Carlisle vs Harrogate
England • National League • 2026/2027 • Round 15
Carlisle3 : 0FTHalf-time: 1 : 0
Harrogate
Match events
- 9' Goal - J. WilliamsAssist - C. Whelan • 1 : 0
- 14' Red card - M. Azeez
- 22' Yellow card - K. Richardson
- 30' Red card - H. Bunker
- 40' SubstitutionD. Ajiboye off - C. Camps on
- 41' Yellow card - C. McGuckin
- 43' Yellow card - E. Bristow
- 46' Goal - C. WhelanAssist - J. Williams • 2 : 0
- 46' SubstitutionL. Cass off - S. McCoulsky on
- 54' Yellow card - M. Williams
- 56' SubstitutionJ. Williams off - R. Galvin on
- 56' SubstitutionC. Whelan off - T. Jenks on
- 61' Goal - R. Galvin3 : 0
- 63' Yellow card - S. Dreyer
- 65' SubstitutionC. McGuckin off - J. Muldoon on
- 68' SubstitutionM. Obiero off - S. Wearne on
- 69' SubstitutionK. Richardson off - T. Mullarkey on
Match information
- Country
- England
- Competition
- National League
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 15
- Date
- 28 October 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Brunton Park
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boreham Wood | 15 | +26 | 41 |
| 2 | Harrogate | 15 | +11 | 31 |
| 3 |  Southend | 15 | +12 | 29 |
| … | ||||
| 8 |  Barrow | 14 | +7 | 24 |
| 9 | Carlisle | 15 | +7 | 23 |
| 10 |  FC Halifax | 15 | +6 | 21 |
Recent form
CarlisleWWDWW
HarrogateWWDWW
Head-to-head
- 26 July 2025 • Club Friendlies • Harrogate 0 : 2 Carlisle (Half-time 0 : 2)
- 8 March 2025 • League Two • Harrogate Town 1 : 0 Carlisle United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 19 October 2024 • League Two • Carlisle United 1 : 1 Harrogate Town (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 14 November 2023 • EFL Trophy • Carlisle United 2 : 0 Harrogate Town (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 8 August 2023 • League Cup • Harrogate Town 1 : 0 Carlisle United (Half-time 1 : 0)
Clubs
Carlisle
- Founded
- 1903
- Country
- England
- Stadium
- Brunton Park
- City
- Carlisle, Cumbria
- Capacity
- 18 202
- Surface
- grass
Harrogate
- Founded
- 1914
- Country
- England
- Stadium
- EnviroVent Stadium
- City
- Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Capacity
- 5 515
- Surface
- grass
Match commentary
- It is all over: Carlisle 3 : 0 Harrogate.
- 69'Carlisle make a change: K. Richardson off, T. Mullarkey on.
- 68'Carlisle make a change: M. Obiero off, S. Wearne on.
- 65'Harrogate make a change: C. McGuckin off, J. Muldoon on.
- 63'Yellow card for S. Dreyer (Harrogate).
- 61'Goal! R. Galvin scores for Carlisle. 3 : 0.
- 56'Carlisle make a change: C. Whelan off, T. Jenks on.
- 56'Carlisle make a change: J. Williams off, R. Galvin on.
- 54'Yellow card for M. Williams (Harrogate).
- 46'Harrogate make a change: L. Cass off, S. McCoulsky on.
- 46'Carlisle score! J. Williams sets it up and C. Whelan finishes. 2 : 0.
- We are back for the second half.
- Half-time. 1 : 0.
- 43'Yellow card for E. Bristow (Harrogate).
- 41'Yellow card for C. McGuckin (Harrogate).
- 40'Carlisle make a change: D. Ajiboye off, C. Camps on.
- 30'Red card! H. Bunker (Carlisle) is sent off.
- 22'Yellow card for K. Richardson (Carlisle).
- 14'Red card! M. Azeez (Carlisle) is sent off.
- 9'Carlisle score! C. Whelan sets it up and J. Williams finishes. 1 : 0.
- Kick-off! The match is under way.
