 He made his début for the 1st team on 9 September 2006, aged 16 years and 297 days, coming on as an 86th minute substitute replacing Simon Hackney in the process during the 1–1 draw against Northampton Town.He would go on to appear 10 times for Carlisle during the 2006–07 all as substitute, failing to score any goals.During the 2007–08 season Hindmarch failed to regain a first team place and he was released in May 2008.