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Association football club in England
Football club
Carlisle City Football Club
is a
football
club based in
Carlisle, Cumbria
, England. They are currently members of the
Northern League
Division One and play at Gillford Park.
History
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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
. The club won the title in the
2021?22 season
, earning promotion to Division One.
[7]
Ground
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In 2015 the club took over the lease of Gillford Park from
Celtic Nation
,
[8]
allowing them to move up to the North West Counties League.
Honours
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- Northern League
- Division Two champions 2021?22
- Northern Alliance
- Division One champions 1991?92
Records
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- Best
FA Cup
performance: First qualifying round, 1976?77, 1977?78, 1978?79, 1979?80
[6]
- Best
FA Vase
performance: Third round, 1976?77, 2023?24
[6]
- Record attendance: 708 v
Carlisle United
, 8 July 2017
See also
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