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| Full name | Carlisle United Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Cumbrians, Blue Army, The Blues |
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| Founded | 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Brunton Park Stadium Warwick Road Carlisle CA1 1LL (Capacity 16,981) |
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| Chairman |  Andrew Jenkins |
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| Manager | John Ward |
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| League | League One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | League One, 4th (playoffs) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carlisle United F. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Brunton Park is the home of Carlisle United FC It is situated in Carlisle, Cumbria and has a capacity of 16651 Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the John Patrick Ward (born 7 April 1951 in Lincoln, England) is an English former footballer and manager. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football C. are an English football team based in Carlisle, Cumbria, play in the Football League One this season, after gaining promotion from the Football League Two at the end of the 2005-06 season, as champions. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of
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History
Carlisle United is born
The club was formed when two Carlisle based teams, Shaddongate United and Carlisle Red Rose, merged in 1903. Carlisle (pronounced CARLYLE(emphasis on the first syllable is a City in northern England the largest settlement in Cumbria. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1903 throughout the world The newly formed club initially played at Milhome Bank and later at Devonshire Park, finally settling at their current home Brunton Park situated on Warwick Road. Brunton Park is the home of Carlisle United FC It is situated in Carlisle, Cumbria and has a capacity of 16651
Rollercoaster ride through the league
Carlisle were elected to the Football League Third Division North in 1928 replacing Durham City. The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1928 throughout the world Durham City AFC are an English football club that currently plays in the Unibond Northern Premier League Division One North. They won their first game in the league, the side of Prout, Coulthard, Cook, Harrison, Ross, Pigg, Agar, Hutchison, McConnell, Ward and Watson beating Accrington Stanley 3-2. George Cook (born November 20, 1904 in Shankhouse, Northumberland) was an English professional footballer Accrington Stanley Football Club is an English football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the north-west of England formed in 1968
Carlisle spent one season in the old First Division, the 1974-75 season. They won their first three fixtures of the campaign to top the table, but finished the season in bottom place and were relegated. A decline over the next 13 years saw them fall back into the Fourth Division by 1987. "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1987 throughout the world
Since 1987
1987-88: With Carlisle in the Fourth Division for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, their form continued to slump. They finished second from bottom in the league, but at least they were never in any real danger of relegation because of Newport County's exceptionally awful form - which saw 19 points separate the two teams. Newport County are a Welsh football team based in the city of Newport.
1988-89: Carlisle's league form took a major boost after three awful seasons and they finished a respectable 12th in the Fourth Division. They reached the FA Cup Third Round, where their run was ended by defending league champions and eventual FA Cup winners Liverpool. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. 17-year-old defender Steve Harkness was sold to Liverpool at the end of the season. Steve Harkness (born Carlisle, August 27 1971) is a former footballer who played for several clubs most notably Liverpool. His place in the team was filled by Middlesbrough's Paul Proudlock. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League.
1989-90: Carlisle's good progress continued into the new decade, but their playoff hopes were ended on the final day of the season by a 5-2 demolition at the hands of Maidstone United. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Maidstone United Football Club are an English football team from Maidstone, Kent. This was a disappoining end to an encouraging season during which the Cumbrians had topped the Fourth Division on Christmas day and for a while in January as well, but in the end they only missed out on the playoffs due to inferior goal difference. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian
1990-91: A promising start to the season suggested that the Cumbrians were finally on their way out of the Fourth Division, but a disastrous second half of the campaign saw them slump to 20th in the final table and cost manager Clive Middlemass his job in March. Clive Middlemass (born August 25, 1944) is an English former professional footballer and football manager who managed Carlisle United He was succeeded by Aidan McCaffrey, who was left needing a substantial overhaul to get Carlisle's fortunes back on track. Aidan McCaffrey (b August 30 1957, Jarrow, England) is an English former professional footballer and football club
1991-92: Carlisle endured one of the worst seasons in their history as they finished bottom of the Fourth Division, but were lucky because the demise of Aldershot resulted in no relegation to the Conference taking place that year. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club which went out of business in 1992.
