The 2015–16 season was

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's 111th season in their history and their second consecutive season in

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. Along with League Two, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, League Cup and

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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad statistics

Top scorers

Disciplinary record

''Notes:'' * The red card that ''Jabo Ibehre'' received in the Round 28 match against Accrington Stanley was rescinded by the FA Appeal Board after the club appealed.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

Loans in

Transfers out

Total income: £300,000

Loans out

''Notes:'' * 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.

League Two

League table

Results by matchday

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. ''Notes:'' * Carlisle's Round 22 home match was moved to

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due to flooding from the

Storm Desmond Storm Desmond was an extratropical cyclone and fourth named storm of the 2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, notable for directing a plume of moist air, known as an atmospheric river, which brought record amounts of orographic rainfall to ...

* Carlisle's away match was postponed due to Accrington Stanley's home ground, Crown Ground was under water due to heavy rain. * 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

. * Carlisle's scheduled home match was moved to

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due to the home ground not in playable state after

and

Storm Eva Storm Eva (also called Chuck, Staffan and other names) was the fifth named storm of the Met Office and Met Éireann's ''2015–16 UK and Ireland windstorm season, Name our Storms'' project. Heavy rainfall from Eva occurred around three weeks afte ...

. * 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

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and

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. ''Notes:'' * Match was moved to Bloomfield Road due to the state of the home ground after flooding from the

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Carlisle United were drawn at home against

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. The second round saw Carlisle draw Queens Park Rangers away.

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

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and were defeated in the first round.

References

Carlisle United F.C. seasons

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