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📝 A Trophy toil that will have revealed a few more things to Mark Hughes. The verdict on Carlisle United's win at Harborough ⤵️ #cufc (£)
Blues edge through at Harborough in revealing Trophy test
VERDICT: There are some who feel the FA Trophy is a distraction. This was a chilly and worthwhile reply to the contrary, and in different ways.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
📝 A Trophy toil that will have revealed a few more things to Mark Hughes. The verdict on Carlisle United's win at Harborough ⤵️ #cufc (£)
It wasn't a comfortable ride by any means, but Carlisle make it through in the #FATrophy at Harborough. Match report ⤵️ #cufc
Carlisle United hold off Harborough to progress in FA Trophy
REPORT: Goals from Sam Murray and Regan Linney plus a Harry Lewis penalty save saw Carlisle edge past Harborough in the FA Trophy third round.
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December 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
GOAL Harborough. Dolman. 1-2 #cufc
Harborough Town v Carlisle United - as it happens!
Follow our live coverage as Carlisle United take on Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round at Bowden Park today...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
GOAL Harborough. Dolman. 1-2 #cufc
LINNEY - Carlisle get their second. 0-2 in the 58th minute #cufc
Harborough Town v Carlisle United - as it happens!
Follow our live coverage as Carlisle United take on Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round at Bowden Park today...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
LINNEY - Carlisle get their second. 0-2 in the 58th minute #cufc
Second half under way... #cufc
Harborough Town v Carlisle United - as it happens!
Follow our live coverage as Carlisle United take on Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round at Bowden Park today...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Second half under way... #cufc
HALF-TIME - Harborough Town 0 Carlisle United 1 #cufc
Harborough Town v Carlisle United - as it happens!
Follow our live coverage as Carlisle United take on Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round at Bowden Park today...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
HALF-TIME - Harborough Town 0 Carlisle United 1 #cufc
MURRAY - Carlisle lead 1-0
Harborough Town v Carlisle United - as it happens!
Follow our live coverage as Carlisle United take on Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round at Bowden Park today...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
MURRAY - Carlisle lead 1-0
Harry Lewis saves a Harborough penalty in the 14th minute... 0-0
Harborough Town v Carlisle United - as it happens!
Follow our live coverage as Carlisle United take on Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round at Bowden Park today...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Harry Lewis saves a Harborough penalty in the 14th minute... 0-0
❗Under way at Harborough! Follow it all live here ⤵️ #cufc
Harborough Town v Carlisle United - as it happens!
Follow our live coverage as Carlisle United take on Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round at Bowden Park today...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
❗Under way at Harborough! Follow it all live here ⤵️ #cufc
Nine changes for #cufc, including first starts of the season for teenagers Atkinson and Hetherington. Linney and Gilliead the only two of Wednesday's starters in the XI - with Embleton and youth team forward Mason on bench...
Harborough Town v Carlisle United - as it happens!
Follow our live coverage as Carlisle United take on Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round at Bowden Park today...
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December 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Nine changes for #cufc, including first starts of the season for teenagers Atkinson and Hetherington. Linney and Gilliead the only two of Wednesday's starters in the XI - with Embleton and youth team forward Mason on bench...
👋 Hello from Harborough... it's FA Trophy action for Carlisle United this afternoon. How will the Blues shape up against the Bees? All the build-up and live match updates here throughout the day...⤵️ #cufc
Harborough Town v Carlisle United - as it happens!
Follow our live coverage as Carlisle United take on Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round at Bowden Park today...
www.newsandstar.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
👋 Hello from Harborough... it's FA Trophy action for Carlisle United this afternoon. How will the Blues shape up against the Bees? All the build-up and live match updates here throughout the day...⤵️ #cufc
📝 Mark Hughes, among others, believes he has a "great future". But what if Hayden Atkinson's time is now? This week's #cufc column ⤵️ (£)
Turning to youth isn't always the risk that some may fear
JON COLMAN: Carlisle United's defensive work right now is not convincing, and they have an emerging 17-year-old who may well be worth a shot
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December 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
📝 Mark Hughes, among others, believes he has a "great future". But what if Hayden Atkinson's time is now? This week's #cufc column ⤵️ (£)
🏆 "We have to be better - but it wouldn't take much, would it..?"
The FA Trophy and Harborough await Carlisle United today ⤵️ #cufc
The FA Trophy and Harborough await Carlisle United today ⤵️ #cufc
Hughes demands improvement as Blues head to Harborough
Mark Hughes is expecting a much better Carlisle United showing at Harborough Town in the FA Trophy third round today.
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December 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🏆 "We have to be better - but it wouldn't take much, would it..?"
The FA Trophy and Harborough await Carlisle United today ⤵️ #cufc
The FA Trophy and Harborough await Carlisle United today ⤵️ #cufc
👀 "He's very much in my thoughts for the next few weeks..."
Can Elliot Embleton's return prove timely for Carlisle United? ⤵️ #cufc
Can Elliot Embleton's return prove timely for Carlisle United? ⤵️ #cufc
Hughes: Fit-again Embleton in my thoughts for crucial period ahead
Head coach Mark Hughes says fit-again Elliot Embleton is very much part of his Carlisle United plans for the crucial weeks ahead.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
👀 "He's very much in my thoughts for the next few weeks..."
