Carlisle United

Carlisle United’s history dates all the way back to 1904 when the club was formed after the members of Shaddongate United voted to change the name at their Annual General Meeting. For five years they played their games firstly at Milholme Bank and latterly at Devonshire Park. In 1909 they moved to the newly built Brunton Park, the stadium that they have called their home ever since. It’s fair to say that both Carlisle as a club and Brunton Park as a stadium have enjoyed a varied history over the years. The ground in particular has been through the mill, with the grandstand burning down in 1953 and the stadium flooding completely on two separate occasions in recent years. Brunton Park is the largest not-all-seated ground in England, though the flooding has reduced its capacity in recent times because of safety concerns.