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Carlisle United Football Club (/ k ɑːr ˈ l aɪ l / kar-LYLE, locally / ˈ k ɑːr l aɪ l / KAR-lyle) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team competes in EFL League Two , the fourth level of the English football league system .
Carlisle United Football Club is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One , the third tier of the English football league system .
The 2024–25 season is the 120th season in the history of Carlisle United Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2022–23 season following relegation from League One in the previous season.
The 2023–24 season was the 119th season in the history of Carlisle United and their first season back in League One since the 2013–14 season following promotion via the 2023 English Football League play-offs in the previous season.
The 2020–21 season was Carlisle United's 116th season in their history and the seventh consecutive season in EFL League Two, Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and EFL Trophy.
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). In 2004–05, Carlisle returned to the Football League at the first time of asking by winning the Conference National promotion playoffs.
Carlisle United have had over 40 managers since the club was founded in 1904. Amongst others they include Bill Shankly, a former United player who went on to make Liverpool Football League champions three times, Alan Ashman, who took Carlisle to the top of The Football League and Michael Knighton who in 1997 took over the management role while he was chairman.
The 2022–23 season was the 118th season in the existence of Carlisle United Football Club and the club's ninth consecutive season in League Two. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.