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Defender Joel Senior is one of nine players to be released by Carlisle after their promotion to League One.

The right-back played all 120 minutes of the Cumbrians' League Two play-off final triumph against Stockport.

Senior, 23, made 16 appearances for the club this season, having signed from Altrincham in January 2022.

Carlisle have offered new deals to four players including captain Morgan Feeney and Taylor Charters, who scored the winning penalty in Sunday's final.

Omari Patrick, who came on to level the game at 1-1 at Wembley, has also been rewarded with a contract, as has Kristian Dennis, the club's top scorer with 21 goals.

Others let go by Paul Simpson's side include midfielders Jamie Devitt and Brennan Dickenson, with the latter having been sidelined with a long-term ACL injury.

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Carlisle United's play-off penalty hero Taylor Charters has signed a new two-year deal to run until the end of the 2024-25 season.

The 21-year-old midfielder netted the crucial spot-kick during the League Two final shoot-out against Stockport to send the Cumbrians into the third tier.

It was his 57th appearance for Carlisle, having also spent time on loan at Gateshead.

Whitehaven-born Charters scored one goal in 19 games this past season.

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Head of academy coaching David Wilkes has died at the age of 59, Carlisle United have announced.

Barnsley-born Wilkes had been with the Cumbrians in youth development and first-team roles across two spells, the latest spanning 17 years.

He also spent time on Newcastle and Huddersfield's coaching staff.

As a player, he started his career at hometown club Barnsley and had stints at Halifax, Stockport, Frickley and Bridlington as well as Carlisle.

The club said in their tribute: "As a mark of respect to Dave, his family and loved ones there will be no further comment from the club at this stage.

"Our thoughts are with Dave's loved ones at this extremely sad time."

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Carlisle United have signed Middlesbrough defender Jack Robinson on a two-year deal following his spell on loan last season.

The 22-year-old spent the latter half of the 2022-23 campaign on loan with the club and joins with his contract at Boro coming to an end this summer.

During his time with Carlisle, he helped them win promotion to League One through the play-offs in May.

"Everyone wishes Jack the best of luck in his future career," Boro said.

Having joined Middlesbrough as a 13-year-old, Robinson went on to make two senior appearances for the club.

Prior to joining Carlisle last term, he spent the 2021-22 season on loan with then-National League side Yeovil Town, making 18 appearances.

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Carlisle United have signed Ben Barclay on a two-year deal.

The defender, who spent last season on loan at Brunton Park, has joined the Cumbrians permanently after his Stockport contract was cancelled by mutual consent on Thursday.

The 26-year-old scored the goal against Bradford that took Carlisle to the League Two play-off final.

He was unable to play against parent club Stockport at Wembley as Carlisle secured a penalty shootout win.

Barclay is a product of the Manchester City youth system but has played senior football for Accrington as well as Stockport, and had loan spells at Notts County and Yeovil.

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Carlisle United midfielder Jon Mellish has agreed a new three-year contract with the League One club.

Mellish, 25, joined the Cumbrians from National League side Gateshead in the summer of 2019, and has made 168 appearances and scored 25 goals so far.

He helped United win promotion to the third tier via the play-offs last season - a result that triggered a year's extension to his old deal.

But that has now been re-negotiated through until at least 2026.

Mellish follows fellow midfielder Taylor Charters in agreeing fresh terms with the club before the new season, which starts with a home game against Fleetwood Town on Saturday, 5 August.

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arlisle have signed Charlton defender Sam Lavelle and free-agent midfielder Dylan McGeouch on two-year deals.

Lavelle, 26, scored three goals in 41 games for the Addicks after joining from Morecambe in August 2021.

Scot McGeouch, 30, made 24 appearances in League One for Forest Green last season but left at the end of the campaign.

The Cumbrians start the new League One season with a home game against Fleetwood on Saturday, 5 August.

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Carlisle United have signed free agent Dan Butterworth on a two-year deal following his release by Blackburn Rovers earlier this summer.

Butterworth scored four goals in 34 matches on loan at Port Vale last term.

The 23-year-old came through the Rovers academy after a spell at Manchester United and played 17 first-team games, in addition to a loan at Fleetwood.

During his career the versatile Butterworth has operated up front, wide or in a midfield role.

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Carlisle United have signed Nottingham Forest defender Fin Back on a season-long loan, for the second successive campaign.

Back made 19 appearances for the Cumbrians in the 2022-23 season before suffering a hamstring injury in April.

The 20-year-old is the son of England Rugby World Cup winner Neil Back.

Paul Simpson's men start their League One campaign with a home game against Fleetwood on Saturday, 5 August.

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Carlisle United have signed former Preston North End forward Sean Maguire on a one-year deal.

The 29-year-old - who won the last of his 11 caps for the Republic of Ireland in 2020 - is Paul Simpson's eighth new arrival this summer.

A run of 54 goals in 74 games for Cork earned him a move to Deepdale in 2017.

Maguire netted 10 goals in 24 games in his first Championship season and went on to make 170 appearances in all competitions for the Lilywhites.

The forward started out with Waterford before a three-year spell at West Ham, though he did not make a senior appearance.

He joined Coventry on a short-term deal in January, making seven appearances.