Line-up - Carlisle • 5-3-2
7Ajiboye19Obiero
8Whelan6Azeez4Bunker
5Feeney2Richardson15Nicholson22Williams17Duru
1Desbois
- 17L. Duru
- 22J. Williams
- 4H. Bunker
- 15B. Nicholson
- 19M. Obiero
- 6M. Azeez
- 1A. Desbois
- 2K. Richardson
- 7D. Ajiboye
- 5M. Feeney
- 8C. Whelan
Substitutes
- 30T. Jenks
- 10R. Linney
- 12R. Galvin
- 20S. Wearne
- 16A. Mair
- 32C. Camps
- 40T. Mullarkey
Line-up - Harrogate • 3-5-2
35McGuckin23Dolaghan
17Hmami7Thomson3Bristow21Taylor14Williams
4Baptiste16Dreyer24Cass
34Hutchinson
- 23B. Dolaghan
- 14M. Williams
- 35C. McGuckin
- 21E. Taylor
- 34L. Hutchinson
- 3E. Bristow
- 24L. Cass
- 16S. Dreyer
- 4A. Baptiste
- 7G. Thomson
- 17J. Hmami
Substitutes
- 2L. Payne
- 19M. Craig
- 27B. Fox
- 9S. McCoulsky
- 30R. Watson
- 18J. Muldoon
- 6W. Burrell
Coaches
- Carlisle
- Mark Hughes
- Harrogate
- Simon Weaver
Head-to-head
Last 7 meetings
Carlisle wins2
Draws2
Harrogate wins3
- Goals: Carlisle
- 8 (1.1)
- Goals: Harrogate
- 7 (1.0)
- Goals per match
- 2.1
- Both teams scored
- 2 / 7
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 7
Results
- 26 July 2025 • Club Friendlies • Harrogate 0 : 2 Carlisle (Half-time 0 : 2)
- 8 March 2025 • League Two • Harrogate Town 1 : 0 Carlisle United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 19 October 2024 • League Two • Carlisle United 1 : 1 Harrogate Town (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 14 November 2023 • EFL Trophy • Carlisle United 2 : 0 Harrogate Town (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 8 August 2023 • League Cup • Harrogate Town 1 : 0 Carlisle United (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 4 February 2023 • League Two • Carlisle United 0 : 1 Harrogate Town (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 8 November 2022 • League Two • Harrogate Town 3 : 3 Carlisle United (Half-time 1 : 1)
Form: last 9 matches
| Carlisle | Harrogate | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 4-3-2 | 6-1-2 |
| Scored (per match) | 14 (1.6) | 18 (2.0) |
| Conceded (per match) | 12 (1.3) | 10 (1.1) |
| Clean sheets | 2 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Both teams scored | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 5 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
Recent form - Carlisle
- W24 October 2026 • National League • Solihull Moors 1 : 2 Carlisle (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W17 October 2026 • FA Cup • Carlisle 2 : 1 Tamworth (Half-time 2 : 0)
- D10 October 2026 • National League • Carlisle 0 : 0 Kidderminster (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W3 October 2026 • National League • Aldershot 1 : 3 Carlisle (Half-time 0 : 2)
- W29 September 2026 • National League • AFC Fylde 0 : 2 Carlisle (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L26 September 2026 • National League • Carlisle 2 : 5 Woking (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L19 September 2026 • National League • Eastleigh 1 : 0 Carlisle (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D15 September 2026 • National League • Carlisle 1 : 1 Forest Green (Half-time 1 : 1)
- D12 September 2026 • National League • Carlisle 2 : 2 Southend (Half-time 1 : 0)
Recent form - Harrogate
- W24 October 2026 • National League • Harrogate 3 : 1 Sutton (Half-time 3 : 0)
- W20 October 2026 • FA Cup • Harrogate 3 : 1 Bury (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D17 October 2026 • FA Cup • Bury 1 : 1 Harrogate (Half-time 1 : 1)
- W10 October 2026 • National League • Woking 0 : 1 Harrogate (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W3 October 2026 • National League • Harrogate 3 : 0 Hornchurch (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W29 September 2026 • National League • Hartlepool 0 : 1 Harrogate (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W26 September 2026 • National League • Harrogate 4 : 1 Eastleigh (Half-time 2 : 1)
- L19 September 2026 • National League • Boreham Wood 4 : 1 Harrogate (Half-time 2 : 1)
- L15 September 2026 • National League • Harrogate 1 : 2 AFC Fylde (Half-time 0 : 0)
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boreham Wood | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 41 |
| 2 | Harrogate | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 31 |
| 3 | Southend | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 29 |
| 4 |  Yeovil | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 28 |
| 5 |  Worthing | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 28 |
| 6 |  Altrincham | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 28 |
| 7 |  AFC Fylde | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 26 |
| 8 | Barrow | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 24 |
| 9 | Carlisle | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 23 |
| 10 | FC Halifax | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 21 |
| 11 |  Kidderminster | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 21 |
| 12 |  Sutton | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 |  Hornchurch | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 |  Woking | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 |  Forest Green | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 18 |
