Could Carlisle United play in the Scottish leagues in a parallel universe?

[@FootyAdventures]

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[@nathanhall4063]

when the restrictions ease a bit you should cover all the welsh premier league teams good video btw

[@philipashley9084]

Man United were in the second Division the year Carlisle were top flight. They are the only club to have played in the top flight but never played Man U in the league. They did meet United in the cup in 78 which went to a replay. One of only two competive fixtures United have played in Cumbria. The Busby babes famously played at Workington on the cup in front of 21000, January 1958, only a couple of months before the tragedy in Munich.

[@FootyAdventures]

@@philipashley9084 great fact that about carlisle being the only club not to play MUFC in the top league!

[@stuartwelsh1796]

The statue is indeed that of Hughie Mcllmoyle a CUFC icon. He can still be found at home games outside the main stand chatting to fans pre-match, having queued up with everyone else to buy his ticket, as he refuses to take freebies. Always makes me chuckle, walk past your statue and queue up to buy a ticket. An absolute gentleman.

[@FootyAdventures]

Oh nice thanks for letting me know! Cant wait to see a game there myself 😀

[@jyepatterson8833]

Brilliant to hear mate. I've never personally met him but he's actually my granda's cousin

[@mowvu]

that's such a nice story mate. never heard of the legend that is Mr. Hughie McIlmoyle. he sounds like an absolute gentleman and top man. they don't make em like they used to.

[@graemesmith610]

Carlisle United is a lovely club. Been down to see them 2 or 3 times prior to the pandemic and enjoyed the atmosphere very much. Very passionate supporters and a great old school type stadium. Can’t wait to get back.

[@deancarr509]

I live outside Edinburgh and quite regularly go down to watch Carlisle. Lovely club to follow. Cumberland sausage at half time and a good pub right across the road from the ground. Looking forward to visiting again after COVID

[@FootyAdventures]

Sounds great!

[@richardrobertson4318]

Hi Dean I've only been to Carlisle once for the fitbae game was against spurs my brothers mate was playing for Carlisle kallum Higginbottom if the pub you're on about is the beehive 3 of us were in their after the horse racing n got jumped when we left must've heard our Scottish accents got mixed thoughts bout Carlisle I'm near Edinburgh too

[@deancarr509]

@@richardrobertson4318 Thats a real bummer Richard. Yes the Beehive is the pub i'm referring to. I've been there on my own and was made to feel very welcome by the Carlise fans I met.

[@richardrobertson4318]

Aye thought it was the beehive me my brother n a mate got jumped outside don't know if they were football fans but Carlisle were playing we were their with a nap club we didn't go to the racing done a pub crawl n ended up in the beehive n think was our accents or thought we were oppossition fans

[@eldescanso2067]

Bill Shankley started his professional football career at Carlisle in the 1932/1933 season playing 16 times ,he then returned as manager from 1949 to 1951 , a great man . I am writing this sitting in the stand waiting for kick off against Bolton , come on you Blues

[@FootyAdventures]

Oh yeah so he did! Thank you for watching my video. Mad old game you would've seen today!

[@ryanlitt5132]

That was a shit show of a game ffs

[@neilwiltshire1467]

Just caught up with this one, loved it, working my way back through some of your older vids, I was here in 2002, doesn't seem to have changed one little bit !!! Proper football ground ...

[@albertmccready478]

Really enjoyable clips

[@FootyAdventures]

Cheers :)

[@scottwalker4619]

Love the amount of effort you put into this, the research into the history of both the club and the city. I'm glad you liked our city and our club. Hopefully you can get to a game one time :-) btw, it is McIlmoyle in the statue. He played for us on 3 separate occasions. Another interesting fact about the team is that, in our only time in the top flight, we had the same Goalkeeper as we had when we were in the bottom tier. I think he was the first player to do that. Allan Ross was the name if you're interested :-)

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks for the facts! That's really interesting. Thanks also for the kind words, I try hard to ensure I do enough research on the teams I visit! Cheers and thanks for watching, hopefully I can get to a match there soon :)

