	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	9	10

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[4]^[5]

5 August 2017 1	Carlisle United	1–2	Swindon Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Jones 41' Joyce 55'	Report	Norris 31' Mullin 48' 66' Iandolo 78' Smith 90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,036 Referee: Andy Haines

12 August 2017 2	Cambridge United	1–2	Carlisle United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Elito 14' (pen.) 51'	Report	Lambe 8' Parkes 39' 75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Tom Nield

19 August 2017 3	Carlisle United	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Pell 5' (o.g.) Lambe 18' Miller 60' Ellis 70'	Report	Pell 59'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,497 Referee: Martin Coy

26 August 2017 4	Lincoln City	4–1	Carlisle United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Woodyard 31', 62' Rhead 67' (pen.) Knott 87'	Report	Bennett 45+3' Parkes 57' 66' Lambe 75'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,345 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

2 September 2017 5	Carlisle United	1–1	Mansfield Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Hope 15' Joyce 25' Ellis 42'	Report	Mellis 27' Angol 42' Butcher 58' 82' Mirfin 86'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Darren Handley

9 September 2017 6	Accrington Stanley	3–0	Carlisle United	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 17' McConville 43', 57'	Report	Miller 42'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,120 Referee: David Webb

12 September 2017 7	Coventry City	2–0	Carlisle United	Coventry
19:45 BST	Nazon 48' Vincenti 56' 80'	Report	Grainger 57' Joyce 72' Hope 84'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 6,151 Referee: Trevor Kettle

16 September 2017 8	Carlisle United	1–1	Barnet	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Miller 85'	Report	Akpa Akpro 8'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,141 Referee: Scott Oldham

23 September 2017 9	Crewe Alexandra	0–5	Carlisle United	Crewe
15:00 BST	Raynes 48'	Report	Grainger 13', 48' (pen.) Raynes 72' (o.g.) Lambe 75' Hope 90+4'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Ross Joyce

26 September 2017 10	Carlisle United	0–2	Stevenage	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Joyce 53' Grainger 76' Bennett 90+3'	Report	Godden 24' Kennedy 51' Pett 60'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,701 Referee: Michael Salisbury

30 September 2017 11	Crawley Town	0–1	Carlisle United	Crawley
15:00 BST	Roberts 40' Evina 64' Yorwerth 90+4' Young 90+5' Boldewijn 90+5'	Report	Hope 51' Hill 56' Bennett 74' Parkes 90+5' Jones 90+6'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Kevin Johnson

7 October 2017 12	Carlisle United	0–1	Exeter City	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Hill 19'	Report	Sweeney 49'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,677 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

14 October 2017 13	Colchester United	0–1	Carlisle United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Mandron 90+1'	Report	Brown 56' Devitt 58' Grainger 81'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,402 Referee: Charles Breakspear

17 October 2017 14	Carlisle United	3–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Lambe 4', 84' Devitt 38' (pen.)	Report	Saunders 37' 45+2' Akinfenwa 72' Cowan-Hall 90+4'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,562 Referee: Scott Duncan

21 October 2017 15	Carlisle United	1–1	Notts County	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Hope 25' Miller 90'	Report	Yates 58'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,730 Referee: David Webb

28 October 2017 16	Chesterfield	2–2	Carlisle United	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Briggs 9' McCourt 40' Dennis 84'	Report	Liddle 39' Grainger 55' Bennett 73'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 5,102 Referee: Brett Huxtable

11 November 2017 17	Carlisle United	4–0	Yeovil Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Grainger 7', 75' (pen.) Hope 44' Miller 90+1'	Report	Browne 30' Green 72' Mugabi 73'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,189 Referee: Ben Toner

18 November 2017 18	Grimsby Town	0–1	Carlisle United	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT		Report	Hill 70'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Robert Lewis

21 November 2017 19	Luton Town	3–0	Carlisle United	Luton
19:45 GMT	Shinnie 19' Potts 30' Sheehan 45' Ruddock Mpanzu 70' Cornick 76'	Report	Hope 45' Joyce 51' Grainger 90+1'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,644 Referee: Chris Sarginson

