Carlisle City F.C.
Full name | Carlisle City Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Sky Blues | ||
Founded | 1975 | ||
Ground | Gillford Park, Carlisle | ||
Chairman | Brian Hall | ||
Manager | James Nichols | ||
League | Northern League Division Two | ||
2020–21 | Northern League Division Two (season curtailed) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Carlisle City Football Club is a football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. They are currently members of the Northern League Division Two and play at Gillford Park.
History[]
The club was formed in 1975 by two former Carlisle United players, George Walker and Ron Thompson "to give local lads somewhere to play".[1] They joined the Northern Alliance, and were runners-up in 1976–77 and 1977–78,[2] and again in 1979–80.[3]
After finishing bottom of the league in 1986–87, Carlisle left the Northern Alliance to join the Northern Combination.[3][4] However, at the end of the 1987–88 season the Combination merged into the Northern Alliance, with Carlisle rejoining to become founder members of the new Division One.[3] In 1991–92 they were Division One champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[5] The club were subsequently Premier Division runners-up in 1993–94, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2013–14 and 2014–15.[6] After finishing third in 2015–16, they were promoted to Division One of the North West Counties League.[6]
At the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were transferred to Division Two of the Northern League.
Ground[]
In 2015 the club took over the lease of Gillford Park from Celtic Nation,[7] allowing them to move up to the North West Counties League.
Honours[]
- Northern Alliance
- Division One champions 1991–92
Records[]
- Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80[6]
- Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 1976–77[6]
- Record attendance: 708 v Carlisle United, 8 July 2017
See also[]
- Carlisle City F.C. players
References[]
- ^ "Carlisle Utd legend Ginger Thompson celebrates his 80th". News and Star. Carlisle. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Northern Alliance 1960-1979 Non-League Matters
- ^ a b c Northern Alliance 1979-1990 Non-League Matters
- ^ Northern Combination - a start Non-League Matters
- ^ Northern Alliance 1990-2001 Non-League Matters
- ^ a b c d Carlisle City at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Coney, Steven (28 April 2015). "Cash-strapped Celtic Nation to fold as dream turns sour". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links[]
- Football clubs in Cumbria
- Football clubs in England
- Sport in Carlisle, Cumbria
- 1975 establishments in England
- Association football clubs established in 1975
- Northern Football Alliance
- North West Counties Football League clubs
- Northern Football League