BIG MATCH PREVIEW: Crewe Alexandra

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CUOSC will be holding their next Supporters’ Surgery on Saturday, between 1.15pm and 2.45pm in the Study Centre, located next to the Blues Store.

As part of their Surgery, and supported by Carlisle United FC, they will be collecting food for the Carlisle Foodbank.

CUOSC’s Vice Chair Mike Denovellis said: “We saw the suggestion from a supporter on one of our social media platforms, and thought it would be an excellent way of helping to support the local community.

“A few other Supporters’ Trusts do the same, with fantastic results, and we hope that our Surgery will provide the perfect opportunity for supporters to contribute, should they wish to do so. If everybody brought along one item, it would help tremendously.”

The Carlisle United Disabled Group chairman Barry Carter will also be at the Study Centre to take names of those interested in being part of the new group.

Registration for the Disabled Group will take just a few seconds, so please do pop in, speak to Barry and leave your contact details.


Click HERE for full details.

If you have any queries, or require further information please don’t hesitate to contact CUOSC by email at info@cuosc.org.uk, or via telephone on 07999 737 390.


Our Guard of Honour this week is provided by the Cumbria Down’s Syndrome Support Group as they look to raise awareness through the My Voice, My Community week of action.

The Cumbria Down’s Syndrome Support Group is a parent led group which supports over 60 families throughout Cumbria. They help to provide training, education, awareness and social opportunities for families who have family members with Down’s Syndrome.

This week is Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week and we are thrilled to have the group as our guests of honour. 


If anybody would like further information or support please do not hesitate to contact CDSSG on – cardowns@hotmail.co.uk


Our mascots for this game are Demi Haughan and Leo Murphy.

Demi’s favourite player is Danny Grainger and Leo is a big fan of Jabo Ibehre. They are both predicting a comfortable win for United – let’s hope they are right!

Have a great day!


Our match mascots are chosen at random from our Junior Blue membership - to find out more about our Junior Blues membership, click HERE.


In a change to our scheduled match official - Mr Nigel Miller will now take charge of this weekend's game.

Mr Miller has been in charge of 33 games and has shown 71 yellow cards and 7 reds. This is his first visit to Brunton Park as the man in the middle this season, but he was our match referee for the 2-2 away draw at Grimsby. Defender Michael Raynes and midfielder Mike Jones went in the book that night.


Our betting partner Sky Bet has some fantastic odds available on all match markets – click HERE for more details.


Issue 22 of The Blues is on sale from our usual programme selling points and outlets around the ground.

With updates on our Cumberland Building Society Community Ticket Scheme and packed with with stats, facts, history and features, - and priced at just £2 - it’s one not to be missed.




Match Day Ticket Sales are as follows:

Main Stand [B, C, Pirelli Family Stand and EWM] – from the ticket office situated on the west side of the stadium.

Paddock – from the Paddock ticket office situated at the southern end of the Paddock.

Pioneer Foods Stand and Warwick Road End – from the Pioneer Foods Stand ticket office situated on the ground floor on the east side of the stadium.

Away fans – from the away ticket office situated at the northern end of the Pioneer Foods Stand.

Remember – during the working week our Pioneer Foods Stand ticket office, situated on the first floor of the Pioneer Foods stand, is open for ticket sales for ALL areas of the ground.

The ticket office on the west side of the stadium is open on MATCH DAYS ONLY.

The ticket office is open from 10am to 5pm on weekdays (and until kick off for midweek games) and from 10am to 5.15pm on weekend match days.

It is worth noting that entry can be gained on match days by showing your ticket confirmation email on your smart phone or equivalent device. Simply present the relevant section of your eTicket for scanning at point of entry.

Please note - ticket collections (home and away fans) are from the Ticket Office window on the west side of the stadium.



Keep your eye out for our Golden Gamble sellers around the ground ahead of kick off.

Your tickets can be purchased for just £1 (or at 3 for £2) and give you the chance to win either £100, or the share of a cash pot, in our half time draws.

And, while we’re on the subject, why not sign up to our exciting Blues Lotto? For just £1 you can purchase 10 lucky numbers for our weekly draw giving you the chance to win cash prizes from our fund of nearly £60,000.

There is now the opportunity to pay an additional £1 per week to upgrade to Premier Membership where there is another £17,000 cash, 3 new cars and many other prizes waiting to be won.

For more details visit www.blueslotto.co.uk or email lottery@carlisleunited.co.uk.

Alternatively call 01228 526 237 and ask for Ewan Wood.



The catering outlets in the Paddock and Warwick Road End will be serving the full range of hot and cold food for every game this season.

Fans can purchase burgers, hot dogs, pies and hot drinks inside the stadium, as well as from the catering van situated in the main car park, as normal.


Click HERE to shop at our online Blues Store.


Click HERE to visit the Stagecoach website for full travel details.