Can Elliot Embleton's return prove timely for Carlisle United? ⤵️ #cufc
Can Elliot Embleton's return prove timely for Carlisle United? ⤵️ #cufc
INTERVIEW: Mark Francis, the psychologist who worked with Carlisle United between 2022-24, shares his insights into that dramatic period at Brunton Park. His new book about captaincy also features the Blues ⤵️ #cufc (£)
Former Carlisle United psychologist's insights into Blues' ups and downs
INTERVIEW: Mark Francis, who worked with Paul Simpson's squad between 2022 and 2024, shares his insights and memories as part of a new book.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
INTERVIEW: Mark Francis, the psychologist who worked with Carlisle United between 2022-24, shares his insights into that dramatic period at Brunton Park. His new book about captaincy also features the Blues ⤵️ #cufc (£)
📸 More cracking pics of the Blue Army - here's a fans gallery by photographer Ben Holmes from Carlisle United v Woking ⤵️ #cufc
In pictures: Carlisle United fans at the Woking game
GALLERY: A crowd of 5,264 watched Carlisle United's 3-1 home defeat to Woking on Wednesday - check out Ben Holmes' fan photos here.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
📸 More cracking pics of the Blue Army - here's a fans gallery by photographer Ben Holmes from Carlisle United v Woking ⤵️ #cufc
😕“On the evidence of [Wednesday] a few might have to go again" - Mark Hughes weighs up his FA Trophy selection after Carlisle United's poor midweek display ⤵️ #cufc
Hughes: Trophy selection 'might have changed' after Blues midweek slump
Mark Hughes says his plans for Carlisle United’s FA Trophy tie at Harborough Town “might have changed” as a result of their slump against…
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December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
😕“On the evidence of [Wednesday] a few might have to go again" - Mark Hughes weighs up his FA Trophy selection after Carlisle United's poor midweek display ⤵️ #cufc
✍️Here's this week's column from Carlisle United Supporters' Trust
How the Trust has evolved over the last 12 months
Read the latest weekly News & Star column from Carlisle United Supporters' Trust.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
✍️Here's this week's column from Carlisle United Supporters' Trust
💬 "I think we were a bit confused in what to do with their shape. We weren't as good as we usually are, but it's not through lack of effort, and one or two games don't define us..." - Harvey Macadam interview ⤵️ #cufc
Macadam: Shortcomings against Woking should not 'define' Carlisle United
Harvey Macadam insisted Carlisle United should not be “defined” by their poor display in the Woking defeat – and denied the Blues lacked…
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December 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
💬 "I think we were a bit confused in what to do with their shape. We weren't as good as we usually are, but it's not through lack of effort, and one or two games don't define us..." - Harvey Macadam interview ⤵️ #cufc
🗞 Story Of The Blues: An unexpected fashion statement from Carlisle United, who surprise fans by playing in hoops...and promptly win a historic promotion. Latest nostalgia series episode ⤵️ #cufc (£)
Story of the Blues episode 17: When the Blues wore hoops - and went up!
The latest episode of our Carlisle United nostalgia series looks back at 1961/62, when the Blues revealed a new and never-repeated look.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🗞 Story Of The Blues: An unexpected fashion statement from Carlisle United, who surprise fans by playing in hoops...and promptly win a historic promotion. Latest nostalgia series episode ⤵️ #cufc (£)
🔊 Latest audio bit with the Carlisle United head coach is available to News & Star subscribers here ⤵️ #cufc
Hughes: 'Once I've calmed down, we'll see...'
INTERVIEW: Mark Hughes on Carlisle United's defeat to Woking, the Blues' poor display, injury news, the FA Trophy tie at Harborough and more.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🔊 Latest audio bit with the Carlisle United head coach is available to News & Star subscribers here ⤵️ #cufc
⌚ It'll be an early start for the last game of the season - the National League have announced that all games on April 25, including Carlisle United v Brackley, will kick off at 12.30pm ⤵️ #cufc
Kick-off change for Carlisle United's last game of the season
Carlisle United's potentially crucial final game of the season will now kick off at 12.30pm, it has been announced.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
⌚ It'll be an early start for the last game of the season - the National League have announced that all games on April 25, including Carlisle United v Brackley, will kick off at 12.30pm ⤵️ #cufc
🤕 The fear is that Junior Luamba could miss "a number of weeks" with a hamstring injury. Last night's goalscorer is being assessed ⤵️ #cufc
Blues fear Luamba lay-off after injury in Woking defeat
Carlisle United fear losing Junior Luamba for “a number of weeks” after the goalscorer limped out of the defeat to Woking.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
🤕 The fear is that Junior Luamba could miss "a number of weeks" with a hamstring injury. Last night's goalscorer is being assessed ⤵️ #cufc
💬 Mark Hughes' reaction to last night's defeat ⤵️ #cufc
Hughes: 'Static' Blues got what they deserved against Woking
Mark Hughes admitted Carlisle United “got what we deserved” with their poor display in the 3-1 defeat to Woking.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
💬 Mark Hughes' reaction to last night's defeat ⤵️ #cufc