 Carlisle was born in Preston , Lancashire . He grew up in the town with his parents , Mervin and Rose ( née Edgar ) . As a teenager , he attended Balshaw 's Church of England High School in Leyland and attained 10 A @-@ grades at GCSE . He went on to study A @-@ level mathematics and politics at Ealing , Hammersmith and West London College while he was unable to play football due to an injury . Carlisle has a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting from Staffordshire University , and has also considered taking up teaching work after his football career is over . 