25 November 2017 20	Carlisle United	1–1	Morecambe	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Etuhu 51' Lambe 77'	Report	Old 7' Thompson 72'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,010 Referee: Darren Handley

9 December 2017 21	Newport County	3–3	Carlisle United	Newport
15:00 GMT	McCoulsky 43' Dolan 56', 69' Nouble 65' Willmott 90'	Report	Joyce 46' Etuhu 52' Miller 62'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Lee Swabey

16 December 2017 22	Carlisle United	1–2	Port Vale	Carlisle
15:00	Bennett 80'	Report	Barnett 51' Pope 69'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,090 Referee: Michael Salisbury

23 December 2017 23	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Carlisle United	Nailsworth
15:00	Roberts 81' Stevens 84' Laird 90+4'	Report	Bennett 28' Grainger 86' Miller 90+4'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,489 Referee: Kevin Johnson

26 December 2017 24	Carlisle United	3–1	Accrington Stanley	Carlisle
15:00	Devitt 11' Miller 78' Grainger 83'	Report	Kee 47' (pen.) 65'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,404 Referee: Steve Martin

30 December 2017 25	Carlisle United	0–1	Coventry City	Carlisle
15:00	Grainger 67' Devitt 85'	Report	McNulty 50' Davies 80' Biamou 85'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,807 Referee: Scott Oldham

1 January 2018 26	Mansfield Town	3–1	Carlisle United	Mansfield
15:00	Hemmings 9' 75' Bennett 31' Angol 51' White 90+1'	Report	Devitt 67' (pen.) O'Sullivan 85' Bennett 90+1'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,632 Referee: Darren Drysdale

13 January 2018 27	Carlisle United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Carlisle
15:00	Cosgrove 76' Bennett 80'	Report	Walker 74' Raynes 75'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Cghris Sarginson

20 January 2018 28	Stevenage	0–0	Carlisle United	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Kennedy 32'	Report	Bennett 24'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,476 Referee: Charles Breakspear

27 January 2018 29	Carlisle United	1–0	Forest Green Rovers	Carlisle
15:00	Devitt 27' Bonham 66' Joyce 89'	Report	Bennett 41' Gunning 60' Collins 89' Campbell 90+6'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,176 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

3 February 2018 30	Wycombe Wanderers	4–3	Carlisle United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Bloomfield 28' O'Nien 31' 48' Cowan-Hall 90+3' Bean 90+6'	Report	Parkes 22' Grainger 49' (pen.) Bonham 61' Devitt 68' Stockton 70' Twardek 72'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,145 Referee: Carl Boyeson

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 31	Carlisle United	1–1	Colchester United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Devitt 79'	Report	Senior 44'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Ross Joyce

13 February 2018 32	Notts County	2–1	Carlisle United	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	Stead 19', 35' Noble 62' Duffy 79' Husin 80' Alessandra 81'	Report	Devitt 75'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,889 Referee: Darren Drysdale

17 February 2018 33	Carlisle United	2–0	Chesterfield	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Etuhu 19' Liddle 41' O'Sullivan 81'	Report	Barry 37' Kellett 63' Brown 90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,025 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

20 February 2018 34	Barnet	1–3	Carlisle United	London
20:00 GMT	Almeida Santos 50' Watson 86'	Report	Nadesan 70', 87' Bennett 82', 90+1'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Chris Sarginson

24 February 2018 35	Yeovil Town	0–1	Carlisle United	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Browne 55'	Report	Hope 48'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,688 Referee: Anthony Coggins

3 March 2018 36	Carlisle United	2–0	Grimsby Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Hope 3' Hill 65' Ellis 73'	Report	Dixon 41' Berrett 45+1'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Scott Oldham

10 March 2018 37	Exeter City	1–1	Carlisle United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Moxey 42'	Report	Joyce 20' Liddle 40' Nadesan 64'	Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 3,488 Referee: John Busby

