The 2023–24 season was the 119th season in the history of

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

and their first season back in League One since the 2013–14 season following promotion via the

2023 English Football League play-offs The English Football League play-offs for the 2022–23 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2023 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in Wembley. The play-offs begin in each league wit ...

in the previous season. The club participated in League One, the

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, the

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, and the

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Squad statistics

, - ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Players who left the club during the season

Current squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 June, Carlisle United announced their pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Annan Athletic, Gretna,

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, Newcastle United U21 and

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set.

Competitions

Overall record

League One

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.

FA Cup

Carlisle United were drawn away to

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in the first round.

EFL Cup

Carlisle were drawn against Harrogate Town away in the first round.

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Carlisle were drawn into Northern Group C with

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, Harrogate Town and Nottingham Forest U21.

Notes

References

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