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Carlisle United

2015–16 season
Chairman	Andrew Jenkins
Manager	Keith Curle
Stadium	Brunton Park
League Two	10th
FA Cup	Fourth Round Eliminated by Everton
League Cup	Third round Eliminated by Liverpool
League Trophy	First round Eliminated by Port Vale
Top goalscorer	League: 15 – Jabo Ibehre All: 17 – Jabo Ibehre
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The 2015–16 season was Carlisle United's 111th season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad statistics

As of 7 May 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Mark Gillespie	50	0	45+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Tom Miller	35	5	28+1	5	1+1	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Danny Grainger	43	7	35+0	5	4+0	2	3+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Luke Joyce	43	0	35+3	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Michael Raynes	49	3	39+1	3	5+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	David Atkinson	27	0	22+1	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jason Kennedy	49	3	43+0	2	4+0	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Martin Smith (loan)	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Charlie Wyke	38	15	29+5	12	3+0	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	FRA	Bastien Héry	25	0	16+4	0	0+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
11	DF	ENG	Patrick Brough	11	0	6+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
12	MF	ENG	Antony Sweeney	26	4	13+7	1	3+0	3	2+0	0	1+0	0
13	GK	WAL	Dan Hanford	6	0	1+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Jabo Ibehre	43	17	28+7	15	2+2	0	0+3	2	0+1	0
15	MF	MSR	Brandon Comley (loan)	13	0	12+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Courtney Meppen-Walter (free agent)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	FW	ENG	Jack Stacey (loan)	9	2	7+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	EIR	Gary Dicker (free agent)	27	0	12+7	0	3+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Alex Gilliead (loan)	40	5	22+12	5	4+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
17	MF	EIR	Danny Kearns (free agent)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	GHA	Kevin Osei (free agent)	9	1	2+6	0	0+0	0	0+1	1	0+0	0
19	MF	COL	Ángelo Balanta	10	1	5+2	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
20	DF	ENG	Troy Archibald-Henville	14	2	6+7	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Steven Rigg	10	0	2+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Matthew Douglas	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Joe Thompson	17	1	4+11	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	FW	ENG	Hallam Hope (loan)	26	5	17+5	4	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	GHA	Derek Asamoah	50	8	11+31	6	2+3	0	2+0	2	0+1	0
26	FW	ENG	Macaulay Gillesphey (loan)	28	2	19+5	2	2+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Mark Ellis	34	0	29+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	NED	Luis Pedro	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Connor Hammell (free agent)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	GK	ENG	Morgan Bacon	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Alexander McQueen	26	0	15+6	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	JP Trophy	Total
1	FW		14	Jabo Ibehre	15	0	2	0	17
2	FW		9	Charlie Wyke	12	3	0	0	15
3	FW		25	Derek Asamoah	6	0	2	0	8
4	DF		3	Danny Grainger	5	2	0	0	7
5	FW		17	Alex Gilliead	5	0	0	0	5
	FW		24	Hallam Hope	4	1	0	0	5
	MF		2	Tom Miller	5	0	0	0	5
8	MF		12	Antony Sweeney	1	3	0	0	4
9	DF		7	Jason Kennedy	2	0	1	0	3
	DF		5	Michael Raynes	3	0	0	0	3
11	FW		26	Macaulay Gillesphey	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		20	Troy Archibald-Henville	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		16	Jack Stacey	2	0	0	0	2
14	MF		18	Ángelo Balanta	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		27	Mark Ellis	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		18	Kevin Osei	0	0	1	0	1
	MF		23	Joe Thompson	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals					1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	67	10	6	0	83

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy		Total
4		DF	Luke Joyce	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	2
27		FW	Mark Ellis	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
14		FW	Jabo Ibehre	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
24		MF	Hallam Hope	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
1		GK	Mark Gillespie	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
15		MF	Brandon Comley	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2		MF	Tom Miller	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
6		DF	Michael Raynes	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
3		DF	Danny Grainger	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
16		MF	Gary Dicker	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
9		FW	Charlie Wyke	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6		DF	David Atkinson	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
20		DF	Troy Archibald-Henville	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10		MF	Bastien Héry	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7		FW	Jason Kennedy	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12		MF	Antony Sweeney	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
21		FW	Steven Rigg	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
25		FW	Derek Asamoah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		MF	Ángelo Balanta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Brandon Comley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26		MF	Macaulay Gillesphey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44		DF	Alexander McQueen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8		MF	Martin Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	60	6	9	1	4	0	2	0	75	7

