Carlisle United News

Carlisle United News

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Carlisle United History

Founded in 1904. Carlisle have played their home games at Brunton Park – an 18,202 capacity stadium – since 1909. The club are nicknamed ‘The Blues’ and ‘The Cumbrians’ and don’t forget, you can access all of the latest Carlisle United news here in just a few, easy clicks.

Elected into the Football League in 1928, Carlisle spent the first 30 years in the Third Division North. The club was then assigned a spot in the newly formed Fourth Division, from where they gained promotion in 1961/62. After suffering relegation the following season, the Cumbrians won two consecutive promotions and joined the Second Division for the first time in their history.

In the 1973/74 campaign, Carlisle secured promotion out of the Second Division and joined the top tier of English football – staying there for just one season before relegation. The club then bounced around before falling down to the fourth tier by 1987. Carlisle’s 76-year stay in the Football League came to an end in 2004 but succeeded in the 2005 Conference play-off Final and returned immediately.

In the club’s history, they have reached the final of the Football League Trophy six times – more than any other team – and have won it on two occasions in 1997 and 2011. Reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 1974/75 has not been topped since, while finishing as semi-finalists in the 1969/70 League Cup remains their best run in that competition.