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Mansfield Town 1 Carlisle United 1: Carlisle United were denied victory at Mansfield after Offrande Zanzala's latest goal was cancelled out by Stephen McLaughlin's free-kick. Frontman Zanzala got his fourth in three games when Jon Mellish's deflected shot fell his way, and he rifled it high past keeper Aidan Stone. That was the 65th-minute breakthrough - but Mansfield equalised 15 minutes later. It came after Magnus Norman could not hold onto a cross under pressure, and United then conceded a free-kick on the edge of their box when Callum Guy's challenge was penalised by ref Trevor ...

'Carlisle at the moment are typical of a team that’s struggling. It’s not a team – it’s 11 individuals.'

Twenty former Blues favourites feature on one of the banners Legends of Carlisle United spanning eight decades, plus the club’s current promotion-chasing stars, will feature on two huge banners at Brunton Park. Designs have been revealed for two of the massive flags which will be displayed at the ground after a brilliant £5,000 fundraising effort by fans. One features a collection of some of the club’s greatest and most popular players, accompanied by the club’s logo and the words ‘We are Carlisle United’. Another celebrates the current team, including a number of players ...

By George McVitie An area of the frozen Brunton Park pitch which saw Carlisle United v Leyton Orient postponed on 9/2/21 CREDIT AMY NIXON It doesn’t get any easier for Carlisle United. The Orient game was postponed on Tuesday, and at the time of writing there are doubts about the Crawley match. We’ve always had trouble with the frost. Even going back to the 60s, it was always the Warwick Road End, which gets sheltered from the sun. They tried all sorts: braziers, covering it in straw and different things. Once the frost gets in...

Carlisle United fans smash fundraising target to deck Brunton Park with flags - and Chris Beech chips in! The Warwick Road End will be bedecked with large flags thanks to supporters' fundraising (photo; Barbara Abbott) Carlisle United fans have raised more than £2,700 in the space of a day - to adorn a currently empty Brunton Park with flags. At a time fans are unable to attend games in person because of Covid-19 rules, many have rallied behind a new idea to show their support to the team in their promotion push. A crowdfunding effort has proved a huge success and will lead to large fla...