Notes:

• ^(10) The red card that Jabo Ibehre received in the Round 28 match against Accrington Stanley was rescinded by the FA Appeal Board after the club appealed.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
19 May	CM		Connor Hammell	Academy	Trainee
19 May	CM		Jason Kennedy	Bradford City	Free transfer
20 May	CB		Michael Raynes	Mansfield Town	Free transfer
21 May	DM		Luke Joyce	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer
4 June	CB		David Atkinson	Middlesbrough	Free transfer
11 June	CM		Tom Miller	Lincoln City	Free transfer
24 June	DM		Bastien Héry	Rochdale	Free transfer
25 June	CF		Jabo Ibehre	Colchester United	Free transfer
30 June	LW		Ángelo Balanta	Bristol Rovers	Free transfer
30 June	RB		Alexander McQueen	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer
28 July	RW		Kevin Osei	Waasland-Beveren	Free transfer
31 July	RM		Joe Thompson	Bury	Free transfer
3 January	DF		Mark Ellis	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer
24 March	FW		Luis Pedro	Târgu Mureș	Free transfer

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
14 September	LB		Macaulay Gillesphey	Newcastle United	initial: 11 October extended: End of Season
14 September	CF		Alex Gilliead	Newcastle United	initial: 11 October extended: End of Season
18 September	RB		Daniel Wiseman	Sunderland	initial: End Of Season recalled 3 may
29 October	DF		Mark Ellis	Shrewsbury Town	initial: 29 November extended: 2 January
21 January	MF		Brandon Comley	Queens Park Rangers	initial: 21 February extended: 20 March
19 March	MF		Martin Smith	Sunderland	End of Season
24 March	FW		Jack Stacey	Reading	initial: End of Season recalled 3 May

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July	RW		David Amoo	Partick Thistle	Free transfer
1 July	CB		Nathan Buddle	Gateshead	Free transfer
1 July	CF		Stephen Elliott	Free Agent	Released
1 July	AM		Josh Gillies	Gateshead	Free transfer
1 July	CB		Sean O'Hanlon	Stockport County	Free transfer
1 July	CF		Billy Paynter	Hartlepool United	Free transfer
1 July	RM		Brad Potts	Blackpool	Undisclosed
1 July	LB		Matty Robson	Shildon	Released
1 July	RB		David Symington	Barrow	Free transfer
1 July	DM		Paul Thirlwell	Harrogate Town	Free transfer
10 July	AM		Kyle Dempsey	Huddersfield Town	£300,000
10 July	DM		Anthony Griffith	Altrincham	Free transfer
24 July	CF		Mark Beck	Yeovil Town	Undisclosed
26 November	DF		Courtney Meppen-Walter	Chorley	Released
1 September	RM		Daniel Kearns	Glenavon	Mutual consent
23 December	FW		Kevin Osei		Mutual consent
1 February	MF		Gary Dicker	Kilmarnock	Released
9 March	MF		Connor Hammell	Workington	Mutual consent

1. Following Gillies' release he joined Gateshead.
2. Following O'Hanlon's release he joined Stockport County.
3. Following Symington's release he joined Barrow.
4. Following Thirlwell's release he joined Harrogate Town.
5. Following Griffith's release he joined Altrincham.

Total income: £300,000

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
26 November	FW		Steven Rigg	Barrow	29 November
2 January	MF		Patrick Brough	Lincoln City	2 February

Notes:

• ^(11) Original loan was until 2 January. Loan terminated earlier due to Rigg sustaining an injury.

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 11 June 2015, Carlisle United announced their finalised pre-season schedule.

