On 18 June 2008, Keiren Westwood left for Coventry City, for an initial £500,000,[8] while Joe Garner left for Nottingham Forest for £1.14 million, triggering a clause that made Carlisle sell him. Back to back relegations saw them drop into the Fourth Division in 1987. is an English football club formed in 1904 and based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. The club's traditional kit is blue with white and red detail, whilst the badge takes elements from the city's coat of arms by including two wyverns. Carlisle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Carlisle is the smallest location, by population, to have had a resident top flight English football club since 1980. You could also do it yourself at any point in time.
Knighton placed himself in charge of the club's management with the uncredited help of Dave Wilkes and John Halpin. ile ilgili ortam dosyaları bulunmaktadır. In 1907 white shorts were introduced and since then various combinations of blue and white have been used by the club. [22], The first half of the 2016-17 season was excellent for the club, with just one loss (against then-bottom Newport County) in their first 23 league fixtures. Another heavy defeat in the League Cup followed as Championship side Leicester City secured a 5â2 victory at Brunton Park, before a narrow 1â0 home defeat to Port Vale spelled the end of Abbott's 5-year reign as United manager, just 2 points from 6 games had been the final straw for the club's Board. The second win came in 2011, a year after suffering a 4â1 defeat to Southampton in the previous final.
[17] This was followed by a 3â0 victory over rivals Hartlepool United,[18] and another home 3â0 victory against Stevenage. Carlisle United won their first game in the Football League Third Division North with the side of Prout, Coulthard, Cook, Harrison, Ross, Pigg, Agar, Hutchison, McConnell, Ward and Watson beating Accrington Stanley 3â2. But things didn't work out, and they finished 22nd. The 2013-14 season started in disastrous style, with a 5â1 home defeat against Leyton Orient in which striker Lee Miller was sent off for violent conduct. [41] Allen the owner of a local accountancy agency left the board acrimoniously in 2009 when he made public a feud with fellow owners on the board stating "Unfortunately, a lot of people perceive elements within Brunton Parkâs hierarchy as an old boysâ club that is not receptive of change. [16] They signed a deal until the end of the 2015-16 season.
Carlisle completed two full seasons with Abbot at the helm, and achieved comfortable mid-table finishes in both. However, the honeymoon period was not to continue and several slumps in form saw the club drop to within just four points of the relegation zone. A view over Brunton park from the Paddock towards the East (The Pioneer Foods) Stand. : Alt kategoriler. The following managers have all achieved honours with Carlisle United. To install click the Add extension button. There has since been no news as to whether the project has any advancement.
Carlisle entered the final game of the 1998â99 season needing to beat Plymouth Argyle at Brunton Park to avoid relegation and possibly extinction, and the score was still 1â1 at full-time. The following season was a tough one for Carlisle. Football Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Another relegation followed in 76/77 before returning to the Second Division in 1982 under Bob Stokoe. Carlisle United was formed in … [7] Knighton became increasingly unpopular with the fans in the following years and the supporters' 'United Trust' was formed to push for better ownership, this came in the form of John Courtenay in 2002. For the fourth time in five seasons, Carlisle narrowly avoided relegation in 2002â03. This season was Carlisle's best in years, as the £121,000 record signing of striker Dave Reeves in October saw them acquire a much-needed prolific goalscorer.
In total they have reached the final six times, more than any other team. Broadis then had the distinction of becoming the first manager to transfer himself when he moved to Sunderland. Neil McDonald was sacked one game into the 2007â08 season. The club was formed on 17 May 1904 at Shaddongate United's Annual General Meeting[1] when the club's members voted to change the club's name to Carlisle United. Transcription. - Championship season 1994/95 Fulham v Carlisle Utd 1983 Chelsea v Carlisle United 1974/75 Feature on Carlisle United 1994/95. Playing in the First Division for the 1974â75 season, Carlisle won their first three fixtures to go top of the English football pyramid, partly due to the likes of Chris Balderstone, scoring the penalty which put them at the top, and Bobby Parker who both went on to make at least 375 league appearances for Carlisle. United are currently the only club to have reached the final of the Football League Trophy on six occasions.
