The 2022–23 season was the 118th season in the existence of Carlisle United Football Club and the club's ninth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy. Carlisle United qualified for the Play-offs and won the Final against Stockport County and were promoted to the EFL League One for the 2023–24 season.
Squad statistics
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 23 June 2022 CF Ryan Edmondson Leeds United Undisclosed 1 July 2022 GK Tomáš Holý Ipswich Town Free transfer 1 July 2022 CM Owen Moxon Annan Athletic Free transfer 30 July 2022 GK Michael Kelly Bray Wanderers Undisclosed 2 August 2022 CM Jayden Harris Aldershot Town Undisclosed 10 August 2022 CB Paul Huntington Preston North End Free Transfer 19 January 2023 CF Joe Garner Fleetwood Town Undisclosed
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2022 SS Lewis Alessandra South Shields Released 30 June 2022 CB Joshua Barnett Horden Community Welfare Released 30 June 2022 CM Danny Devine Chester Released 30 June 2022 MF Dylan Garvey Consett Released 30 June 2022 GK Mark Howard Wrexham Released 30 June 2022 CF Manasse Mampala Hyde United Released 30 June 2022 CB Rod McDonald Crewe Alexandra Released 30 June 2022 RB Kelvin Mellor Crewe Alexandra Released 30 June 2022 GK Magnus Norman Oldham Athletic Rejected contract 30 June 2022 DM Joe Riley Walsall Free transfer 30 June 2022 MF DJ Taylor Penrith Released 30 June 2022 LW Gime Touré Yeovil Town Released 30 June 2022 MF Charlie Watt Spennymoor Town Released 5 July 2022 CF Tristan Abrahams Eastleigh Free transfer 31 January 2023 MF Ryan Carr Ipswich Town Undisclosed
Loans in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 22 June 2022 AM Sonny Hilton Fulham 4 January 2023 4 July 2022 CB Ben Barclay Stockport County End of Season 14 July 2022 RB Fin Back Nottingham Forest End of Season 4 August 2022 CF Jack Stretton Derby County 7 January 2023 18 August 2022 CB Duncan Idehen Bristol City 8 December 2022 3 January 2023 LB Jack Robinson Middlesbrough End of Season 9 January 2023 CM Alfie McCalmont Leeds United End of Season 13 January 2023 CF John-Kymani Gordon Crystal Palace End of Season
Loans out DatePosPlayerLoaned toOn loan untilRef 27 July 2022 DF Max Kilsby Annan Athletic End of Season 28 July 2022 CF Sam Fishburn Blyth Spartans 6 September 2022 13 August 2022 RW Lewis Bell Gretna 2008 End of Season 12 September 2022 CF Sam Fishburn Morpeth Town End of Season 27 September 2022 GK Gabriel Breeze Widnes 27 October 2022
Pre-season and friendlies On 13 May, Carlisle United announced the first three of their pre-season friendlies, against Penrith, Kendal Town and Workington Two more matches were added on 20 May. Two more friendlies against Bolton Wanderers and Morecambe were confirmed.
Mid-season
Competitions Overall record
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
Play-offs
Carlisle United won 3–2 on Aggregate.
Carlisle United promoted to EFL League One
FA Cup
The Cumbrians were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round and away to Walsall in the second round.
EFL Cup
Carlisle were drawn away to Shrewsbury Town in the first round.
EFL Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Carlisle United with Barrow and Fleetwood Town. Three days later, Manchester United U21s joined Northern Group G.
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