Season 2016/17: The Season So Far - Part 9

"The roller-coaster season continues..."

The previous Carlisle United Football Club post, Part 8, featured the fixtures for April - May 2017. Those fixtures are now results; They are as follows:

April:
Saturday 1st: Sky Bet League Two: Yeovil Town 0 - United 2  (Attendance: 3145)
Saturday 8th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Notts County 2  (Attendance: 4361)
Friday 14th: Sky Bet League Two: Hartlepool United 1 - United 1  (Attendance: 5011)
Monday 17th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Stevenage 1  (Attendance: 4572)
Saturday 22nd: Sky Bet League Two: Crawley Town 3 - United 3  (Attendance: 2003)
Saturday 29th: Sky Bet League Two: United 2 - Newport County 1  (Attendance: 5402)

May:
Saturday 6th: Sky Bet League Two: Exeter City 2 - United 3  (Attendance: 6774)

The forty-six League fixtures have been completed - Here is the final League Two table:

Carlisle United Football Club finish the League season on 71 points, with a goal difference of +1. The Blues are sixth in the table following the final fixture - United advance to the League Two promotion play-offs! Here are the fixtures for the play-offs:

United play Exeter City Home and Away, aiming to reach the Final at Wembley Stadium. Reporting From The Fox Tower will bring you updates on the play-offs.

C'mon ye BLUES!

Season 2016/17: The Season So Far - Part 8

"If you don't want to know the results, please look away now..."

Carlisle United Football Club's results for the month of March 2017:

Saturday 4th: Sky Bet League Two: Plymouth Argyle 2 - United 0 (Attendance: 10381)

Saturday 11th: Sky Bet League Two: United 0 - Cambridge United 3 (Attendance: 4427)

Tuesday 14th: Sky Bet League Two: United 0 - Luton Town 0 (Attendance: 4052)

Saturday 18th: Sky Bet League Two: Mansfield Town 2 - United 0 (Attendance: 4463)

Saturday 25th: Sky Bet League Two: United 0 - Crewe Alexandra 2 (Attendance: 4695)

The League Two table, on the afternoon of Sunday 26 March, shows United eighth in the division, having played 39 matches [More than a Premier League season, it has to be said], a goal difference of minus two and 59 points.

The seven remaining fixtures this term are as follows [All Sky Bet League Two]:

April:

Saturday 1st: Yeovil Town (Away)

Saturday 8th: Notts County (Home)

Friday 14th: Hartlepool United (Away)

Monday 17th: Stevenage (Home)

Saturday 22nd: Crawley Town (Away)

Saturday 29th: Newport County (Home)

May:

Saturday 6th: Exeter City (Away).

The next update will follow the fixture on May 6th.

Season 2016/17: The Season So Far - Part 7

GOOD evening and welcome to the final evening of February 2017, an evening of League football. 'Midweek Final Score' is being carried on the BBC Red Button service on television, it is half time in this evening's fixtures - No Carlisle United spoilers, as the results for February and fixtures for March will be the main point of this post. This evening's headline fixture in the Championship is Brighton + Hove Albion against Newcastle United - In the second half, Albion lead the Toon Army by one goal to nil - Former Carlisle United hero Glenn Murray scored a penalty on fourteen minutes.

The time has just passed 2100 (sorry, 9pm - I expect to bring you a radio post in the next week or so), so I shall begin bringing you the Carlisle United results for February:

Saturday 4th: Sky Bet League Two: Leyton Orient 1 - United 2 (Attendance: 4306)
Saturday 11th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Blackpool 4 (Attendance: 6170)
Tuesday 14th: Sky Bet League Two: United 2 - Doncaster Rovers 1 (Attendance: 4527)
Saturday 18th: Sky Bet League Two: Wycombe Wanderers 1 - United 2 (Attendance: 3858)
Saturday 25th: Sky Bet League Two: United 0 - Portsmouth 3 (Attendance: 7197)
Tuesday 28th: Sky Bet League Two: Cheltenham Town 1 - United 0 (Attendance: 2433)

The League Two table this evening (28th February) shows United third on fifty-eight points, after thirty four games played.

