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Yahoo
01-06-2025
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How far Carlisle United will travel in National League next season
United's team coach will have to do nearly 2,000 more miles than last season (Image: Barbara Abbott) Carlisle United's travelling commitments in the National League will increase by nearly 2,000 miles on last season. The Blues face a total round trip of 10,629 miles to fulfil their 23 away games in 2025/26 – their most for eight years. Advertisement The relegated Cumbrians' commitments on the road for 2025/26 were confirmed after Sunday's National League play-off final. And Southend United's defeat at the hands of Oldham Athletic added another long trip to a calendar which sees a host of other big journeys for the Cumbrians. Their overall travelling will rise considerably from 2024/25 in League Two, when their 23 away games entailed 8,699 miles. An increase of 1,923 miles in next season's fifth tier involves a number of away games in the far south of the country against clubs such as Truro City, Yeovil Town, Eastleigh, Sutton United, Southend, Aldershot Town, Woking, Braintree Town and Wealdstone. Advertisement Southend United's Roots Hall will be one of a number of far-off destinations for Carlisle in 2025/26 (Image: PA) Against that, the Blues will also have their shortest league trip for many years, to Gateshead, along with other northern opponents such as Morecambe, Hartlepool United, York City, Rochdale and Altrincham. Overall, their 10,629-mile round trip will be their longest since 2017/18, which saw 10,791 miles on the road in League Two. National League new boys Truro will be comfortably the furthest-flung of Carlisle's opponents, with the Cornwall club a massive 439.1 miles away from Brunton Park – a round trip of 878.2 miles for United's first ever trip to face the Tinners. Advertisement Second longest will be Yeovil Town, with a 337.3-mile journey and a 674.6-mile round trip to Huish Park. Some nine of United's away games come in at more than 300 miles and hence a round trip of more than 600 miles each. First ever league trips to Eastleigh, Braintree and Wealdstone are in that group. At the lighter end of things travelling-wise, Carlisle have three away games shorter than 100 miles. Gateshead's International Stadium will be the closest away ground for United next term (Image: Barbara Abbott) The trip to Gateshead is the shortest at 59.7 miles and a round trip of 119.4 miles. Advertisement Second shortest is fellow relegated club Morecambe at 69.9 miles (139.8-mile round trip) with Hartlepool the third shortest at 89.7 miles (179.4-mile round trip). Games at Rochdale, York City, Altrincham, FC Halifax Town, Scunthorpe United and Tamworth also come in under the 200-mile mark. The full rundown of United's opponents and how far they are from Brunton Park is as follows (figures from AA Routeplanner): TRURO CITY – 439.1 miles YEOVIL TOWN – 337.3 miles EASTLEIGH – 331.3 miles SUTTON UNITED – 330.5 miles SOUTHEND UNITED – 329.5 miles ALDERSHOT TOWN – 327.7 miles WOKING – 317.2 miles BRAINTREE TOWN – 303.9 miles WEALDSTONE – 302.3 miles BOREHAM WOOD – 293.6 miles FOREST GREEN ROVERS – 257 miles BRACKLEY TOWN – 248.8 miles BOSTON UNITED – 212.7 miles SOLIHULL MOORS – 206.2 miles TAMWORTH – 194.4 miles SCUNTHORPE UNITED – 160.5 miles FC HALIFAX TOWN – 140.9 miles ALTRINCHAM – 128.4 miles YORK CITY – 118.7 miles ROCHDALE – 115.1 miles HARTLEPOOL UNITED – 89.7 miles MORECAMBE – 69.9 miles GATESHEAD – 59.7 miles TOTAL MILES – 5,314.4 miles TOTAL ROUND TRIP – 10,628.8 miles
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Long-serving Neal to leave promoted Truro City
Truro City striker Andrew Neal is to leave the club following their promotion to the National 32-year-old, nicknamed 'Rocky' has spent the last five seasons at the Tinners - his second stint after a two-year spell from 2016 to has scored 70 goals across his time at the club - helping seal two promotions after they went up from the Southern League in scored Truro's final goal of this season in their 5-2 win over St Albans City that secured them the National League South title on the final day.'I have been lucky enough to experience some great success with the club and meet some great people who I'll consider friends for life,' Neal told the club website."I'll always be proud of the two promotions and the goal against St Albans, to send the club into the National League, will be one I forever treasure."I'd like to say thank you to all the fans for their support over the years, especially through the tough times where we had to play away from home for such long periods."I'm truly gutted to be leaving the club, but with the new full-time schedule, it's just something I can't commit to.'Truro have also released Dan Lincoln, Jamil Roberts and Faren City have taken up options to extend the contracts of captain Connor Riley-Lowe as well as Jaze Kabia, Will Dean and Ryan have made a contract offer to forward Dominic Johnson-Fisher and are continuing talks with Billy Palfrey and Dan Rooney. The remaining nine members of the Truro squad are all already under contract for next season.
