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10 unusual facts about Carling


2004 Football League Cup Final

The 2004 Football League Cup Final (known as the Carling Cup final for sponsorship reasons) was played between Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough at the Millennium Stadium on 29 February 2004.

2007–08 Football League Cup

The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling.

Alice Gold

In September 2011, Gold's cover of the Billy Fury song "Wondrous Place" was used in an advert for the British beer brand Carling.

Art Gallery of Windsor

In 1970 it was suggested that the gallery take up residence in the abandoned Carling Brewery warehouse on the waterfront, an appropriately modern setting for a gallery in a manufacturing hub.

Carling

In 2012, Carling ended their nine-year sponsorship of the Football League Cup, former called the Carling Cup.

Carling was a major sponsor of live music in the UK, sponsoring the Academy Music Group venues (including Brixton Academy), until replaced by O2.

John Carling died in 1911 and the company changed hands numerous times since.

John Carling

In 1839, the family moved to London, where Thomas founded the Carling Brewery in 1843, using a recipe from his native Yorkshire.

Telefónica Europe

The company extended their relationship with music venues in 2008 when all Academy Music venues became known as 'O2 Academies', replacing Carling as venue sponsors.

VMFAT-501

In October 1954, VMF-451 upgraded to the North American FJ-2 Fury, and adopted the name "Warlords", redesigning their unit insignia to feature a jet punching through a Carling beer label and sporting the motif, "Vini, Vici" meaning "we conquered some wine" as opposed to "Veni, Vici" which means "I came, I conquered".


1997–98 Derby County F.C. season

The 1997–98 English football season was Derby County's second consecutive season in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

1998–99 Derby County F.C. season

The 1998–99 English football season was Derby County F.C.'s third consecutive season in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons).

Carling Avenue

The road is named for John Carling, founder of Carling Brewery and Conservative MP and Senator, Postmaster General and Minister of Agriculture.

Elizabeth Carling

Elizabeth Carling MA (born 20 October 1967 in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actress and singer best known for her performances in Boon, Goodnight Sweetheart, Barbara, and Casualty.

Giant current ripples

In 1998 S.V. Parnachov defended his candidate thesis based on the analysis of some well-known sections of the diluvial terraces at the Katun River and the Chuya River, as well as on the data by P.A. Carling and conclusions of his own.

Joseph Owades

Following his time at Rheingold, Dr. Owades went to work in Greece for the K. Fix Brewery, then to Anheuser-Busch in St. Louis, and then to Carling Breweries in Boston.

Norman Carling

Norman Carling (1902–1971) was an English designer/modeller in ceramics, who created a large number of Art Deco models and joined Maling pottery in 1935 from the firm of A.J. Wilkinson, a company which also employed Clarice Cliff.

OC Transpo routes


Does a loop through the Farm via Prince of Wales, NCC Scenic Driveway, Maple, and Carling, also serving Carling Station.