Alfie McCalmont sees Carlisle United as his ‘proper home’ after returning to the League One club on a permanent deal earlier this week. The Leeds United academy graduate spent the second half of last season with the Cumbrians and he helped them to promotion via a play-off final win at Wembley Stadium before his loan came to an end.
That move has now been made permanent, with McCalmont penning a two-year deal with the club to end his 16-year association with the Whites. The Thirsk-born Northern Irishman made just two appearances for the United first-team, both coming in the Carabao Cup during Leeds’ promotion-winning campaign from the Championship.
However, after spending the first half of last season stuck in the club’s Under-21 squad, the 23-year-old made the move to Brunton Park on loan last January and he hasn’t looked back. As such, he is now preparing for Carlisle’s first season back in the third tier and he couldn’t be happier.
