Season 2017/18: The Season So Far - Part 8

WELCOME to the Easter weekend, with this post being composed on the evening of the final day of March 2018. Carlisle United Football Club's fixtures for March have been completed; The final fixture of the month played twenty four hours ago on the afternoon of Good Friday - Yep, we've made it to that bonkers Bank Holiday fixtures time of the season. This post will bring you the fixtures through to the end of the season in a moment, but first...

March 2018: Results

Saturday  3rd: League Two: United 2 - Grimsby Town 0
Saturday 10th: League Two: Exeter City 1 - United 1
Saturday 17th: League Two: United 2 - Crawley Town 2
Saturday 24th: League Two: United 1 - Cambridge United 1
    Friday 30th: League Two: Cheltenham Town 0 - United 1

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Important away win today. Eight unbeaten now going into a big game against Lincoln at Brunton Park on Monday - see you all there! 💙 #cufc

A post shared by Carlisle United (@officialcufc) on Mar 30, 2018 at 9:50am PDT

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April 2018: Fixtures

Monday   2nd: League Two: United v Lincoln City (3pm)

Saturday  7th:  League Two: Swindon Town v United (3pm)

Saturday 14th: League Two: Morecambe v United (3pm)

Saturday 21st: League Two: United v Luton Town (3pm)

Saturday 28th: League Two: Port Vale v United (3pm)

May 2018: Fixture

Saturday 5th: League Two: United v Newport County (3pm)

It is most likely the next post (Part 9) will follow the fixture on May 5th. Who knows what the above fixtures will bring...!

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C'mon Ye BLUES!!

Season 2017/18: The Season So Far - Part 7

FEBRUARY has been quite a busy month for Carlisle United Football Club, the fixtures for the month have been concluded and the look ahead to the springtime fixtures of March and April are what the Club are concentrating on now, with the possibility of reaching the League Two play-offs in May, for the second consecutive year.
In a moment, the fixtures for March, but first, the results for February.

February 2018: Results

Saturday 3rd: League Two: Wycombe Wanderers 4 - United 3
Saturday 10th: League Two: United 1 - Colchester United 1
Tuesday 13th: League Two: Notts County 2 - United 1
Saturday 17th: League Two: United 2 - Chesterfield 0
Tuesday 20th: League Two: Barnet 1 - United 3 [Rearranged fixture from January 6th]
Saturday 24th: League Two: Yeovil Town 0 - United 1

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March 2018: Fixtures

Saturday 3rd: League Two: United v Grimsby Town (3pm)

Saturday 10th: League Two: Exeter City v United (3pm)

Saturday 17th: League Two: United v Crawley Town (3pm)

Saturday 24th: League Two: United v Cambridge United (3pm)

Friday 30th: League Two: Cheltenham Town v United (3pm)

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Please note the final fixture of March takes place on the afternoon of Good Friday, at the beginning of the Easter weekend.

As always,

C'mon Ye BLUES!!

Season 2016/17: The Season So Far - Part 10 (The Finalé)

THE forty six League Two matches had been completed. Carlisle United Football Club finished the season in sixth place. Carlisle United qualified for the League Two Play Offs, which were scheduled as follows:

The first leg was United v Exeter City at Brunton Park, Sunday 14 May, 6:30pm.

Here are the match highlights, courtesy of Carlisle United:

Sunday 14th: Sky Bet League Two [Play Off]: United 3 - Exeter City 3  (Attendance: 9708)

Image of some of the 9708 crowd, courtesy of Carlisle United Football Club.

The second leg was on the evening of Thursday 18 May, 7:45pm at St James Park, the home of Exeter City. With the aggregate score of 3-3 from the first leg, this second leg would be a winner takes all match.

Here are the match highlights, courtesy of Carlisle United:

Thursday 18th: Sky Bet League Two [Play Off]: Exeter City 3 - United 2  (Attendance: 7450)

Exeter City won the second leg 3-2 and took the tie 6-5 on aggregate.

Carlisle United's season has ended; Exeter City will face Blackpool at Wembley Stadium for a place in League One. Blackpool defeated Luton Town in their Play Offs.

Thank you for following The Season So Far posts here on RFTFT.

I would like to thank everyone at Brunton Park for another rollercoaster season, the staff there through the week, the Blues store staff, the matchday programme and Golden Gamble ticket vendors (including Ewan and the Blues Lotto team too!), the ticket office staff, the stewards, the caterers, the turnstile staff, matchday PA - So proud to be a supporter of the Club, of Mr Curle and the playing staff, of the ground staff for once again being recognised for their work in keeping the playing surface one of the best.

To all the other unsung heroes that aren't in this post, thank you too.

Let's keep building together and do it all again next season - With a promotion!!

Easter Monday's Final Scores.

EASTER 2016 is drawing to a close and with it the March 2016 fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club. April now remains as the only full month for fixtures, with the final day of the season being May 7. Here are the results from March 2016:

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015/2016

• League: Tuesday 1st: United 2 - Leyton Orient 2 (Attendance: 3721)
• League: Saturday 5th: United 1 - Northampton Town 4 (Attendance: 4892)
• League: Tuesday 8th: Dagenham & Redbridge 0 - United 0 (Attendance: 1695)
• League: Saturday 12th: Exeter City 2 - United 2 (Attendance: 3375)
• League: Saturday 19th: United 1 - Wycombe Wanderers 1 (Attendance: 4532)
• League: Friday 25th: Yeovil Town 0 - United 0 (Attendance: 4075)
• League: Monday 28th: United 3 - Bristol Rovers 2 (Attendance: 4718)

On the evening of Monday 28 March, following the home victory against Bristol Rovers, United are ninth in the Division; four places off the play-off places.

The forthcoming fixtures for United are as follows:

April (All League fixtures): Saturday 2nd: Portsmouth [away]; Tuesday 5th: Hartlepool United [home]; Saturday 9th: Mansfield Town [home]; Saturday 16th: Cambridge United [away]; Tuesday 19th: Luton [home]; Saturday 23rd: Crawley Town [away]; Saturday 30th: Oxford United [home].
May (League fixture): Saturday 7th: Notts County [away].

I do hope you have had an enjoyable Easter weekend, whether it has been sunny / windy / stormy / all of the above. Until the next time...

The Results Board, October 2015.

OCTOBER was a month of League games for Carlisle United Football Club, with three home and three away games over the course of the month. Here are the results of those six fixtures.

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015 - 2016.

League : Saturday 3rd : Stevenage 0 - United 1 (Attendance: 2999)

League : Saturday 10th : United 2 - Morecambe 3 (Attendance: 5303)

League : Saturday 17th : United 1 - Exeter City 0 (Attendance: 4021)

League : Tuesday 20th : Northampton Town 3 - United 2 (Attendance: 3642)

League : Saturday 24th : Wycombe Wanderers 1 - United 1 (Attendance: 3457)

League : Saturday 31st : United 3 - Yeovil Town 2 (Attendance: 4095)

The November fixtures begin Saturday 7th, away at Plymouth Argyle in the first round of the FA Cup, followed by four league fixtures: Bristol Rovers (away), Portsmouth (home), Luton Town (away) and Crawley Town (home).