March 2017 brings five Sky Bet League Two fixtures:

Saturday 4th: Away at Plymouth Argyle
Saturday 11th: Home v Cambridge United
Tuesday 14th: Home v Luton Town
Saturday 18th: Away at Mansfield Town
Saturday 25th: Home v Crewe Alexandra.

That concludes the update for February. One loose end - Full time in the Championship: Brighton + Hove Albion 1 - Newcastle United 2. NUFC are top of the Championship tonight.

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Season 2016/17: The Season So Far - Part 6

REPORTING From The Fox Tower ends January as it started - With Carlisle United Football Club's results and forthcoming fixtures.

United had five Sky Bet League Two fixtures in January; The results of which are as follows.

Monday 2nd: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Grimsby Town 3 (Attendance: 6865)
Saturday 7th: Sky Bet League Two: Colchester United 4 - United 1 (Attendance: 3525)
Saturday 14th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Morecambe 1 (Attendance: 5524)
Saturday 21st: Sky Bet League Two: Accrington Stanley 1 - United 1 (Attendance: 2634)
Saturday 28th: Sky Bet League Two: United 1 - Barnet 1 (Attendance: 4547)

The League Two table today (29th January) shows United third on forty-nine points, after twenty eight games played.

There are six fixtures in Sky Bet League Two coming up in February:

Saturday 4th: Away at Leyton Orient
Saturday 11th: Home v Blackpool
Tuesday 14th: Home v Doncaster Rovers
Saturday 18th: Away at Wycombe Wanderers
Saturday 25th: Home v Portsmouth
Tuesday 28th: Away at Cheltenham Town.

That concludes the monthly roundup of Carlisle United Football Club.

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Carlisle United's 2016/17 Fixtures

AUGUST 2016

Saturday 6th : Portsmouth - 3pm Kick Off - Away.

Saturday 13th : Plymouth Argyle - 3pm - Home.

Tuesday 16th : Cheltenham Town - 7:45pm - Home.

Saturday 20th : Cambridge United - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 27th : Barnet - 3pm - Away.

SEPTEMBER 2016

Saturday 3rd : Accrington Stanley - 3pm - Home.

Saturday 10th : Leyton Orient - 3pm - Home.

Saturday 17th : Blackpool - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 24th : Wycombe Wanderers - 3pm - Home.

Tuesday 27th : Doncaster Rovers - 7:45pm - Away.

OCTOBER 2016

Saturday 1st : Colchester United - 3pm - Home.

Saturday 8th : Morecambe - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 15th : Hartlepool United - 3pm - Home.

Saturday 22nd : Stevenage - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 29th : Crawley Town - 3pm - Home.

NOVEMBER 2016

Saturday 12th : Newport County - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 19th : Exeter City - 3pm - Home.

Tuesday 22nd : Grimsby Town - 7:45pm - Away.

Saturday 26th : Mansfield Town - 3pm - Home.

DECEMBER 2016

Saturday 10th : Luton Town - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 17th : Yeovil Town - 3pm - Home.

Monday 26th : Crewe Alexandra - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 31st : Notts County - 3pm - Away.

JANUARY 2017

Monday 2nd : Grimsby Town - 3pm - Home.

Saturday 7th : Colchester United - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 14th : Morecambe - 3pm - Home.

Saturday 21st : Accrington Stanley - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 28th : Barnet - 3pm - Home.

FEBRUARY 2017

Saturday 4th : Leyton Orient - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 11th : Blackpool - 3pm - Home.

Tuesday 14th : Doncaster Rovers - 7:45pm - Home.

Saturday 18th : Wycombe Wanderers - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 25th : Portsmouth - 3pm - Home.