1992-93: Michael Knighton took Carlisle over just before the start of the season, and within weeks had sacked manager Aidan McCaffrey following a terrible start to the new Division Three campaign. Michael Knighton is an English Businessman who is best known for his involvement in Manchester United and Carlisle United Football clubs David McCreery, 35, was appointed player-manager and steered Carlisle to safety as they finished 18th in the final table. David McCreery (b September 16 1957, Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a Northern Ireland football player
1993-94: Before the season began, Michael Knighton announced his intention to deliver Premiership football to Carlisle by 2003. He re-organised the management team to appoint Mick Wadsworth as Director of Coaching, while David McCreery was given the role of head coach and 38-year-old goalkeeper Mervyn Day was named as assistant coach. Michael "Mick" Wadsworth (born 3 November 1950 in Yorkshire, England) is an English football coach Mervyn Day (born Chelmsford, Essex, 26 June, 1955) is a former professional Football (soccer goalkeeper. This season was Carlisle's best in years, as the £121,000 record signing of striker David Reeves in October saw them acquire a much-needed prolific goalscorer. They won 10 of their final 14 league games to secure the final playoff place in Division Three, though their promotion dream was ended by Wycombe in the semi-finals. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League
1994-95: Carlisle finally achieved their first major success in 13 years by lifting the Division Three title. David Reeves scored 25 league goals to help Carlisle achieve their long-awaited success which ended their eight-year ordeal in the league's basement division. They also reached the Autoglass Windscreens Trophy Final but missed out on the trophy after conceding a sudden death extra time goal against Birmingham City. Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham.
1995-96: Mick Wadsworth's resignation as manager in December was a major blow to Carlisle, as was the mid-season sale of key players Paul Murray and Tony Gallimore. Paul Murray (born on 31 August 1976 in Carlisle) is a footballer who plays in midfield for Shrewsbury Town He started his career They finished the season clear of the relegation zone with more goals than 21st-placed York City, who had to replay a game against Brighton which had been cancelled due to crowd trouble. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. But a 3-1 victory for York sent Carlisle down, just one season after they had won promotion to Division Two.
1996-97: Young players like Rory Delap, Matt Jansen and Lee Peacock were crucial as Carlisle bounced back from relegation to achieve promotion back to Division Two at the first time of asking. Rory John Delap (born 6 July 1976 in Sutton Coldfield, England) is an English -born Irish footballer, well known for his trademark Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen (born October 20, 1977 in Carlisle) is an English football player &ndash currently inactive Lee Peacock (born 9 October 1976) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Swindon Town F The promotion joy was accompanied by a penalty shoot-out triumph over Colchester United in the Auto Windscreens Trophy Final, in which Tony Caig pulled off some impressive goalkeeping heroics. Anthony Caig (born April 11, 1974 in Cleator Moor, Cumbria) is an English football goalkeeper who is currently
1997-98: Mervyn Day was sacked just six games into Carlisle's Division Two campaign, and chairman Michael Knighton promptly installed himself as manager. They were still in the relegation zone come Christmas, they did manage to climb clear. But nine defeats from their final 10 games condemned Carlisle to relegation in 23rd place, with 17 goals from striker Ian Stevens not being quite enough to attain survival. Ian David Stevens (born 21 October 1966) is a former footballer who played in the English football league.
1998-99: Carlisle entered the final game of the season needing to beat Plymouth Argyle at Brunton Park to avoid relegation and possibly extinction, and the score was still 1-1 with 90 minutes showing on the clock. For details of the current season see Plymouth Argyle FC season 2008-09 Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle Brunton Park is the home of Carlisle United FC It is situated in Carlisle, Cumbria and has a capacity of 16651 The referee allowed four minutes of stoppage time, and during the final minute Carlisle were awarded a corner. Goalkeeper Jimmy Glass, signed in an emergency loan deal after the transfer deadline, drove home a last-gasp winner which preserved Carlisle's Football League status and sent down Scarborough. James "Jimmy" Glass (born August 1, 1973 in London) is a former football Goalkeeper, who is chiefly remembered for scoring Scarborough Football Club was an English football team based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
1999-00: Once again, Carlisle narrowly avoided relegation in second from bottom place in Division Three. They lost their final game of the season 1-0 to Brighton, but were kept up by Chester City's defeat at the hands of Peterborough United. Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester.
