After future England striker Peter Beardsley gives the Cumbrians the lead, Swindon come back in the second half - Paul Rideout and Brian Hughes giving the Town a 2-1 win.

HTV reports on the giantkilling of Carlisle United.

Town boss Lou Macari gets one over his former assistant Harry Gregg - the pair sacked by the Town eighteen months previously, before Macari was reinstated - goals from Paul Franklin and Chris Kamara sealing victory over the Cumbrians.

With only one fit striker, Steve McMahon opted to utilise defender Eddie Murray up top for the visit to Cumbria in August 1995, and it proved to be a masterstroke - Murray hammering in a superb strike to preserve the Town's 100% start to the season.

After a goalless first half, a mistake from Carlisle keeper Tony Caig gifts an opening goal to Peter Thorne, before Wayne Allison doubles the Town's lead.

Chris Lumsden scores an impressive own goal to set Swindon on their way against Carlisle in this cup tie - two goals from Christian Roberts in the final twenty minutes sending the Town through.

Blair Sturrock gives Swindon the lead with just ten minutes remaining - but Peter Murphy strikes for Carlisle with just four minutes to go.

Swindon concede a late goal for the fourth consecutive match - this time to draw with Carlisle.

Swindon concede a late goal for the fourth consecutive match - this time to draw with Carlisle.

Owain Tudur-Jones nets a crucial last minute leveller, to deny fellow strugglers Carlisle three points.

Charlie Austin makes his full debut for Swindon - and nets the winning goal just three minutes into the game.

Charlie Austin makes his full debut for Swindon - and nets the winning goal just three minutes into the game.

The Town stroll to victory over the Cumbrians.

The Town have chances to win the game, but play out a goalless draw at Brunton Park.

James Berrett's long-range thunderbolt is enough to give Carlisle their first ever win at the County Ground, leaving the Town in the drop zone without a win in ten games.

After four goals in just over half an hour, with the Town coming back after conceding twice to goals from former loanee Jake Jervis - no more goals are added and the game ends in a draw.

Swindon make it fourteen goals without reply in just three league games with another dominant display.

Bandaged former Town man Sean O'Hanlon equalises Massimo Luongo's first half strike - but another superb free-kick from Alex Pritchard puts the Town back in front, and Dany N'Guessan wraps it up late on.

Swindon are unable to keep their good run going at relegation threatened Carlisle - losing to Gary Madine's first half goal.

It's the longest possible trip for the Town's return to the basement division - and after Luke Norris injures himself in the process of giving Swindon the lead, debutant Paul Mullin nets early in the second half to give the Town an unassailable lead in David Flitcroft's first match in charge.

Sitting outside the play-offs, both sides need the win - but neither can find the net in a goalless stalemate.

New boss Richie Wellens' first match in charge is a disaster - though the four-goal margin is flattering for Carlisle.

Kyle Bennett's precise free-kick sees the Town go in level at half-time, but Callum O'Hare's winner puts Carlisle in the last play-off place, six points clear of Swindon.

After a goalless first half, Carlisle take the lead in the second - but Jerry Yates quickly gets the Town back on level terms against his former club, and Zeki Fryers nods home from a corner to turn the game around.

Rarmani Edmonds-Green's first professional goal gives the Town the lead at struggling Carlisle, but the Cumbrians equalise in the second period at a windswept Brunton Park.