BBC News
12-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Truro City boss ready for 'hard work' after promotion
Truro City manager John Askey says he is ready for the "hard work" to begin after his side's promotion to the National National League South champions enjoyed an open-top bus parade around Truro on Saturday to celebrate their guided the club to promotion in his first season in charge, the experienced Askey is planning for a season in the fifth tier with logistical issues a priority. "I could never have envisaged when I started that we were going to do this," Askey told BBC Radio Cornwall."But it'll sink in next week when we have to start finding out where we're going to train."We've got to get new players in and work out how are we going to travel to away games; that's when the hard work starts."Truro will face the longest away trip in English football next season when they go to Gateshead - a round-trip of around 930 will also face an 880-mile round trip to Carlisle United and a similar journey to Hartlepool United and Askey is hopeful that his experience - he led Macclesfield Town to a National League title and York City to promotion from National League North - can help Truro stay up in the fifth tier."Every team that is in the league above, I've either played against when I was a player or have managed against, so I know what to expect," he added."It's a big jump from the National League South to National League, but hopefully the players can do what they have done this season and do what nobody expects, and that is for us to stay in the National League next season and build."
BBC News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Truro City Football Club celebrate promotion with bus parade
Truro City Football Club will celebrate its National League South title win by lifting the trophy later on Saturday. The celebrations will begin with an open-top bus parade in the bus carrying the players and club staff is scheduled to leave Truro City Stadium at 13:30 BST, go past the train station and along Boscawen Street before arriving outside Truro Cathedral. The trophy presentation will begin outside the cathedral at 14:00. The trophy was not presented to the team following the game on the last day of the season as there were six possible the trophy presentation, players will re-board the open-top bus. A celebratory tour of the city will see the bus return to the Truro City Stadium, with the trophy. Analysis by Ross Ellis, BBC Cornwall Senior Sport Journalist Nobody thought they could do it and nobody expected it. That sums up Truro City's remarkable the course of 46 matches, Truro City transformed from homeless club to promotion went from relegation favourites to National League South was made too - they became the first team from Cornwall to reach the National season went to the wire. Six teams were in contention to win the title on the final day. Truro beat St Albans City 5-2 in a thrilling game. It was a result that left supporters joyous, yet stunned. There's still a lingering sense of disbelief that the Tinners will be playing in the National League next season.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Truro City to celebrate National League South title win
Celebrations planned for historic Truro City win 12 minutes ago Share Save Share Save BBC Truro City Football Club are the first club from Cornwall to win promotion to the National League Truro City Football Club will celebrate its National League South title win by lifting a trophy at the weekend. Truro City won the title after beating St Albans City 5-2 at the Truro Community Stadium. The victory means Truro become the first club from Cornwall to win promotion to the National League. Sports commentator Gareth Davies said an open top bus would leave Truro City Stadium on Saturday ahead of an official trophy presentation. 'Surreal day' Mr Davies said the trophy was not presented to the team following the victory on 26 April as there were six possible winners. The open top bus will leave the Truro City Stadium at 13:30 BST and it will arrive outside Truro Cathedral shortly after, he said. The trophy presentation will begin at 14:00 BST, he added. The open top bus tour was due to begin after the presentation, but Mr Davies said a route had not yet been confirmed. Mr Davies said it would be a "real celebration" of what had been a brilliant season for the club. He it was a "privilege" to be a part of the win and described it as a "surreal day". "I got pretty emotional at full time," he said. "Once that trophy is lifted it will sink in a little bit further." Truro City fans prepare for league celebrations Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@
