Carlisle United: Test your knowledge of the Blues with our Christmas Day Quiz!

So, Blues fans, why not kickstart the grey matter before it's too late, and test your memory of Carlisle United in 2021?

Try our 48 questions for size. Answers are at the bottom. No cheating! Merry Christmas...

1. Who scored the Blues’ first goal of 2021? 

2. Who scored the first goal against United in 2021? 

3. How many games did Carlisle play in January? 

4. Who signed for United on January 8 but had to wait three weeks to make his debut? 

5. Which Blues player joined Livingston in January? 

6. Defender Rhys Bennett announced the signing of which player during a charity live stream? 

7. About which player did David Holdsworth say in January: “He is attracting attention but we’re under no pressure with that whatsoever”? 

David Holdsworth: No pressure to sell? (Q6)

8. Which ex-Blues boss was placed in joint caretaker charge of a Championship club in February? 

9. What time in the afternoon did United plan to kick off a rearranged midweek game against Leyton Orient before the weather again intervened? 

10. Which former United player featured for Leicester’s Under-23s against Manchester City? 

11. Carlisle’s winless run between February and March lasted how many games? 

12. Who scored in three consecutive games in March? 

13. Which former Blues boss joined Barrow in March? 

14. Taylor Charters, after starring on his full debut against Walsall in January, got his next start against whom? 

Taylor Charters: Who did he face after Walsall? (Q14)

15. Of United’s final 11 games of the 2020/21 season, how many did they lose? 

16. Who scored his first senior goal for the Blues at Holker Street? 

17. Whose only away league goal for the Cumbrians came in Essex? 

18. What was the score when United’s reserves faced Bournemouth in the Central League Cup final at St George’s Park? 

19. And which January signing made his first Blues appearance in that April reserve final? 

20. Which four players had their deals extended on April 21? 

21. April 3 2021 brought the 10th anniversary of which Carlisle United event? 

22. Which former United loanee earned rave reviews after his Championship debut in April? 

23. Which 1960s United striker received a special award at the EFL Awards for his contribution to the game? 

24. Supporters’ trust director Jim Mitchell accused a fellow fan of having eaten too many what? 

25. Who scored United’s final goal of the 2020/21 campaign? 

26. Who announced his departure and then said: “A special thanks to the fans for supporting us in what’s been a crazy season”? 

27. What computer game did David Holdsworth refer to when answering a fan’s question about Rhys Bennett’s live streaming at a forum? 

Game time: Rhys Bennett (Q27)

28. “We are a simple club to deal with. That is attractive to buyers” – who said this in May? 

29. Which former Blues star made his first playing appearance for four years in Scotland? 

30. “We’re not blockers. We’ve got to get it right.” Who said this about potential takeovers at Carlisle United? 

31. Stowmarket Town handed a deal to which former Blues player? 

32. Which two former Blues were on the winning side in the 2021 League One play-off final? 

33. Jon Mellish’s strike against which team was voted United’s goal of the season? 

34. Which ex-United favourite featured above Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Yaya Toure on a list of African FA Cup goalscorers? 

35. Which former international striker said he was “ready to march on Carlisle” during Euro 2020 coverage? 

Time to march: England v Scotland (Q35)

36. Who became United’s first summer signing in 2021? 

37. Which three teenage Carlisle players were awarded professional deals in June? 

38. Which new Blues signing had a spell in America with Phoenix Rising? 

39. Who scored United’s first goal of the 2021/22 season? 

40. Jon Mellish got the winner against Salford in Carlisle’s first home league win of the new campaign. Who scored the other? 

41. Which ex-Blues player scored against United in the Papa John’s Trophy group stage? 

42. Which player made his Carlisle debut in the 0-0 draw at Port Vale? 

43. Alistair Smith got two goals when United went down to defeat against which side? 

44. What length of deal was given to Aaron Hayden as he left Carlisle for Wrexham? 

45. FourFourTwo magazine ranked Britain’s best grounds. Where did Brunton Park come? 

Grounds for praise? Brunton Park (Q45)

46. How many goals did Sam Fishburn score for Lancaster City in an impressive loan spell? 

47. And who were the opposition when Fishburn made his Carlisle United first-team debut? 

48. What was remarkable about Oldham’s injury-time equaliser against the Blues in the FA Youth Cup? 

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ANSWERS

1. Omari Patrick (against Walsall); 2. Forest Green’s Aaron Collins; 3. Two (against Walsall and Exeter); 4. Offrande Zanzala; 5. Gavin Reilly; 6. Cedwyn Scott; 7. Jon Mellish; 8. Paul Simpson (Bristol City); 9. 2.30pm; 10. Harry McKirdy; 11. Eight; 12. Offrande Zanzala; 13. Neil McDonald; 14. Grimsby (on March 9); 15. One; 16. Jack Armer; 17. Gime Toure (against Southend); 18. 2-0 to Bournemouth; 19. Morgan Feeney; 20. Taylor Charters, Josh Dixon, Jack Armer, Joe Riley; 21. The 2011 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy final victory over Brentford; 22. Middlesbrough’s Connor Malley; 23. John Rudge; 24. Pizzas; 25. George Tanner (against Leyton Orient); 26. Nick Anderton; 27. Space Invaders; 28. Nigel Clibbens; 29. Peter Murphy (for Annan Athletic); 30. John Nixon; 31. Reggie Lambe; 32. Jerry Yates and Gary Madine (Blackpool); 33; Newport; 34. Francois Zoko; 35. Ally McCoist; 36. Tristan Abrahams; 37. Scott Simons, Sam Fishburn and Gabe Breeze; 38. Corey Whelan; 39. Joe Riley (against Swindon); 40. Brennan Dickenson; 41. Olufela Olomola (Hartlepool); 42. Brad Young; 43. Sutton United; 44. Three years; 45. 85th; 46. Eight; 47. Everton Under-21s (in the Papa John’s Trophy); 48. It was scored by their goalkeeper, Luke Southerington.