[35] In 1973 the first shirt to feature a sportswear sponsor was worn by United. Mervyn Day was sacked just six games into the 1997â98, and chairman Michael Knighton promptly installed himself as manager. Founded (2020 years ago) Ground. Carlisle were promoted from the fourth division in 1962. Bill Shankly, an FA Cup and League Championship winning manager by that time, branded Carlisle's climb to the top as "the greatest feat in the history of the game."[6]. is an English football club formed in 1904 and based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. [38], Carlisle United operates through the limited company Carlisle United Association Football Club (1921) Ltd[39] which is currently controlled by local businessmen Andrew Jenkins, Steven Pattison and John Nixon, who have a controlling 74.6% stake in the club's holding company, CUFC Holdings Ltd. A minority (25.4%) stake is held by The United Trust, formed by supporters in 2001. He then had the distinction of becoming the first manager to transfer himself when he moved to Sunderland, he continued to live and train in Carlisle. Their first season in there saw them finish second from bottom but 19 points ahead of relegated Newport County. Carlisle still remains the smallest location in England, by local population, to have had a resident top-flight football team since 1906. Squad # Player: Date of birth: Position: Height: Weight: Contents. [13] Carlisle thus became the first club to reach the final of this competition five times. That club was eventually liquidated in 2008. For the 2009–10 season, Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United thus became the first club to compete in all top five tiers of the English football league system (Oxford United, Luton Town, Grimsby Town and Leyton Orient have since followed). Following three-straight League Wins under Kavanagh and some much improved performances, Kavanagh was installed as permanent boss on a two-year deal. [21] The next season was a much better one but not enough for a promotion push, with the team finishing 10th. They reached the FA Cup Third Round, where they lost to defending league champions and eventual FA Cup winners Liverpool. Simpson then departed for Preston North End, and was succeeded by Neil McDonald. A 4â0 drubbing away at Bradford City followed, before another 4â0 defeat at the hands of Coventry at home, before scraping points against Colchester and Brentford. In 1992, they finished bottom of the league but were not relegated due to there being no relegation from the Fourth Division that season, as well as Aldershot going out of business before the season's end. They are nicknamed the "Blues", due to their kit, as well as the "Cumbrians". A chart displaying Carlisle United's season end league position from election to the Football League to present. The referee allowed four minutes of stoppage time and during the final minute Carlisle were awarded a corner. A playoff position was nearly achieved 1989â90 season, but a 5â2 defeat to Maidstone United on the final day of the season meant that Carlisle remained in the Fourth Division. 1993â94 began with much promise with Michael Knighton announced his intention to deliver Premier League football to Carlisle by 2003. Name.
Atkins quit at the end of the season and was succeeded by Roddy Collins. I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. The club retained Greg Abbott as manager, offering a 1-year extension to his current deal, whilst also extending assistant Graham Kavanagh's contract for another season. Congratulations on this excellent venture⦠what a great idea! [15] He left the club having one of the worst records of any manager in the club's history, with a win ratio of only 25% and a relegation under his name. "Carlisle United: Graham Kavanagh wants to be manager", "Carlisle United: Graham Kavanagh named as Greg Abbott successor", "Carlisle were relegated as League One champions Wolves set a new all-time third-tier points record of 103", "Carlisle United: Graham Kavanagh 'sad' to release Davie Irons", "Carlisle United dismiss manager Graham Kavanagh", "Keith Curle: Carlisle name ex-England defender as manager", "Keith Curle: Carlisle United boss to leave at the end of the season", "John Sheridan: Carlisle United appoint new manager", "Chesterfield set toappoint John Sheridan after Carlisle United resignation", "Steven Pressley: Carlisle United name ex-Scotland defender as manager", "Steven Pressley: Carlisle United sack manager after 10 months in charge", "Chris Beech: Carlisle United appoint former Rochdale coach as boss", "League Two clubs vote to end season, but League One teams fail to decide", "Carlisle United: Crests, Colours and Nicknames", "Football League: Five things you may have missed", "Jenkins offers his experience to Fred Story", "Carlisle Utd is 'old boys' club that is letting down the fans' â David Allen", "Soccer chief who saw UFO is under the moon", "Brooks Mileson: 'This club is in my soul. They entered the North Eastern League in 1910 and went on to win the league title in 1921â22, before being elected into the Football League in 1928. On 12 May 2007, Carlisle United played Leeds United in the League One Playoff first leg at Elland Road.
The club's supporters are known as the Blue Army. In 2006â07, Carlisle become the first visiting team to win a League One match at the Keepmoat Stadium, the new home of Doncaster Rovers, after a 2â1 win on 3 February 2007. The team were beaten in the final in 2010 but returned the following year, with new signings including François Zoko and James Berrett, to win the trophy in 2011. He made the funds available for new players to be signed, and in 1994 Carlisle reached the playoffs in the recently-rebranded Division Three, a year after narrowly avoiding relegations. This coincided with several seasons at the top half of League One including a playoff finish in 2008. Relegation had seemed inevitable since well before Christmas, with 18 of Carlisle's first 21 games ending in defeat. 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. He was replaced by John Sheridan. The stadium has a capacity of 18,202 and comprises both seated and terraced areas. to Carlisle United in 1904 the club also changed their shirt colours from gold and navy stripes to blue. Carlisle's excellent form under manager Paul Simpson continued into the following season as they returned to the Football League with a bang, clinching the League Two title.