7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) Friendly	Blyth Spartans	0–1	Carlisle United	Blyth
19:30 BST		Report	Sweeney 51'	Stadium: Croft Park Attendance: 626

9 July 2015 (2015-07-09) Friendly	Workington	0–3	Carlisle United	Workington
19:45 BST		Report	Asamoah 44' Osei 67' Kearns 90'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 662

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly	Penrith	0–7	Carlisle United	Penrith
15:00 BST		Report	Grainger Wyke Miller Kennedy Beck	Stadium: The World Group Stadium Attendance: 850

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly	Bradford City	2–0	Carlisle United	Bradford
15:00 BST	Morris 58' Liddle 72'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade

28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly	Carlisle United	4–3	Preston North End	Carlisle
19:15 BST	Miller 20' Kennedy 25' Grainger 39' (pen.), 81' (pen.)	Report	Hugill 12', 50' Keane 28'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,938 (176 away fans) Referee: Richard Clark

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Friendly	Carlisle United	3–1	Oldham Athletic	Carlisle
15:00 BST	Balanta 29' Asamoah 56' Rigg 84'	Report	Murphy 66'	Stadium: Brunton Park Referee: Eddie Ilderton

League Two

League table

Results by matchday

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Mansfield Town	1–1	Carlisle United	Field Mill, Mansfield
15:00 BST	Benning 29'	Report	Ibehre 45'	Attendance: 4,146 Referee: Lee Swabey

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Carlisle United	4–4	Cambridge United	Brunton Park
15:00 BST	Ibehre 42', 44', 76' Wyke 50'	Report	Corr 11', 45' Taft 21' Berry 58'	Attendance: 6,354 Referee: Richard Clark

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Plymouth Argyle	4–1	Carlisle United	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 BST	Jervis 43', 65' Reid 53' Carey 56'	Report	Thompson 90+3'	Attendance: 6,071 Referee: Oliver Langford

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Carlisle United	1–1	AFC Wimbledon	Brunton Park
15:00BST	Ibehre 67'	Report	Barcham 36'	Attendance: 5,949 Referee: Darren Drysdale

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Hartlepool United	2–3	Carlisle United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
15:00BST	Harrison 6' Paynter 70' (pen.)	Report	Ibehre 57', 84' Miller 76'	Attendance: 4,935 Referee: Andy Haines

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6	Carlisle United	3–2	Barnet	Brunton Park
14:00BST	Miller 2' Asamoah 19', 64'	Report	Dembele 29' Gash 31'	Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Nigel Miller

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7	Carlisle United	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Brunton Park
15:00	Balanta 37' Ibehre 53'	Report	Doidge 11'	Attendance: 3,871 Referee: Ross Joyce

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	York City	2–2	Carlisle United	Bootham Crescent, York
15:00	Summerfield 72' (pen.) Carson 74'	Report	Miller 26' Archibald-Henville 42'	Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Nick Kinseley

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Carlisle United	0–1	Newport County	Brunton Park
15:00		Report	Blackwood 68'	Attendance: 4,402 Referee: Kevin Wright

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10	Leyton Orient	1–2	Carlisle United	Brisbane Road, London
19:45	Baudry 64'	Report	Asamoah 62' Sweeney 72'	Attendance: 4,408 Referee: Charles Breakspear

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11	Stevenage	0–1	Carlisle United	Broadhall Way, Stevenage
15:00		Report	Miller 82'	Attendance: 2,999 Referee: Andy Davies

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12	Carlisle United	2–3	Morecambe	Brunton Park
15:00	Grainger 20' Asamoah 90+2'	Report	Miller 35', 74' Barkhuizen 63'	Attendance: 5,305 Referee: Peter Bankes

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13	Carlisle United	1–0	Exeter City	Brunton Park
15:00	Gilliead 77'	Report		Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Tony Harrington

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 14	Northampton Town	3–2	Carlisle United	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45	Calvert-Lewin 45+2', 63' Hoskins 47'	Report	Gilliead 29' Wyke 90+2'	Attendance: 3,642 Referee: Graham Horwood

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Carlisle United	Adams Park, High Wycombe
15:00	Hayes 90'	Report	Archibald-Henville 48'	Attendance: 3,457 Referee: Robert Lewis