Tuesday 28th : Cheltenham Town - 7:45pm - Away.

MARCH 2017

Saturday 4th : Plymouth Argyle - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 11th : Cambridge United - 3pm - Home.

Tuesday 14th : Luton Town - 7:45pm - Home.

Saturday 18th : Mansfield Town - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 25th : Crewe Alexandra - 3pm - Home.

APRIL 2017

Saturday 1st : Yeovil Town - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 8th : Notts County - 3pm - Home.

Saturday 15th : Hartlepool United - 3pm - Away.

Monday 17th : Stevenage - 3pm - Home.

Saturday 22nd : Crawley Town - 3pm - Away.

Saturday 29th : Newport County - 3pm - Home.

MAY 2017

Saturday 6th : Exeter City - 3pm - Away.

Data provided by Press Association.  All fixtures subject to change.

The Season finalé - On St Jimmy's Day!

THE Curtain has come down on a satisfactory season for Carlisle United Football Club - A top ten finish in the division, Capital One Cup match away at Anfield and an FA Cup match at home to Everton.

Reporting From The Fox Tower has been bringing you the results over the course of the season, so here are the final set of results, for April - And the final fixture in May.

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015/2016

• League: Saturday 2nd [April]: Portsmouth 1 - United 0. (Attendance: 15416)
• League: Tuesday 5th: United 1 - Hartlepool 0 (Attendance: 4767)
• League: Saturday 9th: United 1 - Mansfield 2 (Attendance: 4426)
• League: Saturday 16th: Cambridge United 0 - United 0 (Attendance: 5806)
• League: Tuesday 19th: United 1 - Luton Town 2 (Attendance: 3497)
• League: Saturday 23rd: Crawley Town 0 - United 1 (Attendance: 1940)
• League: Saturday 30th: United 0 - Oxford United 2 (Attendance: 6948)

The final result of the season:

• League: Saturday 7th [May]: Notts County 0 - United 5 (Attendance: 5405).

This post is being compiled on Sunday 8th May - St Jimmy's Day! For it was Saturday 8th May 1999, a date forever revered by United fans, when Jimmy Glass saved United from non-League hell whilst under the stewardship of the Knightons. If you do need reminding:

Seventeen years to the day! Although not featured on the above footage, the moment will always be associated with the BBC Radio Cumbria commentary by The Late Derek Lacey and match summary provided by Graham Moss. 

So we come to the end of this thread, covering United during the 2015 - 2016 season. I shall sign off this post by giving an honourable mention to a football team who, not too many years ago, played United home and away in League One. Whilst United have completed a season in League Two, Leicester City Football Club, coached by Claudio Ranieri, have become Premier League Champions, 2015 - 2016. Congratulations to the Foxes.

Until next time.

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 fourth tier, February 2016.

THE month of February is almost at an end, so it is an ideal time to round up the February results from my favourite club in the fourth tier of English football, Carlisle United Football Club.

Sky Bet League Two, Season 2015-16.

• League: Saturday 6th: United 2 - Accrington Stanley 0. Attendance: 4709.
• League: Saturday 13th: Newport County 1 - United 0. Attendance: 2106.
• League: Tuesday 16th: Accrington Stanley 1 - United 1. Attendance: 2080.
• League: Saturday 20th: United 1 - Stevenage 0. Attendance: 4780.
• League: Tuesday 23rd: AFC Wimbledon 1 - United 0. Attendance: 3526.
• League: Saturday 27th: Morecambe 1 - United 2. Attendance: 3070.

As it stands on the afternoon of Sunday 28th, United are eleventh in League Two, having played 31 matches, won 13, drawn 10, lost 8. United have 49 points.

United have seven fixtures in March: Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Bristol Rovers (Easter Monday) at home; Dagenham & Redbridge, Exeter City and Yeovil Town (Good Friday) away.

Enjoy the forthcoming fixtures in Springtime.

