TRANSFERS IN
| PLAYER | CLUB FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB | DATE | FEE | CONTRACT |
| Andy Welsh | Yeovil Town | 1st June 2011 | Free (Bosman) |
Two years |
| Jon-Paul McGovern | Swindon Town | 20th June 2011 | Last year of contract at Swindon cancelled, to enable McGovern to join Carlisle on a "free" | Two years |
| Stephen O'Halloran |
Coventry City (released at end of 2010/11 season) |
24th June 2011 | Free on pre-contract agreement | One year, with option to extend that by a further year on 1st August 2011 |
| Liam Noble | Sunderland | 15th July 2011 | Loan | to 3rd January 2012 |
| James Tavernier | Newcastle United | 11th August 2011 | Loan | One month, then extended to three months |
| Lee Miller | Middlesbrough | 23rd August 2011 | Undisclosed fee | Two years |
| Jerermy Helan | Manchester City | 13th October 2011 | Loan | One month |
| Christian Ribeiro | Bristol City | 2nd November 2011 | Loan | Two months |
| Chris Chantler | Manchester City | 24th November 2011 | Loan | to 3rd January 2012 |
| Chris Chantler | Manchester City | 6th January 2012 | Unspecified deal | One and a half years |
| Liam Noble | Sunderland | 12th January 2012 |
Free |
Two and a half years |
| Jordan Cook | Sunderland | 16th January 2012 | Loan | One month, then extended to two months |
| Ben Parker | Leeds United | 26th January 2012 | Loan | One month |
| Jordan Cook | Sunderland | 22nd March 2012 | Loan | One month, added to earlier two months makes maximum 93 day loan spell. Runs to 30th April |
TRANSFERS OUT
| PLAYER | CLUB TO | DATE | FEE | CONTRACT |
| Steven Swinglehurst | Kendal Town | 27th September 2011 | Loan | One month, then extended to two months |
| Ben Mckenna | Annan Athletic | 12th January 2012 | Loan | To end of 2011/12 season |
| Steven Swinglehurst | Annan Athletic | 24th January 2012 | Loan | To end of 2011/12 season |
| Craig Curran |
Morecambe | 22nd March 2012 | Loan | To end of 2011/12 season |
| Mark Beck |
Workington Reds | 22nd March 2012 | Work Experience | To end of 2011/12 season |
| Ben Mckenna | - | 3rd May 2012 | - | Released |
| Steven Swinglehurst | - | 3rd May 2012 | - | Released |
| Craig Curran | - | 7th May 2012 | - | Released |
| Stephen O'Halloran | - | 7th May 2012 | - | Released |
| Francois Zoko | - | 6th June 2012 | - | Rejected new contract offer |
| Lubomir Michalik | - | 11th June 2012 | - | Rejected new contract offer |
| Tom Taiwo | - | 11th June 2012 | - | Rejected new contract offer |
PLAYER AND TRIALIST NEWS
11th June - Lubomir Michalik and Tom Taiwo - click here
6th June - Francois Zoko - click here
4th June - Danny Livesey - click here
1st June - Mark Gillespie - click here
31st May - Aaran Taylor - click here
7th May - James Berrett, Mark Gillespie, Danny Livesey, Lubomir Michalik, Peter Murphy, Frank Simek, Tom Taiwo, Paul Thirlwell and Francois Zoko - click here
7th May - Craig Curran and Stephen O'Halloran - click here
3rd May - Steven Swinglehurst - click here
3rd May - Ben Mckenna - click here
19th April - Mark Beck, Adam Gill, Dan Jones, Lance McGlen, Brad Potts, Dave Symington and Josh Todd - click here
22nd March - Mark Beck - click here
22nd March - Craig Curran - click here
22nd March - Jordan Cook - click here
27th February - Ben Parker - click here
16th February - Jordan Cook - click here
26th January - Ben Parker - click here
24th January - Steven Swinglehurst - click here
16th January - Jordan Cook - click here
12th January - Ben Mckenna - click here
12th January - Liam Noble - click here
6th January - Chris Chantler - click here
2nd January - Liam Noble and Christian Ribeiro - click here
23rd November - Chris Chantler - click here
10th November - Jeremy Helan - click here
2nd November - Christian Ribeiro - click here
28th October - Steven Swinglehurst - click here
13th October - Jeremy Helan - click here
30th September - Alex Fisher (trialist) - click here
27th September - Steven Swinglehurst - click here
20th September - Alex Fisher (trialist) - click here
16th September - James Tavernier - click here
14th September - Alex Fisher (trialist) - click here
23rd August - Lee Miller - click here
11th August - James Tavernier - click here
20th July - Stuart Green and Lasse Merring-Mikkelsen - click here
17th July - Stuart Green and Lasse Merring-Mikkelsen - click here
15th July - Liam Noble - click here
8th July - Michael Brodersen, Stuart Green and Lasse Merring-Mikkelsen - click here
7th July - Peter Murphy - click here
5th July - Michael Brodersen, Stuart Green and Lasse Merring-Mikkelsen - click here
24th June - Stephen O'Halloran - click here
23rd June - Stephen O'Halloran - click here
20th June - Jon-Paul McGovern - click here
19th June - Adam Collin - click here
1st June - Andy Welsh - click here