17 March 2018 38	Carlisle United	2–2	Crawley Town	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Bennett 38' Hill 45+2' Hope 47', 60' Parkes 48'	Report	Grant 56', 81' Boldewijn 60'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,097 Referee: Martin Coy

24 March 2018 39	Carlisle United	1–1	Cambridge United	Carlisle
	Bennett 47'	Report	Maris 50' Brown 62' Deegan 77'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Richard Clark

30 March 2018 40	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Carlisle United	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Sellars 24' Moore 73'	Report	Devitt 29', 74' (pen) Ellis 33' Bennett 45' Joyce 60'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,107 Referee: Nick Kinseley

2 April 2018 41	Carlisle United	0–1	Lincoln City	Carlisle
	Parkes 45' Jones 68' 90+5' Devitt 86'	Report	Green 34', 43'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,068 Referee: Robert Lewis

7 April 2018 42	Swindon Town	0–0	Carlisle United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Dunne 17'	Report	Twardek 50' Devitt 88' Nadesan 90+3'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,807 Referee: Brett Huxtable

14 April 2018 43	Morecambe	1–1	Carlisle United	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Conlan 13' Lang 29'	Report	Devitt 14', 69'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,319 Referee: John Brooks

21 April 2018 44	Carlisle United	1–1	Luton Town	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Grainger 13' (pen.) 77' Ellis 45' Jones 90+2'	Report	Potts 44' Lee 62'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,523 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

28 April 2018 45	Port Vale	1–2	Carlisle United	Burslem
15:00 BST	Angus 34' Kay 85'	Report	Nadesan 51' Hope 70' Parkes 89'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Ben Toner

5 May 2018 46	Carlisle United	1–1	Newport County	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Ellis 14'	Report	Amond 38' Willmott 78'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,311 Referee: Mark Heywood

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Carlisle United were drawn at home against Oldham Athletic in the first round.^[6] In the second round Carlisle were given an away trip to Gillingham.^[7]

4 November 2017 First round	Carlisle United	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Bennett 22', 60' Hope 36'	Report	Clarke 64' Amadi-Holloway 72' Davies 90+4'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,965 Referee: Andy Haines

2 December 2017 Second round	Gillingham	1–1	Carlisle United	Gillingham
14:00 GMT	O'Neill 5' Clare 40'	Report	Grainger 18' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,178 Referee: Andy Woolmer

12 December 2017 Second round replay	Carlisle United	v	Gillingham	Carlisle
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Brunton Park
Note: On 12 December, the second round replay match was postponed due to recent extremely cold spell of weather.^[8]

19 December 2017 Second round replay	Carlisle United	3–1	Gillingham	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Hope 7' 37' Liddle 73' Lambe 86' Miller 90+2' Miller 90+3'	Report	Clare 25' Wagstaff 47' Byrne 57' Parker 66' Ehmer 77' O'Neill 90+1'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,357 Referee: Mark Heywood

6 January 2018 Third round	Carlisle United	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Cosgrove 45'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,793 Referee: David Webb

16 January 2018 Third round reply	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Carlisle United	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Matias 28' Nuhiu 66'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 12,003 Referee: Michael Salisbury

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Carlisle United were drawn away to Fleetwood Town in the first round.^[9] Championship side Sunderland are the second round visitors.^[10]

8 August 2017 First round	Fleetwood Town	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Carlisle United	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Maguire 6' Hiwula 69' O'Neill 75' Bolger 90+2' Rodgers 105+2'	Report	S.Miller 22' Devitt 71' Liddle 85' Grainger 95' T.Miller 101' 104' Hope 116'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Graham Salisbury

22 August 2017 Second round	Carlisle United	1–2	Sunderland	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Grainger 60'	Report	Love 25' Khazri 57' Djilobodji 59' Ndong 64' Gooch 80'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8,187 Referee: Darren Bond

EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Fleetwood Town (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Round 2
2	ACA	Leicester City U21s (Q)	3	1	0	1	1	3	5	−2	4	Round 2
3	L2	Carlisle United (E)	3	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	3
4	L2	Morecambe (E)	3	0	1	0	2	3	6	−3	2

Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

29 August 2017 (2017-08-29) Group Game 1	Morecambe	0–2	Carlisle United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Fleming 82'	Report	Hope 1' Kennedy 44'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,228

3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Group Game 2	Carlisle United	0–1	Leicester City U23s	Carlisle
19:45 BST		Report	Ndukwu 20'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Ben Toner

8 November 2017 Group Game 3	Carlisle United	1–2	Fleetwood Town	Carlisle
19:45 GMT	Devitt 33' T. Miller 55' S. Miller 86'	Report	Sowerby 10' Biggins 29' Burns 44'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 909 Referee: Martin Coy

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	DM	Kelvin Etuhu	Bury	Free	^[11]
1 July 2017	CF	Hallam Hope	Bury	Free	^[12]
4 July 2017	CB	Tom Parkes	Leyton Orient	Free	^[13]
25 July 2017	CF	Richie Bennett	Barrow	Undisclosed	^[14]
1 August 2017	CF	Sam Cosgrove	Wigan Athletic	Free	^[15]
21 September 2017	CB	Clint Hill	Rangers	Free	^[16]
12 October 2017	SS	Steven Rigg	Queen of the South	Free	^[17]
26 January 2018	CF	Cole Stockton	Heart of Midlothian	Free	^[18]
31 January 2018	RW	Jamal Campbell-Ryce	Barnet	Undisclosed	^[19]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM	James Bailey	Yeovil Town	Released	^[20]^[a]
1 July 2017	LB	Patrick Brough	Morecambe	Released	^[22]
1 July 2017	GK	Mark Gillespie	Walsall	Rejected contract	^[23]^[b]
1 July 2017	CF	Jabo Ibehre	Cambridge United	Rejected contract	^[25]^[c]
1 July 2017	CF	Jean-Michel Joachim	Kidderminster Harriers	Rejected contract	^[27]
1 July 2017	CB	Michael Raynes	Crewe Alexandra	Rejected contract	^[28]^[d]
1 July 2017	CF	Ben Tomlinson	Halifax Town	Released	^[30]
1 July 2017	AM	James Hooper	F.C. United of Manchester	Released	^[31]
1 July 2017	GK	Max Crocombe	Salford City	Released	^[32]
1 July 2017	AM	Joe Ward	Retired	Released	^[33]
24 July 2017	CB	Shaun Brisley	Notts County	Mutual consent	^[34]
31 January 2018	CF	Sam Cosgrove	Aberdeen	£27,000	^[35]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK	Jack Bonham	Brentford	31 May 2018	^[36]
1 August 2017	GK	Shamal George	Liverpool	1 January 2018	^[37]
25 August 2017	CB	James Brown	Millwall	31 May 2018	^[38]
26 January 2018	CF	Kris Twardek	Millwall	31 May 2018	^[39]
31 January 2018	GK	Louis Gray	Everton	31 May 2018	^[40]
31 January 2018	CF	Ashley Nadesan	Fleetwood Town	31 May 2018	^[41]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
25 August 2017	CM	Jordan Holt	Workington	25 September 2017	^[42]
8 September 2017	GK	Morgan Bacon	Shaw Lane	8 October 2017	^[43]
26 September 2017	RW	Jack Egan	Workington	26 October 2017	^[44]
26 September 2017	CM	Jordan Holt	Workington	26 October 2017	^[44]
28 September 2017	CB	Mark Ellis	Leyton Orient	28 November 2017	^[45]
26 October 2017	CM	Jordan Holt	Workington	26 November 2017	^[46]
16 November 2017	GK	Morgan Bacon	Kendal Town	16 December 2017	^[47]
23 November 2017	CM	Cameron Salkeld	Whitby Town	20 December 2017	^[48]
20 December 2017	CM	Cameron Salkeld	Whitby Town	20 January 2018	^[49]
25 January 2018	CF	Shaun Miller	Crewe Alexandra	31 May 2018	^[50]
31 January 2018	CM	Cameron Salkeld	Annan Athletic	30 April 2018	^[51]

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