2000-01: Ian Atkins, one of the most successful managers in the lower leagues, was appointed at the Carlisle helm and there was much hope that he could be the man to achieve promotion. Ian Leslie Atkins (born 16 January 1957 in Sheldon, Birmingham) is a former English professional football manager, and But things didn't work out, and they finished 22nd - just one place higher than in the previous two campaigns. Atkins quit at the end of the season and was succeeded by Roddy Collins. Roddy Collins (born 7 August 1961 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional football player and manager television pundit and plastering contractor
2001-02: After three seasons of close shaves with relegation, Carlisle enjoyed the relative luxury of attaining a safe final position of 17th - which saw them finish 16 points clear of the relegation zone.
2002-03: For the fourth time in five seasons, Carlisle narrowly avoided relegation. This time 22nd place was just one place above the drop zone, as this was the first season in which two clubs were relegated to the Conference instead of just one.
2003-04: The writing was on the wall for Carlisle after they lost 18 of their first 21 Division Three games. Manager Paul Simpson did all he could to salvage something from the next 25 fixtures, but couldn't quite achieve safety - 40 points from a possible 75 were effectively rendered meaningless due to Carlisle's appalling first half of the season. Paul David Simpson (born 26 July 1966 in Carlisle) is an English former footballer who is currently the manager of Shrewsbury Had they performed as well during the first half of the campaign as they did during the second, then they would have featured in the push for a playoff place.
2004-05: Carlisle returned to the Football League at the first time of asking by winning the Conference National promotion playoffs. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The 2004-05 Conference National Playoff Final took place on 14 May 2005 and was contested between Stevenage Borough and Carlisle United.
2005-06: Carlisle's excellent form under Paul Simpson continued as they returned to the Football League with a bang, clinching the League Two title. Simpson then departed for local rivals Preston North End, and was succeeded by Neil McDonald. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Neil Raymond McDonald (born on November 2, 1965 in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear) is a former football player he played in the right back
2006-07: Carlisle become the first visiting team to win a League One match at the Keepmoat Stadium, the new home of Doncaster Rovers after a 2-1 win on February 3. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Keepmoat Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Doncaster, England. The win was part of a sequence of games in which the club - mired in mid-table - staged a late run for a play-off place, they finally finished the season 8th, their highest league place for 20 years with the added bonus of returning their highest average league crowds for 30 years.
2007-08: Carlisle started the season with a 1-1 draw at newly promoted Walsall, but manager Neil McDonald was sacked on the Monday after the match, this move came as a shock to the Carlisle fans,[1] Greg Abbott took over as caretaker manager[1] with Cheltenham Town manager John Ward taking over on a permanent basis in October 2007, with both clubs agreeing a six figure compensation package and Ward's contract will run for four years. Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. Gregory Stephen "Greg" Abbott (born December 14, 1963 in Coventry, England) is an English former footballer and Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League One, the third tier of English football John Patrick Ward (born 7 April 1951 in Lincoln, England) is an English former footballer and manager. [2]
Ward took Carlisle to the top of League One on 28 October, and they were still looking likely for automatic promotion at the beginning of April as they occupied second place, but could only manage a draw on the final day of the season and finished fourth. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United They will be playing against Leeds United in the semi-finals. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football On 12 May 2007, Carlisle United played Leeds United in the League One Playoff first leg at Elland Road. Carlislie won that match 2-1 with Graham's posterior and Bridge Wilkinson scoring the goals. Dougie Freedman scored a controversial injury time goal (in the 96th minute; only 4 minutes were shown on the fourth official's board) for Leeds to set up an enthralling second leg.