[@thomasseery7570]

Carlisle topped the old English First Division in the 70’s . Another enjoyable clip.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

That's right even got on match of the day, that's about the only time I remember

[@albertmccready478]

I love the old skool stadiums,set in working class areas, surrounded by the community. Far too many new soulless arenas now, miles from everything.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

I totally agree, love the old stadiums,right in the middle of their community, that's what I love about UK football

[@anthonygreen8638]

I have great memories of my Dad taking me up to Brunton Park in the late 90s. The atmosphere was always incredible, warm, welcoming and family friendly. I am also privileged enough to have witnessed the ground full on a few occasions for special cup ties against Sheffield Wednesday (top of PL at time), Spurs and Arsenal. Thanks for the video!

[@patricialockhart2135]

Carlisle is an underappreciated city. It's got a beautiful centre good shopping and it's castle. It's also easy to do a day trip to from Scotlands Central belt by train.

[@Beanbag777]

Agreed it is a really nice relatively unknown city but you know maybe that’s what makes its such a nice spot

[@Leftfield71]

Thanks for the video, it's brilliant to see Brunton Park up close again. I haven't been to Brunton Park for almost a decade, it's a beautiful ground although it probably needs some modernizing. I was hoping to travel to the UK (I'm an Aussie who has supported Carlisle for more than 40 years) to see the Cumbrian derby this season, but COVID killed that dream. It's great to see Carlisle playing so well this season, I hope they can continue during the second half of the season and win promotion to League One.

[@thenearestfire4574]

We will buddy! COYB!

[@LB1973]

Halfway through and no Jimmy Glass mention yet...

[@bobsteele9581]

Another fascinating video mate. Merry Christmas and a happy new year when it comes to you and all your family Sam.

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks mate, you too! All the best!

[@grdn2607]

I’m a Killie fan and a few seasons back when we did well in the seasons we got a bye to the next round in the league cup so our usual weekend match day wasn’t on as whoever we were playing had cup commitments. £10 for a train down to Carlisle and I went to a game, Carlisle Utd vs MK Dons. There is a link with my club as midfielder Gary Dicker was a Carlisle player.

[@FootyAdventures]

Oh nice! Sounds like a decent away day!

[@john80c]

My team Guiseley played Carlisle in the FA Cup back in the early 90s. We lost 4-1 but had our record attendance of 6,000 as we played it at Bradford City's ground.

[@jayw5619]

Really enjoyed that as a Carlisle fan. Just an FYI Gretna is only around 6 miles away, not 20! Great video 👍🏻

[@ISNEddERSI]

My club! Get in Sam! Thanks for covering this! :) COYB

[@richardfinlayson1524]

Went to Carlisle castle when I went to the UK as a teenager,I remember the moat very well,the guy who helped us organise our trip was a Carlisle fan, a friend of the family who worked for Qantas, great trip got to watch two Liverpool matches from the Kop,79/80 season, I was a mad football fan as a kid, obsessed by the Reds.

[@jonlinin9682]

Used to go up there for holiday, so I been to Brunton Park three times - I saw Cardiff City, Aston Villa and Celtic (a friendly) - so three games against clubs from three countries !

[@frasergibson72]

I did what you did at Carlisle once even went on the pitch They have a great ground

[@mzy12]

Not been to Carlisle in ages, and I only live in Annan!

[@FootyAdventures]

Get down there mate!

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Well worth following Annan!

[@mzy12]

@@jimmycburfield5997 I do, I’m on the media team 👍

[@langdale55]

I suppose the ferry trip is off putting? You should visit Carlisle. Old doors.

[@mzy12]

@@langdale55 Ferry trip?

[@allansmith5248]

Merry Christmas sam from millwall smithy 👍🦁🦁....well done for visiting all 42 scottish league clubs... absolutely loved each and every video... legend 👍👍👍🎉🍻

[@JayIgnition]

Hes slowly sneaking into the English Leagues haha love it. Always welcome to Billingham Town in The Northern League. Second oldest league in the world. Could be interesting..

