Their first season in there saw them finish second from bottom but 19 points ahead of relegated The next few seasons were similarly disappointing, with Carlisle frequently finishing in the lower reaches of the Fourth Division. However, Exeter beat them 6–5 on aggregate to condemn Carlisle to another season in Keith Curle left Carlisle United at the end of the 2017-18 League Two season in order to further his career elsewhere and Upon the decision to change the name of Shaddongate F.C. Following Abbott's sacking, assistant manager Graham Kavanagh was installed as caretaker manager,On 3 May 2014 Carlisle were relegated, ending an 8-year spell in the third tier having finished 22nd following a disastrous run of results under Kavanagh, meaning the club would compete in League Two for the 2014/15 league season.Curle got off to a flying start, winning his first full-match as manager 1–0 against fellow strugglers Tranmere Rovers, This was followed by a 3–0 victory over Hartlepool United, and another home 3–0 victory against Stevenage. In 1992, they finished bottom of the league but were not relegated due to there being no relegation from the Fourth Division that season, as well as A brief respite in Carlisle's decline then came when the club was taken over by Over the next five seasons, Carlisle were frequently in the struggle to avoid relegation to the Conference, finally being relegated in Carlisle were promoted out of the non-league conference at the first time of asking in Carlisle completed two full seasons with Abbot at the helm, and achieved comfortable mid-table finishes in both. In December and January of the 2015–16 season, Carlisle played their home games at Carlisle United operates through the limited company Carlisle United Association Football Club (1921) LtdThe main area of Carlisle support can be found within and around The following managers have all achieved honours with Carlisle United. The next season was a much better one but not enough for a promotion push, with the team finishing 10th.
In 2010, to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary, the group bought 4,000 tickets for the League One game against As Shaddongate United the club played at two grounds, Millholme Bank, to the south of the city, and Devonshire Park, where The stadium has a capacity of 18,202 and comprises both seated and terraced areas. Carlisle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The surge in form soon petered out however, and United again found themselves near the trapdoor of the Football League's basement division. However, a resurgence of form in the New Year following the return of target man Lee Miller, and fellow front-man Rory Loy saw Carlisle string together a number of good results to claw themselves clear of the relegation zone, eventually finishing the season in 17th position. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The first half of the 2016-17 season was excellent for the club, with just one loss (against then-bottom Newport County). The play-offs seemed almost guaranteed. They have played their home games at Brunton Park since 1909. A 4–0 drubbing away at Bradford followed, before another 4–0 defeat at the hands of Coventry at home, before scraping points against Colchester and Brentford. Their 76-year stay in the Football League came to an end with relegation in 2003–04, though player-manager The club was formed on 17 May 1904 at Shaddongate United's Carlisle were members of the Third Division North until 1958 when it combined with the Third Division South to become the Carlisle ended their most prosperous period as rapidly as it had started. Then, another comeback at play-off bound Exeter in the last game proved enough for a final position of 6th, and a play-off semifinal showdown with the same opponent. In 1907 white shorts were introduced and since then various combinations of blue and white have been used by the club.The first evidence of Carlisle wearing a crest dates to the Carlisle were often referred to as 'The Foxes' due to the local connection with huntsman Since 1995 the club has reverted to using the city's coat of arms.
Another heavy defeat in the League Cup followed as Championship side Leicester City secured a 5–2 victory at Brunton Park, before a narrow 1–0 home defeat to Port Vale spelled the end of Abbott's 5-year reign as United manager, just 2 points from 6 games had been the final straw for the club's Board.