Carlisle United have announced the list of players they have retained and released on competition of the 2025/26 season.
The Blues have 19 players who are still under contract for the 2026/27 season while Harvey McAdam has had a clause in his contract activated for another year.
A further 13 players have been released – one of them, Jordan Jones by mutual agreement and another Sam Hetherington has been invited back to pre-season.
Players under contract for 2026/27
- David Ajiboye
- Luke Armstrong
- Hayden Atkinson
- Gabe Breeze
- Jack Ellis
- Elliot Embleton
- Morgan Feeney
- Ryan Galvin
- Cameron Harper
- Georgie Kelly
- Regan Linney
- Jonah Lowes
- Junior Luamba
- Seb Mason
- Bevis Mugabi
- Amaru Smith
- Stephen Wearne
- Callum Whelan
- Josh Williams
Players released
- Jake Allan
- Archie Davies
- Josh Grant
- Aaron Hayden
- Sam Hetherington (invited back for pre-season)
- Dan Hopper
- Jordan Jones (mutual agreement)
- Sam Murray
- Freddie O’Donoghue
- Thomas Randall
- Ethan Robson
- Terell Thomas
- Charlie Wyke
Players with clauses activated for the 2026/27 season
- Harvey Macadam
- Loan players returning to their parent club:
- Chris Conn-Clarke
- Alex Gilliead
- Archie Mair
- Hugh Parker
- Ephraim Yeboah
Marc Tierney, head of football operations, said: “On behalf of everyone at Carlisle United, I’d like to thank each of the departing players for their contribution during their time at Brunton Park and wish them all the very best for their future careers.”
