Carlisle United exhibition celebrates 120 years

The exhibition documents key moments in the club's history

A football club is celebrating more than a century of its history through a new exhibition.

Backing the Blues: 120 years of Carlisle United will feature audio recordings, fan memorabilia and behind the scenes footage.

Some items which make up the display were donated by lifelong supporters following a public appeal.

It opens on Saturday at the Tullie museum and runs until November.

Simon Clarkson, the club's supporter liaison officer, said: "There's something for everybody here and we are targeting non-football fans... people who just like seeing a bit of history".

The exhibition will also look at at the club's new ownership, after it was bought by the US-based Piatak family in November.

Mr Clarkson said the collection was "a look back but also a look forward to what should be a very positive future".

Players and commentators will be remembered in the display

Tim Mills, curator of the exhibition, said those behind it were "particularly keen" to honour former BBC Radio Cumbria commentator Derek Lacey's "contribution to the club".

He said there will be a "restaging of his commentator booth" with audio recordings playing that are "lovingly cherished by the people of Carlisle".

Barbara Abbott, a photographer whose pictures are included in the exhibition, said the club made her feel "like part of a big family".

Donations include football shirts, programmes, match passes, team sheets and newspapers

She told BBC Radio Cumbria it was "lovely to have a community" following the deaths of her husband and daughter.

"I know that whatever happens, football looks after you and it gives you joy but it helps you with the hard times as well," she added.

Backing the Blues: 120 years of Carlisle United runs until 10 November.