 He also played at the Millennium Stadium against Swansea City in a 2–1 defeat in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final.The 2007–08 season was a near miss for Carlisle and Lumsdon; he excelled on the pitch, but Carlisle were narrowly beaten by Leeds United in the play-off semi-finals through a late Jonny Howson goal.At the season's conclusion, he was rated the 'top midfielder' in the Premier League and Football League by The Sunday Sun newspaper, beating Nicky Butt, Scott Parker and Julio Arca to this title.