[@johnelliott2212]

happy days seen my team Charlton promoted twice at Carlisle keep up the good work

[@mikeenright8793]

Always liked going up there even though it was a long way ! Great ground.

[@invernessfan3017]

You did some good videos on Scottish football. Thanks.

[@FootyAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed them!

[@robjb21]

Thanks for coming to Carlisle, enjoyed the video, be nice to see you at a game one day.

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you! Hopefully soon I can!

[@richardrobertson4318]

Drove from Midlothian to see Carlisle play spurs good atmosphere at the game

[@FootyAdventures]

Nice! Seems like a great ground!

[@Bruntonpete]

In answer to the title - NEVER! HA But a great video coming from a CUFC fan. Big Hughie is alive and well - you don't often get a statue before your end! Lovely gent he is too. We may be just 7 mile from the border but happy on the English side but Scots are always welcome at the games. Great video. Well informed and passionate. I share your love of grounds. Subscribed for sure. Thank you.

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks for subscribing, welcome to the channel!! Appreciate the kind comments.

[@4737-Carlin]

Bill Shankly used to read his team selections to the crowd on the tannoy system and explain his team selection to them, we also won leauge 2 in our first season back after the conference, we also beat a full strength AS Roma side in Rome 3-2 in the early 70’s in tne Anglo Italian cup......

[@lindsayireland647]

Have a good Christmas and a happy New year when it comes all the best loved your video on the Blantyre Vic's it was good to see my home town club get some media coverage.

[@lostjackets4006]

Way back in the 70s I recall Carlisle playing a season in division 1 and I think their home shirts featured the fox.

[@GretnaFCTV]

Great film Sam.. Merry Christmas

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you 👍 merry Christmas to you too

[@travislandry8016]

Happy Holidays Sam! Looking forward to your 2021 vlogs!

[@donmacleod2701]

Great video. You should look at covering the grounds of all the English Conference & Scottish Lowland & Highland league clubs as they are little known compared tothe League clubs.

[@FootyAdventures]

Great suggestion!

[@tonyh7994]

He's already been to almost all the Scottish Lowland League clubs as a lot of them groundshare with SPFL teams and he's been to 5 or 6 anyway.

[@mowvu]

i remember the 07/08 season. I'm a donny rovers fan, it was tight all year. swansea, forest, rovers, leeds, carlisle all neck and neck for months. so exciting. carlisle never made it that year and slid into lg 2 a few seasons later, but I'll never forget how much carlisle utd scared the sh1t out of me that season!

[@CosyProlific]

"you might be watching this in a years time, when stadiums are full again" thats me!

[@mickmcfarlane8493]

Another good video. Merry Christmas fella and all the best for the new year and future videos

[@ryanoconnor5612]

Can’t wait to be able to watch a game here for the 92 club!

[@aidanm5849]

Class video mate, no mention of Jimmy glass?

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you! I'll be sure to mention him next time!!

[@joshtemple-cox9962]

Great video from a carlisle fan

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you :)

[@allan4054]

Last time I watched Carlisle they played Bournemouth 2006ish and Darren Anderton played his last game for Bournemouth 👍

[@the_one_the_only4651]

I also quite like Barrow AFC. They were absolutely scintillating in the Conference last season under Ian Evatt; and I wouldn't be surprised if they make the Championship/ Premier League one day - and I heard they just hired promising young manager Michael Jolley as head coach. Keep a lookout on them!

[@FootyAdventures]

Yeah, hopefully I can visit them soon! They're on quite the rise it seems. Thank you for watching my video!

[@the_one_the_only4651]

@@FootyAdventures Cheers, what team do you actually support?

[@FootyAdventures]

@@the_one_the_only4651 Liverpool!

[@the_one_the_only4651]

@@FootyAdventures Oh ok. Congratulations on winning the league last season with the best team ever in the Premier League - you would've broken Man City's 100 point record if it wasn't for the coronavirus pandemic breaking up Liverpool's momentum, from a Burnley fan :)

[@FootyAdventures]

@@the_one_the_only4651 totally agree. Also sad to see the 30 year wait ended in an empty stadium 😔

[@Chateaulait]

Great video, would love to go to a game there, could see the floodlights from the motorway driving down to England.

