The agony continued for Carlisle as Hartlepool snatched the points 1-0 at Brunton Park to make it four straight wins.
Brown strikes to hand Hartlepool fourth straight win
The agony continued for Carlisle as Hartlepool snatched the points 1-0 at Brunton Park to make it four straight wins.
Defeat left the Cumbrians with just one point out of a possible 27 from the last nine games.
Pools scored with their first serious attempt on goal after 28 minutes when James Brown turned the ball home from a tight angle inside the six-yard box.
Carlisle's best chance fell to Danny Graham after 78 minutes but the striker's shot was well blocked.