Carlisle established their place in football history when they became the first club outside London to install floodlights, which they did in 1952. Those lights were used for the first time in a friendly against Blackburn on February 25th 1952. Floodlights played another part in United's history when, on November 28th 1955, their FA Cup first round second replay against Darlington became the first floodlit game between two league clubs - the tie was played at St James' Park, Newcastle.
The FA Cup produced a low for the Club when they were beaten 6-1 at home by non-league Wigan in 1934, a result which represented the biggest victory by a non-league side over a league club in the competition.
Competing in Europe for the first time, Carlisle finished as unbeaten runners-up behind Blackpool in the English group after beating Roma 3-2, then drawing 3-3 at Brunton Park then beating Catanzaro 4-1 at home and 1-0 away.
The record attendance at Brunton Park is 27,603 for the FA Cup fifth round visit of Middlesborough in February 1970. The lowest attendance was 1,287 for Chester City's Third Division visit in May 1987
In August 1946 United appointed 23 year old Ivor Broadis as player manager and in doing so they made him the youngest man to manage a league club. Broadis, who had never played first class professional football, then created another record when he became the only manager to transfer himself when he moved to Sunderland for £18000 in September 1949. The club's replacement manager was Bill Shankly!
Goalkeeper Alan Ross holds the club record for most appearances, playing 466 League games for Carlisle United and a further 36 FA Cup and 37 League Cup ties between September 1963 and October 1978.
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