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two tiers of the competition, but was not suitable for games in the higher levels. The plans were promoted under the slogan "Project Blue Yonder". However, in 2016, the club announced that the move to a new stadium had been shelved, and that an agreement with a developer to facilitate the project had expired.
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On 18 November 2011, with
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The most distinctive of the four stands at
Brunton Park, a unique covered terrace with a triple triangle roof, it is situated at the southern end of the stadium. Currently sponsored by Armstrong Watson Chartered Accountants, it is affectionately known as "the Warwick" to most Carlisle fans. The stand
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The West Stand is a mixed terraced and seated area with a capacity of 7,130 (including 2,095 seats and 80 hospitality). It is regarded as the main stand at
Brunton Park and on average receives the highest attendance of home fans. The stand accommodates the club's offices and changing rooms as well as
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Jenkins Stand sponsored by Pioneer Foods", it is a 5,640-seater (plus 80 hospitality) single-tiered cantilever stand. Although it was constructed in 1996 (replacing a covered terrace known as the Scatching Shed), it was't until 2024 that the spaces at the top of the stand
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At one time the ground capacity was set at 27,500 but this was first reduced in the 1980s and then before the 2012–13 season
Cumbria County Council inspected Brunton Park and deemed that certain areas of the stadium were unsafe, resulting in the capacity of the ground being reduced further to 17,001
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In 1904, Shaddongate United became
Carlisle United F.C., an association football club who played at the Millholme Bank ground to the west of Carlisle. The ground was often too small for their purposes and they sometimes used the Rugby Ground which would later be the adjacent neighbour of Brunton
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The north section of the East Stand most commonly houses the away fans, separated from the home fans by netting (removing 300 seats from use) and a gate in the concourse. When large groups of away fans are expected, away fans are sometimes additionally allocated the
Petteril End.
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The upper tier is known as the family stand with a small section to the south known as the 'A' Stand, which houses school children. The full extent of the upper tier is seated and is the location of the stadium's most recent improvements, with upgraded seating bought from
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Brunton Park into a 28,000 capacity all-seater stadium. However, the club's lack of progress on the pitch over the next decade, along with the subsequent departure of ambitious owner
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Petteril is the only other uncovered stand in the ground alongside the lower tier paddock. The stand holds 1,750 mostly terraced but including a small seated area to the east. This stand usually remains closed unless exceptionally large crowds are expected.
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A club shop is situated south of the ground on Warwick Road. It was renovated before reopening after the flooding in 2005, turning over £20,000 on its first day back in business. In front of the shop stands a life-size bronze statue of former player
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joined the club in 1949 he called the ground "a glorified hen coop, everything was in terrible condition except for the pitch and that was always a good one". The pitch was, and still is, laid with local Solway turf, which was favoured by
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The lower tier is mainly a paddock terrace which runs the length of the pitch. The home and away dugouts are situated in front of this stand with the tunnel dividing it through the centre. To the north is an area for disabled supporters
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media facilities for radio and television coverage.
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