In the corresponding fixture at Brunton Park Leeds took an early first half lead through a Jonny Howson goal, and then Howson scored his second with only seconds to spare to put the match at 3-2 on aggregate to Leeds, meaning Carlisle would spend another season in the Third Tier of English football.
Players
Current squad
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Notable former players
For a complete list of former Carlisle United players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Carlisle United F.C. players. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Joseph Alan Garner (born April 12, 1988 in Blackburn) is a professional footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jeffrey "Jeff" Smith (born June 28, 1980 in Middlesbrough) is an English footballer who plays as a Midfielder For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Simon John Hackney (born February 5, 1984 in Manchester) is a football player who plays in midfield for Carlisle United after signing from In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Christopher "Chris" Howarth (born May 23, 1986 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England) is an English goalkeeper In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Evan David Horwood (born 10 March, 1986 in Hartlepool, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays for In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Darren Campion (born October 17 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Carlisle United in the left-back position For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Shaun David Vipond (born December 25, 1988 in Hexham) is an English footballer who plays as a Midfielder for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. This article refers to the Scottish footballer For other people of the same name see Grant Smith (disambiguation. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing (Robert Scott Dobie (born 10 October, 1978 in Workington) is a professional footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Cleveland Kenneth W Taylor (born 9 September, 1983 in Leicester) English born Jamaican is a professional football player currently plying his Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Gary Madine (born August 24, 1990 in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear) is an English footballer who plays as a
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Managerial history
| Dates | Manager |
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| 1904–1905 | Harry Kirkbride (Secretary-Manager) |
| 1905–1906 | McCumiskey (Secretary-Manager) |
| 1906–1908 | Jack Houston (Secretary-Manager) |
| 1908–1910 | Bert Stansfield |
| 1910–1912 | Jack Houston |
| 1912–1913 | Davie Graham |
| 1913–1930 | George Bistow |
| 1930–1933 | Billy Hampson |
| 1933–1935 | Bill Clarke |
| 1935–1936 | Bob Kelly |
| 1936–1938 | Fred Westgarth |
| 1938–1940 | David Talyor |
| 1940–1945 | Howard Harkness |
| 1945–1946 | Bill Clarke (Secretary-Manager) |
| 1946–1949 | Ivor Broadis |
| 1949–1951 | Bill Shankly |
| 1951–1958 | Fred Emery |
| 1958–1960 | Andy Beattie |
| 1960–1963 | Ivor Powell |
| 1963–1967 | Alan Ashman |
| 1967–1968 | Tim Ward |
| 1968–1970 | Bob Stokoe |
| 1970–1972 | Ian MacFarlane |
| 1972–1975 | Alan Ashman |
| 1975–1976 | Dick Young |
| 1976–1980 | Bobby Moncur |
| 1980 | Martin Harvey |
| 1980–1985 | Bob Stokoe |
| 1985 | Bryan 'Pop' Robson |
| 1985–1986 | Bob Stokoe |
| 1986–1987 | Harry Gregg |
| 1987–1991 | Clive Middlemass |
| 1991–1992 | Aidan McCaffrey |
| 1992–1993 | David McCreery |
| 1993–1996 | Mick Wadsworth (Director of Coaching) |
| 1996–1997 | Mervyn Day |
| 1997–1998 | Michael Knighton |
| 1998–1999 | Nigel Pearson |
| 1999 | Keith Mincher |
| 1999–2000 | Martin Wilkinson |
| 2000–2001 | Ian Atkins |
| 2001–2002 | Roddy Collins |
| 2002 | Billy Barr (Caretaker manager) |
| 2002–2003 | Roddy Collins |
| 2003–2006 | Paul Simpson |
| 2006–2007 | Neil McDonald |
| 2007 | Greg Abbott (Caretaker manager) |
| 2007– | John Ward |
Timeline
- 1905-06 - Joined Lancashire Combination Division Two
- 1906-07 - Lancashire Combination Division Two Champions; promoted to Division One
- 1907-08 - Lancashire Combination runner-up
- 1910-11 - Joined North Eastern League, replacing their reserve XI
- 1921-22 - North Eastern League Champions
- 1927-28 - North Eastern League runner-up
- 1928-29 - Joined Football League Division Three North
