Carlisle City claim impressive win to equal club history in FA Vase

Carlisle City have equalled club history by reaching the third round of the FA Vase.

Dan Kirkup's side claimed an impressive 2-0 second round win over Blyth Town to progress in the competition.

Their run has now matched last season's efforts in the Vase as the furthest the Gillford Park club have ever advanced.

Callum Birdsall was the hero as the forward struck in either half for Kirkup's side in the home clash.

He hit the opener on 41 minutes then doubled City's lead nine minutes into the second half.

City saw the victory home in front of 165 fans against their fellow Northern League Division One side, and now go into Monday's third round draw.

Blyth sit second in the league table with City 16th, but Kirkup's side have now defeated them twice in league and cup. Their second round win came after a first-round victory over Guisborough Town.

The second round result also earns the Cumbrian club £900 in prize money. City, in Kirkup's first season at the helm after replacing Jim Nichols in the summer, will now aim to go one better than last season, when they fell to Charnock Richard in the third round.

City's fellow Cumbrian side Penrith, meanwhile, enjoyed an impressive win in Northern League Division One.

Darren Edmondson's side claimed a 2-1 victory at Seaham Red Star thanks to goals from Luke Hunter and Connor Shields.

The division's other Cumbrian outfit, Kendal Town, went down to a 3-2 defeat at Guisborough Town.

Cumbria's top non-league side, though, came unstuck on the road as Workington Reds lost 3-0 at Gainsborough Trinity in the Northern Premier League Premier division.

Goals from Dylan Cogill, Jordan Helliwell and Fraser Preston did the damage for the hosts against Mark Fell's side.