List of Carlisle United F.C. managers
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The Football League and Michael Knighton
who in 1997 took over the management role while he was chairman.
Managerial history
Information correct as of 17 January 2019.
- (n/a) = Information not available
| Name | Nationality | To | Honours
Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Simpson |  England
|
23 February 2022 | Present | EFL League Two play-off winners: 2022–23 |
| Keith Millen | England
|
26 October 2021 | 23 February 2022 | |
| Gavin Skelton (Caretaker) | England
|
10 October 2021 | 26 October 2021 | |
| Chris Beech | England
|
26 November 2019 | 10 October 2021 | |
| Gavin Skelton (Caretaker) | England
|
13 November 2019 | 26 November 2019 | |
| Steven Pressley |  Scotland
|
16 January 2019 | 13 November 2019 | |
| Tommy Wright Paul Murray (Caretaker) |
Scotland England
|
4 January 2019 | 16 January 2019 | |
| John Sheridan |  Ireland
|
5 June 2018 | 4 January 2019 | |
| Colin West (Caretaker) | England
|
8 May 2018 | 5 June 2018 | |
| Keith Curle | England
|
19 September 2014 | 8 May 2018 | |
| Tony Caig Paul Thirlwell (Caretaker) |
England England
|
1 September 2014 | 19 September 2014 | |
| Graham Kavanagh | Ireland
|
1 October 2013 | 1 September 2014 | |
| Graham Kavanagh Davie Irons Tony Caig (Caretaker) |
Ireland Scotland England
|
9 September 2013 | 1 October 2013 | |
| Greg Abbott | England
|
5 December 2008 | 9 September 2013 | 2009/2010
|
| Greg Abbott (Caretaker) | England
|
3 November 2008 | 5 December 2008 | |
| John Ward | England
|
October 2007 | 3 November 2008 | |
| Greg Abbott (Caretaker) | England
|
13 August 2007 | October 2007 | |
| Neil McDonald | England
|
17 June 2006 | 13 August 2007 | |
| Paul Simpson | England
|
29 August 2003 | 17 June 2006 | 2005/2006 2005/2006 2004/2005
|
| Roddy Collins[1] | Ireland
|
July 2002 | August 2003 | 2002/2003
|
| Billy Barr (Caretaker) | England
|
April 2002 | July 2002 | |
| Roddy Collins | Ireland
|
July 2001 | April 2002 | |
| Ian Atkins | England
|
2000 | 2001 | |
| Martin Wilkinson | England
|
25 June 1999 | 10 May 2000 | |
| Keith Mincher[2] | England
|
18 June 1999 | 25 June 1999 | |
| Nigel Pearson | England
|
1998 | 1999 | |
| Michael Knighton Dave Wilkes John Halpin |
England England England
|
1997 | 1998 | |
| Dave Wilkes(Caretaker) | England
|
1997 | 1997 | |
| Mervyn Day | England
|
1996 | 1997 | 1996/1997 1996/1997
|
| Mick Wadsworth | England
|
1993 | 1996 | 1994/1995 1995/1996
|
| David McCreery |  Northern Ireland
|
1992 | 1994 | |
| Aidan McCaffery | England
|
1991 | 1992 | |
| Clive Middlemass | England
|
1987 | 1991 | |
| Harry Gregg | Northern Ireland
|
1986 | 1987 | |
| Bob Stokoe | England
|
1985 | 1986 | |
| Pop Robson | England
|
1985 | 1985 | |
| Bob Stokoe | England
|
1980 | 1985 | 1981/1982
|
| Martin Harvey | Northern Ireland
|
1980 | 1980 | |
| Bobby Moncur | Scotland
|
1976 | 1980 | |
| Dick Young | England
|
1975 | 1976 | |
| Alan Ashman | England
|
1972 | 1975 | 1973/1974 |
| Ian MacFarlane | Scotland
|
1970 | 1972 | |
| Bob Stokoe | England
|
1968 | 1970 | |
| Tim Ward | England
|
1967 | 1968 | |
| Alan Ashman | England
|
1963 | 1967 | 1964/1965 1963/1964
|
| Ivor Powell |  Wales
|
1960 | 1963 | |
| Andy Beattie | Scotland
|
1958 | 1960 | |
| Fred Emery | England
|
1951 | 1958 | |
| Bill Shankly | Scotland
|
1949 | 1951 | |
| Ivor Broadis | England
|
1946 | 1949 | |
| Bill Clarke (Secretary-Manager) | (n/a) | 1945 | 1946 | |
| Howard Harkness | (n/a) | 1940 | 1945 | |
David Taylor
|
Scotland
|
1938 | 1940 | |
| Fred Westgarth | England
|
1936 | 1938 | |
| Bob Kelly | England
|
1935 | 1936 | |
| Bill Clarke | (n/a) | 1933 | 1935 | |
| Billy Hampson | England
|
1930 | 1933 | |
| George Bistow | (n/a) | 1913 | 1930 | 1921/1922 Runners-up: 1927/1928
|
| Dave Graham | (n/a) | 1912 | 1913 | |
| Jack Houston | (n/a) | 1910 | 1912 | |
| Bert Stansfield | England
|
1908 | 1910 | |
| Jack Houston (Secretary-Manager) | (n/a) | 1906 | 1908 | 1906/1907 1907/1908
|
| McCumiskey (Secretary-Manager) | (n/a) | 1905 | 1906 | |
| Harry Kirkbride (Secretary-Manager) | (n/a) | 1904 | 1905 |