- 1958-59 - Placed in Division Four on League reorganisation
- 1961-62 - Promoted to Division Three
- 1963 - Relegated to Division Four
- 1963-64 - Football League Division Four runner-up (missed title on goal average); promoted to Division Three
- 1964-65 - Football League Division Three Champions; promoted to Division Two
- 1969-70 - Football League Cup semi-finalists
- 1973-74 - Promoted to Division One
- 1975 - FA Cup quarter-finalists
- 1975 - Relegated to Division Two
- 1977 - Relegated to Division Three (on goal average x2)
- 1981-82 - Football League Division Three runner-up (missed title on goal difference); promoted to Division Two
- 1986 - Relegated to Division Three
- 1987 - Relegated to Division Four
- 1992-93 - Division Four re-designated Division Three on formation of F.A. Premiership
- 1994-95 - Football League Division Three Champions; promoted to Division Two; Auto Windscreens Shield (renamed The Football League Trophy as of 2002/2003 season) Runner-Up (0-1 against Birmingham City in the first professional competition to be decided by Golden goal). George Allan Ashman (born 1928 - 05-30 in Rotherham &ndash died John Christopher Balderstone ( November 16, 1940, Longwood Huddersfield – March 6, 2000, Carlisle, Cumberland Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE (born 18 January 1961, Newcastle upon Tyne) is a renowned English former footballer of Paul Boertien (born January 20, 1979 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England) is an English footballer who has played for Stanley Bowles (born 24 December, 1948 in Collyhurst, Manchester, England) was a leading English footballer Gordon Bradley ( November 23, 1933 – April 29, 2008) was a English-American Football Midfielder born and raised on Michael Bridges (born 5 August 1978 in North Shields, Tyne and Wear) is an English football Striker whose career Ivan Arthur Broadis (born 18 December 1922, Isle of Dogs, London) is a former England international footballer. Anthony Caig (born April 11, 1974 in Cleator Moor, Cumbria) is an English football goalkeeper who is currently Kevin John Gray (born January 7 1972 in Sheffield, England) is an English footballer, playing as a defender for Chesterfield James "Jimmy" Glass (born August 1, 1973 in London) is a former football Goalkeeper, who is chiefly remembered for scoring Steve Harkness (born Carlisle, August 27 1971) is a former footballer who played for several clubs most notably Liverpool. Robert James "Bob" Hatton (born 10 April, 1947 in Hull) is an English former Association footballer who played as a Karl Leon Hawley (born on 6 December 1981 in Walsall, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer, currently with Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen (born October 20, 1977 in Carlisle) is an English football player &ndash currently inactive Ian David Stevens (born 21 October 1966) is a former footballer who played in the English football league. 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Hugh "Hughie" McIlmoyle (b 29 January 1940, Cambuslang, Scotland) is a former professional footballer whose career included spells Bryan Stanley Robson, better known as Pop Robson (born November 11 1945, Sunderland) was a much travelled footballer, playing James Allan Ross, born Glasgow 26 May 1942, died 2 Nov[[ 999]] is a former professional goalkeeper who played most of his career for Carlisle William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful Bert Stansfield is a former manager of Carlisle United and Norwich City. Billy Hampson ( August 26, 1882 – February 24, 1966) was an English football player and later manager Robert (Bob Kelly (born 16 November 1893, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire) was an English Professional football Fred Westgarth (born in July 1887 in South Shields, England, died on February 4 1957) was an English footballer though Ivan Arthur Broadis (born 18 December 1922, Isle of Dogs, London) is a former England international footballer. William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful Andrew 'Andy' Beattie (b Kintore, Aberdeenshire, August 11 1913 - d September 20 1983) was a Scottish Ivor Verdun Powell MBE (born 5 July 1916 in Gilfach Bargoed, Wales) was a Welsh footballer who gained fourteen George Allan Ashman (born 1928 - 05-30 in Rotherham &ndash died Tim Ward born September 17 1917 in Cheltenham, England died January 28 1993 was a professional Footballer most Robert "Bob" Stokoe ( September 21, 1930 – February 1, 2004) was an English footballer and manager who was able almost Ian MacFarlane (born 26 January, 1933) was a Scottish footballer and manager George Allan Ashman (born 1928 - 05-30 in Rotherham &ndash died Robert "Bobby" Moncur (born 19 January 1945, in Perth) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Robert "Bob" Stokoe ( September 21, 1930 – February 1, 2004) was an English footballer and manager who was able almost Bryan Stanley Robson, better known as Pop Robson (born November 11 1945, Sunderland) was a much travelled footballer, playing Robert "Bob" Stokoe ( September 21, 1930 – February 1, 2004) was an English footballer and manager who was able almost Harry Gregg MBE (born October 25, 1932) is a Northern Irish former football player Clive Middlemass (born August 25, 1944) is an English former professional footballer and football manager who managed Carlisle United Aidan McCaffrey (b August 30 1957, Jarrow, England) is an English former professional footballer and football club David McCreery (b September 16 1957, Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a Northern Ireland football player Michael "Mick" Wadsworth (born 3 November 1950 in Yorkshire, England) is an English football coach Mervyn Day (born Chelmsford, Essex, 26 June, 1955) is a former professional Football (soccer goalkeeper. 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- 1995-96 - Relegated to Division Three
- 1996-97 - Promoted to Division Two after finishing in the 3rd automatic promotion position; Auto Windscreens Shield winners (4-3 on penalties after 0-0 draw against Colchester United)
- 1998 - Relegated to Division Three
- 2002-03 - Football League Trophy runner-up
- 2004 - Relegated to Conference
- 2005 - Promoted to Football League Two via play-offs- 1-0 against stevenage
- 2006 - Promoted to Football League One as League Two Champions; Football League Trophy runner-up
- 2006-2007 - Finished in 8th position, in Carlisle United's first appearance in League One since 1997. Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( Colchester United Football Club is an English football team who play in League One for the 2008-09 season following confirmation of their relegation on Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out (
- 2007-2008 - Finished in 4th position. Lost in the Play-off semi-finals to Leeds United 3-2 on aggregate. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football
- Best League position: 22nd (bottom) in 1st Division (then level 1) 1974-75
- Best FA Cup performance: quarter-finals, 1974-75
- Best Football League Cup performance: semi-final 1969-70
- Best Football League Trophy performance: Winners 1996-97
- Best FA Trophy performance: 5th round, 2004-05
Source: Carlisle United at the Football Club History Database
Player Records
- Most league goals in a season - 42 Jimmy McConnell (1928-1929)
- Most league goals in total - 126 Jimmy McConnell (1928-1932)
- Most league appearances - 466 Alan Ross b. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( History It was created by The Football Association in 1969 for Semi-professional teams to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup. James Allan Ross, born Glasgow 26 May 1942, died 2 Nov[[ 999]] is a former professional goalkeeper who played most of his career for Carlisle 'Allan Ross' (1963-1979)
- Most capped player - Eric Welsh - 4 caps, Northern Ireland (1966–1967)
- Record transfer fee - Joe Garner - £140,000 from Blackburn Rovers (August 2007)
- Record sale - Matt Jansen - £2. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Eric Welsh (born May 1, 1942 in Belfast) is a retired Northern Irish footballer The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. Joseph Alan Garner (born April 12, 1988 in Blackburn) is a professional footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen (born October 20, 1977 in Carlisle) is an English football player &ndash currently inactive 5 million to Crystal Palace (February 1998)
References
- ^ a b "Carlisle dismiss manager McDonald", BBC Sport, 2007-08-13. Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Retrieved on 2007-08-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar.
- ^ "Ward handed Carlisle manager post", BBC Sport, 2007-10-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Retrieved on 2007-10-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's
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