January's Final Score.

JANUARY 2016 has been one of the more unusual months for Carlisle United Football Club. Starting the month away from Brunton Park as the recovery following Storm Desmond began; Ending the month with an FA Cup fixture against a Premier League Club.

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015-2016

League : Saturday 2nd : United 0 - Plymouth Argyle 2 [Played at Ewood Park, Blackburn Rovers FC] (Attendance: 4415)

The FA Cup, Round Three : Sunday 10th : United 2 - Yeovil Town 2 [Played at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool FC] (Attendance: 3357) [Replay required]

League : Saturday 16th : Barnet 0 - United 0 (Attendance: 2079)

The FA Cup, Round Three [Replay] : Tuesday 19th : Yeovil Town 1 - United 1 (After Extra Time; United win 5-4 on penalties) (Attendance: 4114)

League : Saturday 23rd : United 1 - York City 1 [First game played at Brunton Park following Storm Desmond] (Attendance: 7461)

The FA Cup, Round Four : Sunday 31st : United 0 - Everton 3 (Attendance 17101)

Those are the results for January. United have six fixtures scheduled for February: Two at home (Accrington Stanley and Stevenage) and four away (Newport County, Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe).

I shall leave you with an image from the Carlisle United v Everton FA Cup fixture, played at Brunton Park, with United's Antony Sweeney in the foreground, Derek Asamoah in the background. Enjoy.

United's results, November 2015

ONE FA Cup result and four league results to bring you, now November's fixtures are complete:

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015 - 2016.

FA Cup, Round 1: Saturday 7th: Plymouth Argyle 0 - United 2 (Attendance: 6005)

League: Saturday 14th: Bristol Rovers 2 - United 0 (Attendance: 6423)

League: Saturday 21st: United 2 - Portsmouth 2 (Attendance: 5503)

League: Tuesday 24th: Luton Town 3 - United 4 (Attendance: 7298)

League: Saturday 28th: United 3 - Crawley Town 1 (Attendance: 4641).

Carlisle United's festive fixtures begin with the second round of the FA Cup, away at non-league Welling United. Then there are four league fixtures: Oxford United (away), Notts County (home), Accrington Stanley (away) and Hartlepool United (home). C'mon ye Blues!

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).

That elusive fixture...

TWO DAYS ago, I posted what I thought was the roundup of the September fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club, but I was foiled by the fixture planner's computer, as the final fixture was this evening. So, here is that elusive fixture :

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015-2016

Results for September 2015 :

League: Tuesday 29th: Leyton Orient 1 - United 2 (Attendance: 4408)

Good work Blues.

Sporty bits, September 2015

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015-2016

Results for September 2015 :

Johnstone's Paint Trophy, Round 1: Tuesday 1st: Port Vale 1 - United 0 (Attendance: 2571)

League: Saturday 5th: United 3 - Barnet 2 (Att: 4925)

League: Saturday 12th: United 2 - Dagenham & Redbridge 1 (Att: 3871)

League: Saturday 19th: York City 2 - United 2 (Att: 3692)

Capital One Cup, Round 3: Wednesday 23rd: Liverpool 1 - United 1 (Att: 42518)

(After Extra Time, Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties)

League: Saturday 26th: United 0 - Newport County 1 (Att: 4402)

United still have one September fixture, away at Leyton Orient in Sky Bet League Two, on Tuesday 29th.

United have six League fixtures in October: Stevenage, Morecambe, Exeter City, Northampton Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Yeovil Town.

Laura the Explorer

As this is a sporting post, I shall link blogging and sport once again, courtesy of British tennis player Laura Robson, who has her own blog, Laura the Explorer, which I hope you will enjoy reading. Next summer will see the next Olympic games in Rio, a subject Laura has posted about on social media from time to time, as she hopes to represent Team GB on the tennis courts. To round off this post, here are some images of Laura representing Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics. Enjoy.