FA Cup Fifth Round vs Charlton Athletic (a) - lost 3-1.
Carling Cup First Round vs Cheltenham Town (a) - lost 5-0.
Football League Trophy Southern Section First Round vs Oxford United (h) - lost 4-3 on penalties with the score at 1-1 after extra time.
Top Goal Scorer 2005/06: Lloyd Owusu (striker) - 14 goals.
Players In
Joe Kuffour (Torquay United - Free), Adam Griffiths (Bournemouth - Free), Thomas Pinault (Grimsby Town - Free), Chris Moore (Dagenham & Redbridge - Free).
Players Out
Sam Sodje (Reading - ?350,000), Michael Turner (Hull City - ?350,000), Jay Tabb (Coventry City - Undisclosed), Michael Dobson (Walsall - Free), Isaiah Rankin (Grimsby Town - Free), Eddie Hutchinson (Oxford United - Free), Marcus Gayle (Aldershot - Free), Scott Fitzgerald (Released), Paul Brooker (Released).
Following two seasons in League One's top four and an agonising play off final defeat last season there have been wholesale changes at Griffin Park in time for the new campaign.
The club have appointed Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior to succeed Martin Allen, who departed for MK Dons in May. Rosenior staged a successful relegation fightback last season with the Seagulls and left Plainmoor after almost four years in charge.
Rosenior has been busy in recruiting new faces and made striker Jo Kuffour, who worked with him at Torquay United, his first signing. He may partner him with former Dagenham & Redbridge striker Chris Moore who started his career as a trainee at Brentford. Now 26, Moore rejected a new contract at Dagenham, where he scored 44 goals in 98 Conference matches and was chased by a number of other clubs, including Conference new boys Weymouth.
He has also signed former Bournemouth defender Adam Griffiths on a one year deal.
The Australian made seven appearances for the Cherries following a move in January from Watford before being released in the summer.
Many of last season's squad have departed the club, including central defensive pairing Sam Sodje to Reading and Michael Turner to Hull City for ?350,000 apiece. Highly rated midfielder Jay Tabb has left for Coventry City for an undisclosed fee. Tabb earned his first senior call up for the Republic of Ireland to face Chile in a friendly last season.
Verdict
A host of talent has departed Griffin Park and there will be question marks over whether Leory Rosenior can cut it in a higher division following a difficult campaign at Torquay United last season. This is likely to be a season of transition and the club must avoid being dragged into a possible relegation battle.
FA Cup First Round vs Cheltenham Town (a) - lost 1-0.
Carling Cup First Round vs Burnley (a) - lost 2-1.
Football League Trophy Final (n) vs Swansea City - lost 2-1.
Top Goal Scorer 2005/06: Karl Hawley (striker) - 26 goals.
Players In
David Raven (Liverpool - Free), Kevin Gall (Yeovil Town - Free), Paul Murray (Beira Mar - Free), Luke Joyce (Wigan Athletic - Free).
Players Out
Brendan McGill (Gretna - Free), Lee Andrews (Torquay United - Free).
Carlisle United experienced a remarkable 12 months which saw them storm League Two following their promotion from the Conference and a Football League Trophy final appearance which saw them narrowly lose out to League One high flyers Swansea City.
Carlisle won League Two by three points last season but were comfortably in the automatic promotion places for much of the campaign. Whether they are strong enough to compete in League One remains to be seen but they will have to do it without manager Paul Simpson, who left Brunton Park to take over at Preston.
The Cumbrians appointed Neil McDonald as their new manager and he was an assistant to Iain Dowie at Crystal Palace last season but left his post when Dowie departed for Charlton Athletic. McDonald began his coaching career at Preston North End before joining Bolton Wanderers in 2000.
McDonald made Liverpool defender David Raven his first signing for the club and the player who spent the latter part of last season on loan at Tranmere Rovers signed a two year contract. One problem McDonald may face is hanging on to striker Michael Bridges who has kick started his career at Brunton Park. Bridges scored scored 15 goals for Carlisle last season after arriving at the club last November and the Cumbrians rejected a club record ?250,000 bid from League Two outfit Darlington for the player this summer.
The offer came after Darlington manager David Hodgson received the financial backing of chairman George Houghton. The 27 year old Bridges began his career at Sunderland, before injury blighted spells at Leeds United, Newcastle United, Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland again and finally Bristol City.
Verdict
Carlisle have performed admirably during the last two seasons but may find the step up to League One tough. If the club can hold onto Michael Bridges and last season's top goal scorer Karl Hawley they could cause a few shocks otherwise they could have a relegation battle on their hands.
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