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09-07-2025
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Carlisle at Woking on National League opening day
Carlisle United will travel to Woking when the new National League season gets under way on Saturday, 9 August. It will be the first season at this level for the Cumbrians, now managed by Mark Hughes, for 20 years and follows successive relegations in the English Football League. Advertisement Truro City will begin their first season in the top tier of non-league football away at Wealdstone, while fellow newcomers Brackley Town have a home game against Eastleigh. Troubled Morecambe, who finished bottom of League Two last season, start away to Boston United, while York City, runners-up to 2024-25 champions Barnet, have a home game with Sutton United. Beaten play-off finalists Southend United start the campaign by travelling to Gateshead and there is a trip to Tamworth for promoted Scunthorpe United. The fourth promoted side, Boreham Wood, begin with a home match against Rochdale, but Robbie Savage's first game in charge of Forest Green Rovers will be at Solihull Moors. Advertisement Completing the opening day games, Altrincham welcome FA Trophy winners Aldershot Town, Braintree Town face Halifax Town and Hartlepool United make the long trip to Somerset to face Yeovil Town. The season consists of 32 regular Saturday fixtures with four rounds of bank holiday games and 10 midweek fixtures, now split between Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The regular season also ends earlier this year, with the last day scheduled for Saturday 25 April. Opening fixtures - 9 August Altrincham v Aldershot Boreham Wood v Rochdale Boston v Morecambe Brackley v Eastleigh Braintree v Halifax Gateshead v Southend Advertisement Solihull v Forest Green Tamworth v Scunthorpe Wealdstone v Truro Woking v Carlisle Yeovil v Hartlepool York v Sutton All games scheduled to kick off at 15:00 BST Saturday 16 August Aldershot v Boston Carlisle v Boreham Wood Eastleigh v Gateshead Forest Green v Yeovil Halifax v Wealdstone Hartlepool v Braintree Morecambe v Brackley Rochdale v Altrincham Scunthorpe v Woking Southend v Tamworth Sutton v Solihull Truro v York Final day fixtures (25 April) Aldershot v Truro Altrincham v Gateshead Boreham Wood v Sutton Boston v Hartlepool Carlisle v Brackley Forest Green v Morecambe Rochdale v York Scunthorpe v Eastleigh Southend v Wealdstone Advertisement Tamworth v Braintree Woking v Halifax York v Solihull Pride of Cornwall There is plenty of excitement in Cornwall as Truro become the first team from the county to compete in English football's fifth tier. After the opening day trip to Wealdstone, the first home game for the National League South winners at their 3,600-capacity stadium will be against York on 16 August. The Minstermen used to be managed by Truro boss John Askey, who secured York's promotion to the National League in 2022. Given their geographical location, Truro will clock up the miles in their first ever fifth-tier campaign. Advertisement Their longest journey – a 930-mile round trip to Gateshead is on 25 October, while their nearest away game, a mere 280 miles there and back to Yeovil, takes place on Good Friday, 3 April.