[@kevins9417]

You've done very well all things considered, happy Christmas pal👍👍👍👍

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you, hope you had a good day!

[@kevins9417]

@@FootyAdventures it was blurry it still is lol thanks for the reply

[@mikereed7887]

They topped the old English First Division in the 1974/75 season . The season prior to that I had a season ticket at the ripe old age of 12 :)

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Brilliant!!! Come on Carlisle! We’d have stayed up in 75 if we’d had three points for a win rather than 2. Nearly 18000 capacity, indeed but my mate catters turns up at 12:00 hrs each match day for fear of a lock out! Up the blues!

[@FootyAdventures]

Oh really I hadn't realised it was 2 points back then! Fair play poor old Carlisle. Cheers for watching. Much appreciated

[@philipashley9084]

@@FootyAdventures One if the first leagues to have 3 points a win was the Isthmian League in South East. The League Sutton United, Dulwich , Carshalton etc. The league was also one of the first to be sponsored and had an innovative incentive scheme for sportsmanship.

[@lakedistricttrekkers4209]

Thanks for visiting our club.

[@FootyAdventures]

No worries, thank you for watching!

[@johnroutledge1696]

It’s looking like will Be in league 1 next season

[@FootyAdventures]

Yeah true!

[@JSL2000]

One very hard thing for clubs like Carlisle is signing players who then have to commute every day for training and games.

[@jesseharrison1296]

If you go to Carlisle on Boxing Day they will be playing my team Bolton. Please get behind them because they really need it at the moment. Merry Christmas.

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks for watching and merry xmas! Hopefully I can get to a CUFC game soon@

[@craigbarnes6864]

Yes another Bolton fan here. Really wanted to go tomorrow as i run the BWFC Cumbria&Beyond group on facebook (185 members). Last time we played at Carlisle was 35 years ago.

[@jimmycburfield5997]

Ian Evitt will come good. As a Carlisle fan radio Cumbria cover Barrow. I used to think Evitt was talking shite but oh no! What do I know. He was sensational. Hopefully he will come good; just not on Boxing Day. Hopefully Bolton will get back up the leagues. All the best

[@thenearestfire4574]

That was a brutal second half. Spoils shared. Grrrrr

[@scottk974]

Another good video Was down there for a game vs Notts County in 2017 One of the easiest grounds to get to and very friendly staff/ fans

[@mattycarruthers2318]

Am a Carlisle fan mate Thanks pal that means A lot we really appreciate it pal Your more than welcome Back anytime you want to 💙

[@williamwallacedebruce9221]

Good idea. its much easier to get to than Berwick..............Oh and have a merry Christmas.

[@jamesrobinson1998]

Merry Christmas mate hope you have a wonderful day!

[@annwalker5036]

When will you come to Lowestoft Football Club I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year mate your videos every time I watch them make me really happy p.and send I've been watching your videos I've been having brilliant day

[@FootyAdventures]

Glad to hear it, thank you very much! I'll hopefully get to Lowestoft FC in 2021!

[@annwalker5036]

@@FootyAdventures ok do you mind giving my grandson a shoutout it is birthday in January 3rd and he will be 15 years old he watch your videos as well his name is Paul hazeldine he is so glad he can go back to football at Kidderminster Harriers

[@richardhowlett9424]

I would like you to do a feature on Workington FC , great old club with Bill Shankley and Keith Burkinshaw as former managers .

[@stevenwilcox8631]

A nod to the IRN-BRU sign and the fact my team Forest Green Rovers is playing there next week.

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Sam, Carlisle were the first team to beat Celtic when Celtic won the European Cup, Carlisle beat Celtic 2-0,in a pre season friendly game

[@mattycarruthers2318]

Hey mate u OK Are you coming back To Brunton park for A other game this season 💙

[@NottsNomad]

Great video. How did you manage to miss the name Jimmy Glass? 😂⚽️

[@Alizz12]

U should come to my town called hebburn they have a football club called hebburn town fc and a really nice ground that has a big screen. Its very nice for an amateur team.

