Shaddongate United was the original name of which English Football League club?
History of Carlisle United F.C. History of Carlisle United F.C. This article is about the history of Carlisle United F.C.. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club formed in 1904 and based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Carlisle is the smallest location, by population, to have had a resident top flight English football club since 1980. The club was formed on 17 May 1904 at Shaddongate United's Annual General Meeting when the club's members voted to change the club's name to Carlisle United. The newly formed club initially played at Milhome Bank and later at Devonshire Park, finally settling at
National League (English football) member who have remained in the top five levels continuously since 1979. Bangor City has since moved to the Welsh football league system, while AP Leamington, Maidstone, Nuneaton, Scarborough and Telford later collapsed and were reconstituted in lower English leagues. Gravesend & Northfleet changed its name to Ebbsfleet United in 2007. The National League had a single division for the first 25 years of its existence, but since the 2004–05 season has consisted of three divisions. The original division was renamed "Conference National" (currently "National League") and two new regional divisions one level down were introduced, "Conference North" and "Conference