| 16 |  Aldershot | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 18 |
| 17 |  Eastleigh | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 18 |
| 18 |  Tamworth | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 17 |
| 19 |  Wealdstone | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 15 |
| 20 |  Hartlepool | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 15 |
| 21 |  Boston Utd | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 15 |
| 22 |  Scunthorpe | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 10 |
| 23 |  Solihull Moors | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 39 | -22 | 10 |
| 24 |  Gateshead | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 33 | -24 | 4 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrogate | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 19 |
| 2 | Boreham Wood | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 19 |
| 3 | Altrincham | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 16 |
| 4 | Hornchurch | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 15 |
| 5 | Eastleigh | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 |
| 6 | Yeovil | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 14 |
| 7 | FC Halifax | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 14 |
| 8 | Worthing | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 14 |
| 9 | Tamworth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 13 |
| 10 | Southend | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 13 |
| 11 | Sutton | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Barrow | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| 13 | Carlisle | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 |
| 14 | Kidderminster | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 |
| 15 | AFC Fylde | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 11 |
| 16 | Aldershot | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 |
| 17 | Forest Green | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 10 |
| 18 | Hartlepool | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 19 | Woking | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| 21 | Boston Utd | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| 22 | Gateshead | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 |
| 23 | Wealdstone | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 4 |
| 24 | Solihull Moors | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 3 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boreham Wood | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 22 |
| 2 | Southend | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Fylde | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 |
| 4 | Yeovil | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 14 |
| 5 | Worthing | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 14 |
| 6 | Barrow | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 12 |
| 7 | Harrogate | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Altrincham | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 9 | Carlisle | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 |
| 10 | Wealdstone | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 11 |
| 11 | Woking | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 10 |
| 12 | Kidderminster | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Forest Green | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Sutton | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Aldershot | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 | Boston Utd | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | FC Halifax | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 7 |
| 18 | Solihull Moors | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 7 |
| 19 | Hartlepool | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | Hornchurch | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 6 |
| 21 | Tamworth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 4 |
| 22 | Eastleigh | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 3 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 3 |
| 24 | Gateshead | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 22 | -18 | 0 |
Top scorers
| # | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Pearce | York City | 23 |
| 2 | M. Rush | Boreham Wood | 15 |
| 3 | R. Linney | Carlisle | 13 |
| 4 | E. Dieseruvwe | Rochdale | 12 |
| 5 | D. Whitehall | Scunthorpe | 10 |
| 6 | A. Blair | Eastleigh | 10 |
| 6 | K. Adom | Gateshead | 10 |
| 8 | C. Roberts | Scunthorpe | 9 |
| 9 | J. Hmami | FC Halifax | 9 |
| 10 | W. Harris | FC Halifax | 9 |
| 11 | G. Kelly | Carlisle | 9 |
| 12 | K. McAllister | Forest Green | 8 |
| 13 | L. Simper | Sutton | 8 |
| 14 | A. Abdulmalik | Boreham Wood | 8 |
| 14 | L. McCormick | Yeovil | 8 |
| 16 | A. Newby | York City | 8 |
| 17 | J. Stones | York City | 7 |
| 17 | Z. Brunt | Boreham Wood | 7 |
| 19 | J. Wakeling | Solihull Moors | 7 |
| 20 | L. Armstrong | Carlisle | 7 |