[@FootyAdventures]

I'll add them to the list!

[@Alizz12]

@HeedArmy83 I live in hebburn where u from?

[@TheBillABCTV]

Footy Adventures can you tell me the distance between Carlisle United Home Ground and Carlisle City Home Ground? I am in Australia, I play Football Manager. Maybe you can one day do a video on both Carlisle United and Carlisle City?

[@FootyAdventures]

I was thinking of doing both in the one video funnily enough! I don't think there's a lot between both. Hopefully soon I can cover both in a vid :)

[@TheBillABCTV]

@@FootyAdventures Thanks mate.

[@TheBillABCTV]

@@rhysewin8642 cheers mate. I will have to convert that in KM as I am in Australia.

[@craigbarnes6864]

Carlisle would do well in Scotland. Would be at least in the second tier potentially. Problem is financially they would lose money playing in Scotland. Would be a good derby with Queen Of The South though.

[@LB1973]

The money is the big thing. Carlisle is twice the size of Dumfries roughly the same size as Paisley and I'd imagine they would be around St Mirrens level tbh simply because the tv money would disappear.

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Sam, there was talk of Carlisle coming into the scottish league, when Gretna went out, i don't think its a bad idea for Carlisle to enter scottish league next season, they'll make the Premier League in 3 years

[@markdavids2511]

It’s a stupid idea, foisting pub football on a a population who are English.

[@joshquinn4964]

Could you do a video like this on Berwick Rangers?

[@FootyAdventures]

Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHKloYWrbLp0j68

[@joshquinn4964]

@@FootyAdventures thanks!

[@thenearestfire4574]

Kyem on the Beech Boys!!! 💙💙💙

[@YARROWS9]

It's shocking the amount of English folk( especially in the south) that think towns like Carlisle and Berwick are Scottish. I as a Scot, would have them in a heartbeat. Newcastle aswell. Great people.

[@lrooney85]

Enjoyed the video - some good research on the club too. Few extra bits... Gretna is probably nearer to 9 or 10 miles so it's even closer than you think! St James' Park is indeed a little bit further north (just 0.08 N latitude!). Shankly also described Brunton Park as a "glorified hen coop" and used to go on the tannoy before games and say "This is your manager speaking" before explaining his team selection to the fans. If you do make it to a game sometime, please give me a shout as I host a CUFC podcast (The Brunton Bugle - www.bruntonbugle.com) and would love to meet up, always happy to chat all things the mighty Blues!

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks very much, would love that once things open up a bit!

[@philipashley9084]

The oldest sporting trophy in the world is battled for every year at the Carlisle racecourse. The Carlisle Silver Bell dates from 1599, the time Elizabeth 1st.

[@DarrenPhillthomson]

Fantastic vlogmas

[@FootyAdventures]

Thanks man!

[@DarrenPhillthomson]

@@FootyAdventures you’re welcome mate

[@daz4725]

You dae some serious amount ae driving mate 😂

[@FootyAdventures]

I'm so dedicated! 🤪 thank you for watching!.

[@bobthesnobscotland2821]

Cheers dude🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Love irn bru in ma vodka 👍

[@FootyAdventures]

Haha love a voddy irn bru!

[@geoffbeattie3160]

The most famous Carlisle united players are Jimmy glass peter beardsley stan Bowles and Alan Ross! The 2 goalkeeper's are probably the best loved!!

[@FootyAdventures]

Ah nice! Thanks for letting me know!

[@davehedgehog4391]

Prior to buying out Gretna and taking them to the SPL, Brooks Mileson had attempted to buy Carlisle United. Maybe he'd have tried to take them on that same adventure through the Scottish leagues?

[@FootyAdventures]

Oh right yeah so he did!

