GOING UP, (CARLISLE UTD IN THE FIRST DIVISION), 1974

Border Television special report on Carlisle United getting into the first division.

Carlisle were promoted from the fourth division in 1962. They then won consecutive promotions in 1964 and 1965, and established themselves as a Second Division side.

They were promoted to the First Division for the 1974-75 season. Carlisle won their first three fixtures of the top division campaign to top the English football pyramid, with the likes of Chris Balderstone (it was Balderstone's penalty that put Carlisle top) and Bobby Parker who both made at least 375 league appearances for Carlisle. However the success was short lived and they finished the season in bottom place and were relegated.

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Happy occasion for Carlisle fans.