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Carlisle United have released eight players following their relegation from League One.

Veteran defender Paul Huntington, 36, leaves his hometown club after making 60 league appearances in two seasons.

Goalkeeper Tomas Holy, 32, defenders Josh Emmanuel and Corey Whelan and midfielder Jordan Gibson, all 26, and forward Sean Maguire, 29, have also been released.

Ukrainian forward Anton Dudik, 19, has been offered a new deal.

Young defender Max Kilsby, 20, and midfielder Kai Nugent, 19, will also depart after spending this season on loan in the Scottish third tier.

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Carlisle have re-signed defender Aaron Hayden on a two-year deal following his departure from Wrexham.

Hayden made 73 appearances for Carlisle over two seasons before joining the Welsh club in 2021.

The 27-year-old scored 20 goals in 88 games for Wrexham and was part of the team that won back-to-back promotions from the National League to League One.

“As soon as we knew he was going to be available, he was a player we targeted early," said , externalmanager Paul Simpson.

Hayden began his career in Chelsea and Wolverhampton Wanderers' academies, and had loan spells with Newport County and non-league Stourbridge, before moving to Carlisle in 2019.

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Midfielder Jayden Harris has had his Carlisle United contract cancelled a year early by mutual consent.

The 24-year-old Fulham youth product signed a three-year deal to join the Cumbrians from Aldershot in 2022 but spent half of last season on loan at National League side Eastleigh.

Harris played 28 times for Paul Simpson's team in three seasons and made 15 appearances for Eastleigh before he returned to Carlisle in January.

“We brought Jayden in as a development project, but I think it’s fair to say it hasn’t worked out as we all wanted," Simpson said.

“It’s my intention to have a group of players starting back in pre-season who are fully committed to what we want to achieve."

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Carlisle United have signed Scottish goalkeeper Jude Smith from Newcastle United.

The 21-year-old moves to Carlisle on a two-year contract after being released by Newcastle for whom he never played a first-team game.

Originally on the books at Celtic, Smith made 30 appearances during a season with East Fife in 2021-22 before impressing on a trial with Newcastle.

"Jude is a goalkeeper we've had our eye on for a while," said Carlisle manager Paul Simpson.

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Carlisle United have signed defender Cameron Harper from Inverness Caledonian Thistle for an undisclosed fee.

Harper, 22, moves to Brunton Park on a three-year contract ahead of the new League Two season.

He came through the ranks at Inverness and went on to play 167 games for his hometown club, scoring 12 goals.

"He’s a good addition to the squad, he’s a good age, he’s still a young guy but he’s played over 130 games at a good level. He’s a player who I think will add to the squad so I’m pleased to get it done," said Carlisle manager Paul Simpson.

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Carlisle United have signed defender Terell Thomas on a two-year contract.

The 28-year-old has spent the past two seasons with Charlton Athletic, where he played 61 games in his second spell at The Valley.

Thomas is a St Lucia international and has previously played for Wigan Athletic, AFC Wimbledon, Crewe Alexandra and Reading.

"I'm delighted to get Terell into the club," Carlisle manager Paul Simpson told the club website., external

"We've been working on this for a number of weeks. I think he's a fantastic addition to the squad."

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Carlisle United have signed midfielder Ethan Robson on a two-year deal following his departure from MK Dons.

The 27-year-old came through Sunderland's academy before moving to Blackpool in 2020 and Stadium MK two years later.

Robson made 60 appearances for MK Dons and Carlisle boss Paul Simpson said he will add an attacking threat to his side in League Two next season.

“Ethan is a really good footballer. He’s left-footed so he gives us a little bit more balance in that area."

Simpson added: “He’s got a wand of a left foot for finding that pass. In the past couple of seasons he hasn’t been the one getting the assists for goals, but he’s the one finding the pass that leads to the assist.

“I want him to add more goals to his game, when you’ve got a sweet left foot like he has, I want him to go and test goalkeepers."

Carlisle were relegated to League One last season after finishing bottom of the table.

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Carlisle United have re-signed striker Charlie Wyke on a two-year contract.

The forward, 31, scored seven goals in 18 league appearances for Wigan Athletic last season before joining Rotherham United on loan in February.

Wyke will be re-joining the Cumbrians, having already made 89 appearances in all competitions for the club before departing for Bradford City in 2017.

"As you can imagine, I'm absolutely delighted to get Charlie back into the club," manager Paul Simpson told the club's website, external.

"Everyone can see from his record that he is a proven goalscorer and we're all really looking forward to working with him."

Wyke suffered a cardiac arrest during training in 2021 and has been part of a campaign to encourage more people to learn CPR.

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Carlisle have signed former Brighton and Crawley defender Archie Davies for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal from League of Ireland side Dundalk.

Davies, who was in his second season at Dundalk, becomes the Cumbrians’ seventh new arrival of the summer.

The 25-year-old was on Crystal Palace’s books as a youngster, but made his senior debut for Brighton in the EFL Cup in 2019.

He spent two years with Crawley and also featured for National League side Aldershot Town prior to moving across the Irish Sea.

"He’s a player who is highly sought after. There were a lot of clubs after him so I’m delighted he’s chosen to come to us,” Carlisle boss Paul Simpson told the club website., external

"The challenge now is to transfer what he’s done over in Ireland back into the EFL. We think it’s a step up, but from what we’ve seen, we think he's more than capable of holding his own."

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Carlisle United midfielder Alfie McCalmont is leaving the club to join Central Coast Mariners in Australia's A-League.

McCalmont initially signed for Carlisle in January 2023 on loan from Leeds United before agreeing a permanent move last summer.

The 24-year-old played 54 times for Paul Simpson's side. He scored four goals as the Cumbrians were promoted out of League Two via the play-offs at Wembley, but they were relegated at the first attempt.

"I asked everyone if they were 100% committed to taking this club back up the league, and Alfie said he wanted to leave," Simpson told the club's website, external.

In Australia, McCalmont will link up with former MK Dons boss Mark Jackson, with whom he worked with the Leeds Under-23s squad.