[@dt485]

Take they it’s such a long away day for every club in our lesson they would be better in Scotland

[@mattycarruthers2318]

Am a Carlisle fan mate Your so funny we get That a lot when away fans come up to Carlisle 💙

[@dt485]

@@mattycarruthers2318 shit stadium and fan base

[@rossjohnston94]

Very different video M8 good luck with ur game tommrow

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you again mate!!

[@zxz1]

Would be far nearer to travel to matches ... would gain if they could stay up in the SPL , but they would probably yo yo and gates would really suffer in the Scottish second tier

[@davidcufc]

I'm almost sure that UEFA wouldn't permit Carlisle United to play in Scotland. As I understand it the only reason Berwick Rangers can play in Scotland and , Cardiff City and Swansea City in the English leagues is for historic reasons. I happy to corrected if I'm wrong.

[@lennonout7127]

*happy to BE corrected

[@davidcufc]

@@lennonout7127 Yes, I typed it in a hurry.

[@iaindw1]

would make sense for Carlisle to join Scottish league with central belt and Edinburgh only hours away.

[@FootyAdventures]

It's an interesting thought!

[@jesussaavedra5144]

Merry xmas

[@james-cq4bn]

if Carlisle went into the Scottish leagues they'd be a Scottish premiership regular team

[@tonyska]

What I would love is the English and Scottish League Cup merging. Would love to travel north of the border. The only problem would be the idiots that kind of fixture would attract.

[@natureclips5849]

Carlisle would be a like St Johnstone: Kilmarnock top 8 in SPL

[@andrewsumner9600]

90 miles between preston and Carlisle a derby ? .

[@burnsideisback]

Carlisle consider preston, burnley, blackpool, morecombe, hartlepool, Newcastle, Sunderland a derby.

[@paulcooper3845]

Anything under a 3 hour drive is considered a derby game

[@thenearestfire4574]

Monkey Hangers too. Lols

[@billbo_taylor6113]

IT WAS THE FIRST FOUR GAMES

[@GenialHarryGrout]

Could Carlisle play in the SPFL? Yes they could given their location but they would lose financially not being in the English system and even a big club like Carlisle might bawk and the prospect of winter trip to Elgin or Inverness. Fro memory I think Gateshead once thought about joining the SPFL, I might have been around the time Gretna won the nomination to join. While in Carlisle did you visit Northern League side Carlisle City?

[@caspianmanpredator163]

Good thing we aren't in a parallel universe lol

[@langdale55]

In a parallel universe, Carlisle United could play in the Champions League...alongside Newcastle. Xx

[@FootyAdventures]

Haha yeah maybe one day!

[@cameroncowan5290]

Carlisle is in tier 2 so there are able to have 2000 supporters

[@FootyAdventures]

Oh nice!

[@camerongordon9721]

Should visit Berwick rangers

[@FootyAdventures]

Enjoy! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHKloYWrbLp0j68

[@SteveParker-n9c]

If they could join the Scottish league they would be in the top 5 or 6 teams in Scotland.

[@geraldinehill711]

Up the Blues! We're going up!

[@FootyAdventures]

Thank you for watching!!

[@garymacdonald7165]

If Berwick can,Carlisle can and so can Newcastle Utd!

[@FootyAdventures]

Yeah fair enough!

[@lennonout7127]

Not Newcastle

[@alanfox691]

As a Carlisle United fan our fanbase if very proud of being English there would be no appetite for us to play in The Scottish League system what so ever but there is appetite amongst our fanbase for The Old Firm to play in the English League system a lot of our fan being unaware of What The Old Firm bring with them it not all being good.

[@tosspot9244]

Capacity is nowhere near 18k more like 9k I’m pretty sure

[@nickmullerITFC78]

Possible I guess I have often wondered how many Scottish fans have been to that ground compared to other English grounds 🤣🚜🚜🚜🚜🚜 have a good new year everyone just subb thought I had already have now 👍👍👍

[@garydavies4457]

i want to visit this ground so i can tick it off my grounds visited

[@FootyAdventures]

You definitely should!

[@adamthwaytes7799]

That boxing day fixture against BW is where it all began to go wrong 😭

[@davidrowan3853]

Probably should tbh, same as Gretna at did at one point.