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 16	Carlisle United	3–2	Yeovil Town	Brunton Park
15:00	Raynes 31', 75' Gillesphey 55'	Report	Bird 5' Dickson 8'	Attendance: 4,095 Referee: David Webb

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Carlisle United	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
15:00	Taylor 66', 87'	Report		Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Mark Brown

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18	Carlisle United	2–2	Portsmouth	Brunton Park
15:00	Grainger 44' (pen.), 90+5'	Report	Lavery 66' McNulty 68'	Attendance: 5,503

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19	Luton Town	3–4	Carlisle United	Kenilworth Road, Luton
19:45	Marriott 4' McQuoid 46' Green 57'	Report	Wyke 45' Gilliead 66' Ibehre 79' Asamoah 80'	Attendance: 7,298 Referee: Lee Swabey

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20	Carlisle United	3–1	Crawley Town	Brunton Park
15:00	Wyke 2', 29' Ibehre 49'	Report	Murphy 34'	Attendance: 4,641 Referee: Graham Salisbury

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21	Oxford United	1–1	Carlisle United	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	MacDonald 34'	Report	Dunkley 45+4' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,936 Referee: Mark Haywood

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Carlisle United	3–0	Notts County	Deepdale Stadium, Preston
15:00	Grainger 6' (pen.) Ibehre 45', 59'	Report		Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Darren Bond

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 23	Carlisle United	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00		Report	Brunt 26' Wylde 90+2'	Attendance: 4,415 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 25	Carlisle United	1–1	York City	Brunton Park
15:00	Kennedy 15'	Report	Summerfield 87'	Attendance: 7,461 Referee: Andy Haines

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 26	Carlisle United	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Brunton Park
15:00	Wyke 27' Gilliead 38'	Report		Attendance: 4,709 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 27	Newport County	1–0	Carlisle United	Rodney Parade, Newport
13:00	Boden 56'	Report		Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Lee Collins

16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) 28	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Carlisle United	Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45	Gornell 58'	Report	Hope 17'	Attendance: 2,080 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 29	Carlisle United	1–0	Stevenage	Brunton Park
15:00	Ibehre 59'	Report		Attendance: 4,780 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 30	AFC Wimbledon	1–0	Carlisle United	Kingsmeadow, London
19:45	Robinson 53'	Report		Attendance: 3,526 Referee: Darren Deadman

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 31	Morecambe	1–2	Carlisle United	Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00	Ellison 27'	Report	Wyke 83' (pen.) Asamoah 84'	Attendance: 3,070 Referee: Darren Drysdale

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 32	Carlisle United	2–2	Leyton Orient	Brunton Park
19:45	Gillesphey 17' Raynes 84'	Report	Simpson 50' Palmer 72'	Attendance: 3,721 Referee: Nigel Miller

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 33	Carlisle United	1–4	Northampton Town	Brunton Park
15:00	Hope 47'	Report	Marquis 16' O'Toole 33', 59' Collins 74'	Attendance: 4,892 Referee: David Coote

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 35	Exeter City	2–2	Carlisle United	St James Park, Exeter
15:00	Stockley 7' Wheeler 79'	Report	Wyke 27' Hope 85'	Attendance: 3,375 Referee: Nick Kinseley

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 36	Carlisle United	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Brunton Park
15:00	Wyke 26'	Report	Wood 12'	Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Tim Robinson

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 38	Carlisle United	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Brunton Park
15:00	Stacey 11' Wyke 49' Kennedy 85'	Report	Bodin 11' Taylor 57'	Attendance: 4,718 Referee: Darren England

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39	Portsmouth	1–0	Carlisle United	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
15:00	Smith 57'	Report		Attendance: 15,416 Referee: Charles Breakspear

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40	Carlisle United	1–0	Hartlepool United	Brunton Park
19:45	Hallam Hope 55'	Report		Attendance: 4,767 Referee: Darren Bond

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Carlisle United	1–2	Mansfield Town	Brunton Park
15:00 BST	Miller 90+4'	Report	Daniel 21' Lambe 62'	Attendance: 4,426 Referee: David Webb