BBC News
09-07-2025
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Carlisle at Woking on National League opening day
Carlisle United will travel to Woking when the new National League season gets under way on Saturday, 9 will be the first season at this level for the Cumbrians, now managed by Mark Hughes, for 20 years and follows successive relegations in the English Football City will begin their first season in the top tier of non-league football away at Wealdstone, while fellow newcomers Brackley Town have a home game against Morecambe, who finished bottom of League Two last season, start away to Boston United, while York City, runners-up to 2024-25 champions Barnet, have a home game with Sutton United. Beaten play-off finalists Southend United start the campaign by travelling to Gateshead and there is a trip to Tamworth for promoted Scunthorpe fourth promoted side, Boreham Wood, begin with a home match against Rochdale, but Robbie Savage's first game in charge of Forest Green Rovers will be at Solihull the opening day games, Altrincham welcome FA Trophy winners Aldershot Town, Braintree Town face Halifax Town and Hartlepool United make the long trip to Somerset to face Yeovil season consists of 32 regular Saturday fixtures with four rounds of bank holiday games and 10 midweek fixtures, now split between Tuesday and Wednesday regular season also ends earlier this year, with the last day scheduled for Saturday 25 April. Opening fixtures - 9 August Altrincham v AldershotBoreham Wood v RochdaleBoston v MorecambeBrackley v EastleighBraintree v HalifaxGateshead v SouthendSolihull v Forest GreenTamworth v ScunthorpeWealdstone v TruroWoking v CarlisleYeovil v HartlepoolYork v SuttonAll games scheduled to kick off at 15:00 BST Saturday 16 August Aldershot v BostonCarlisle v Boreham WoodEastleigh v GatesheadForest Green v YeovilHalifax v WealdstoneHartlepool v BraintreeMorecambe v BrackleyRochdale v AltrinchamScunthorpe v WokingSouthend v TamworthSutton v SolihullTruro v York Final day fixtures (25 April) Aldershot v TruroAltrincham v GatesheadBoreham Wood v SuttonBoston v HartlepoolCarlisle v BrackleyForest Green v MorecambeRochdale v YorkScunthorpe v EastleighSouthend v WealdstoneTamworth v BraintreeWoking v HalifaxYork v Solihull Pride of Cornwall There is plenty of excitement in Cornwall as Truro become the first team from the county to compete in English football's fifth the opening day trip to Wealdstone, the first home game for the National League South winners at their 3,600-capacity stadium will be against York on 16 Minstermen used to be managed by Truro boss John Askey, who secured York's promotion to the National League in their geographical location, Truro will clock up the miles in their first ever fifth-tier longest journey – a 930-mile round trip to Gateshead is on 25 October, while their nearest away game, a mere 280 miles there and back to Yeovil, takes place on Good Friday, 3 April.
BBC News
08-07-2025
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Carlisle turn down place in National League Cup
Carlisle United have opted not to take up their spot in the National League Cup this discussions between club representatives and supporter groups, the relegated Cumbrians have declined their competition relaunched last season featuring 16 teams from the National League and 16 Under-21 teams playing in Premier League 2, with group stages and then knockout stages from the quarter-finals onwards."The board held discussions internally and reached the view that given the nature of the competition and previous experience in the EFL Trophy, the right choice was not to enter," chief executive Nigel Clibbens told the club's website, season's competition was won by Leeds United's Under-21s who beat Sutton United in the final.
BBC News
08-07-2025
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- BBC News
Hughes 'comfortable' with Carlisle summer rebuild
Carlisle United head coach Mark Hughes says he is "comfortable" with how the club's summer recruitment is Cumbrians have so far brought in five new players as they attempt to rebuild in the National suffering successive relegations, Carlisle are facing a first year in the fifth tier since 2005."I feel quite comfortable in terms of the recruitment area," Hughes told BBC Radio Cumbria. "I think we're doing very well in that regard." Among the headline incomings, Carlisle have signed Regan Linney, last season's second top scorer in the National League, from Altrincham, while defender Morgan Feeney, a promotion winner with the Blues in 2023, has returned for a second Hughes, who has a new backroom team in Frankie McAvoy and Gavin Skelton after the departure of long-time number two Glyn Hodges, says he is still looking to add to his squad he knows there is less time pressure this summer as there is no transfer window in place in the National League."I'm quite happy with how we're going," Hughes said."We've made some really good additions that will strengthen us and the guys who've worked with me before will know what I want and what I demand, so in terms of hitting the ground running, I think we'll be in a good place."You never say never in terms of numbers, but maybe two or three new faces."Some players obviously will still leave but the numbers will be around 20, 22, which is a good number and more manageable."
BBC News
25-06-2025
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- BBC News
Ex-Newport loanee Ajiboye joins Carlisle
Forward David Ajiboye, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Newport County, has joined Carlisle 26-year-old will join the Cumbrians – who were relegated to the National League last season - as a free agent on 1 July when his contract with Peterborough United who also had a previous loan spell at York City, scored two goals in 21 league appearances for County after arriving on loan last January.
