CARLISLE UNITED
("The Cumbrians", "The Blues")
Year formed | 1903 |
Turned professional | 1903 |
Limited company | 1921 |
Previous names | Shaddongate United: 1903 - 1904 Carlisle United: 1904 - . |
Ground | Brunton Park, Warwick Road, Carlisle CA1 1LL (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 114 x 74 yards (104 x 68 metres) |
Ground capacity | 17,949 |
Record attendance at present ground | 27,500 v Birmingham City, FA Cup 3rd round, 8th January 1957 (drew 3-3) 27,500 v Middlesbrough, FA Cup 5th round, 7th February 1970 (lost 1-2) |
League career | Lancashire Combination Division Two: 1905 - 1907 Lancashire Combination Division One: 1907 - 1910 North Eastern League: 1910 - 1928 Division Three (North): 1928 - 1958 Division Four: 1958 - 1962 Division Three: 1962 - 1963 Division Four: 1963 - 1964 Division Three: 1964 - 1965 Division Two: 1965 - 1974 Division One: 1974 - 1975 Division Two: 1975 - 1977 Division Three: 1977 - 1982 Division Two: 1982 - 1986 Division Three: 1986 - 1987 Division Four/Division Three: 1987 - 1995 Division Two: 1995 - 1996 Division Three: 1996 - 1997 Division Two: 1997 - 1998 Division Three: 1998 - 2004 Conference: 2004 - 2005 League Two: 2005 - 2006 League One: 2006 - 2014 League Two: 2014 - 2023 League One: 2023 - 2024 League Two: 2024 - . |
First Football League game | 25th August 1928 v Accrington Stanley, Division Three (North), won 3-2 |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Division Three Champions: 1964-65 Division Three runners-up: 1981-82 Division Three/League Two Champions: 1994-95, 2005-06 Division Four runners-up: 1963-64 North Eastern League champions: 1921-22 North Eastern League runners-up: 1927-28 Lancashire Combination runners-up: 1907-08 Lancashire Combination Division Two champions: 1906-07 |
Domestic - Cup | Auto Windscreens Shield/Johnstone's Paint Trophy winners: 1996-97, 2010-11 Auto Windscreens Shield/LDV Vans Trophy/Football League Trophy/ Johnstone's Paint Trophy runners-up: 1994-95, 2002-03, 2005-06, 2009-10 |
Best League position | 22nd, Division One, 1974-75 |
Lowest League position | 22nd, Division Four, 1991-92 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 6th round, 1974-75 |
Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 1969-70 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 62, Division Three (North), 1950-51 |
3 for a win | 91, Division Three, 1994-95 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 23, Division Three (North), 1934-35 |
3 for a win | 30, League One, 2023-24 |
Most League goals scored | 113, Division Four, 1963-64 |
Most League goals conceded | 111, Division Three (North), 1938-39 |
Fewest League goals scored | 39, Division Three, 1986-87 39, League Two, 2019-20 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 31, Division Three, 1994-95 |
Most wins in a League season | 27, Division Three, 1994-95 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 7, League One, 2023-24 7, Division Four, 1991-92 |
Most draws in a League season | 22, Division Three, 1978-79 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 5, Division One, 1974-75 5, Division Two, 1965-66 5, Division Three (North), 1930-31 |
Most losses in a League season | 30, League One, 2023-24 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 5, Division Three, 1994-95 |
Record League win | 8-0 v Hartlepools, Division Three (North), 1st September 1928 8-0 v Scunthorpe United, Division Three (North), 25th December 1952 |
Record Cup win | 6-0 v Shepshed Dynamo, FA Cup 1st round, 16th November 1996 |
Record League Cup win | 5-0 v Sheffield Wednesday, League Cup 2nd round, 7 September 1971 |
Record defeat | 1-11 v Hull City, Division Three (North), 14th January 1939 |
Record League Cup defeat | 0-6 v Grimsby Town, Worthington Cup 2nd round, 24 August 1999 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 42, Jimmy McConnell, Division Three (North), 1928-29 |
in total | 126, Jimmy McConnell, 1928-32 |
Most League goals in one match | 5, Hugh Mills v Halifax Town, Division Three (North), 11th September 1937 5, Jim Whitehouse v Scunthorpe United, Division Three (North), 25th December 1952 |
Most League appearances | 466, Alan Ross, 1963-79 |
Most capped player | 4, Eric Walsh, Northern Ireland, 1966-67 |
Youngest League player | John Slaven, 16 years 162 days v Scunthorpe United, 16th March 2002 |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | £1,500,000 for Matt Jansen to Crystal Palace, February 1999 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £140,000 for Joe Garner from Blackburn Rovers, August 2007 |