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Carlisle United	1–2	Luton Town	Brunton Park
19:45	Stacey 61'		Pigott 23' McQuoid 51'	Attendance: 3,497 Referee: Tom Harrington

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Crawley Town	0–1	Carlisle United	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00		Report	Wyke 78'	Attendance: 1,940 Referee: Gavin Ward

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Carlisle United	0–2	Oxford United	Brunton Park
15:00		Report	Maguire 4' (pen.) Sercombe 74'	Attendance: 6,948 Referee: Phil Gibbs

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Notts County	0–5	Carlisle United	Meadow Lane, Nottingham
15:00		Report	Gilliead 4' Grainger 28' Ibehre 40', 54' Wyke 80'	Attendance: 5,405 Referee: Fred Graham

Notes:

• ^(1) Carlisle's Round 22 home match was moved to Deepdale Stadium due to flooding from the Storm Desmond
• ^(2) Carlisle's away match was postponed due to Accrington Stanley's home ground, Crown Ground was under water due to heavy rain.
• ^(3) Carlisle's Round 24 home match was postponed to a later date due to the club unable to find an alternative venue because of the state of the home ground after flooding from the Storm Desmond.
• ^(4) Carlisle's scheduled home match was moved to Ewood Park due to the home ground not in playable state after Storm Desmond and Storm Eva.
• ^(5) Match was interrupted for 70 minutes in the tenth minute of the match after a fire alarm forced an evacuation of one of the grandstands at St. James Park.

FA Cup

The First Round draw took place on 26 October at 7pm at the club house of the FA Charter Standard Community Club Thackley Juniors F.C. based in Thackley in West Yorkshire, and was broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC Radio 5 Live.

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) R1	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Carlisle United	Home Park, Plymouth
15:00		Report	Sweeney 23' Hope 41'	Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Charles Breakspear

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) R2	Welling United	0–5	Carlisle United	Park View Road, London
14:00		Report	Wyke 18', 71', 90' Sweeney 45' Grainger 67' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,028 Referee: Simon Hooper

10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) R3	Carlisle United	2–2	Yeovil Town	Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
14:00	Grainger 25' Ellis 76'	Report	Zoko 71' Jeffers 90+3'	Attendance: 3,357 Referee: Andy Madley

19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) R3 Replay	Yeovil Town	1–1 (aet) (4–5 p)	Carlisle United	Huish Park, Yeovil
19:45	Compton 31'	Report	Sweeney 77'	Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Tim Robinson
	Penalties
	Dickson Jeffers Tozer Dawson Dolan		Kennedy Sweeney Wyke Ibehre Ellis

31 January 2016 (2016-01-31) R4	Carlisle United	0–3	Everton	Brunton Park
13:30		Report	Koné 2' Lennon 14' Barkley 65'	Attendance: 17,101 Referee: Lee Mason

Notes:

• ^(6) Match was moved to Bloomfield Road due to the state of the home ground after flooding from the Storm Desmond

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Carlisle United were drawn at home against Chesterfield. The second round saw Carlisle draw Queens Park Rangers away.

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) R1	Carlisle United	3–1 (aet)	Chesterfield	Brunton Park
19:45 BST	Ibehre 76', 108' Osei 120+2'	Report	Dieseruvwe 84'	Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

25 August 2015 (2015-08-25) R2	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Carlisle United	Loftus Road Stadium, London
19:45 BST	Emmanuel-Thomas 40'	Report	Asamoah 37' Kennedy 79'	Attendance: 5,501 Referee: James Linington

21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) R3	Liverpool	1–1 (aet) (3–2 p)	Carlisle United	Anfield, Liverpool
20:00 BST	Ings 23'		Asamoah 34'	Attendance: 42,518 Referee: Andrew Madley
	Penalties
	Milner Can Lallana Coutinho Ings		Grainger Dicker Joyce Beck Hery

Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. Carlisle travelled to Port Vale and were defeated in the first round.

1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) R1	Port Vale	1–0	Carlisle United	Vale Park, Burslem
19:45 BST	Ikpeazu 69'	Report		Attendance: 2,571 Referee: Darren England

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