1969–70 Carlisle United F.C. season explained

Club:	Carlisle United F.C.
Season:	1969–70
Manager:	Bob Stokoe (to January) Ian MacFarlane (from January)
League:	Division Two
Cup1:	FA Cup
League Result:	12th
Cup1 Result:	Fifth Round
Cup2 Result:	Semi-Final
Prevseason:	1968–69
Nextseason:	1970–71

For the 1969–70 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Two.

Results & fixtures

Football League Second Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	9 August	Cardiff City	H	2–3
2	16 August	Swindon Town	A	2–2
3	19 August	Aston Villa	H	2–2
4	23 August	Middlesbrough	H	1–0
5	26 August	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–1
6	30 August	Norwich City	A	0–1
7	6 September	Hull City	H	2–1
8	13 September	Millwall	A	2–4
9	17 September	Leicester City	A	2–1
10	20 September	Preston North End	H	1–0
11	27 September	Birmingham City	A	1–1
12	4 October	Huddersfield Town	H	0–2
13	7 October	Swindon Town	H	2–2
14	11 October	Watford	A	2–1
15	18 October	Queen's Park Rangers	H	3–2
16	25 October	Bristol City	A	0–0
17	1 November	Portsmouth	H	3–3
18	8 November	Oxford United	A	0–1
19	12 Novcember	Aston Villa	A	0–1
20	15 November	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–1
21	22 November	Charlton Athletic	A	1–2
22	29 November	Sheffield United	H	0–1
23	6 December	Blackpool	A	1–1
24	13 December	Millwall	H	4–0
25	20 December	Hull City	A	4–2
26	26 December	Middlesbrough	A	2–0
27	27 December	Norwich City	H	2–1
28	10 January	Preston North End	A	1–3
29	17 January	Birmimgham City	H	4–3
30	31 January	Huddersfield Town	A	0–1
31	10 February	Watford	H	5–0
32	14 February	Cardiff City	A	1–1
33	21 February	Oxford United	H	1–1
34	28 February	Portsmouth	A	0–4
35	7 March	Charlton Athletic	H	1–1
36	13 March	Sheffield United	A	0–1
37	21 March	Blackpool	H	1–2
38	27 March	Queen's Park Rangers	A	0–0
39	28 March	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–1
40	31 March	Bristol City	H	2–1
41	4 April	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–0
42	14 April	Leicester City	H	2–2

Football League Cup

See main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup.

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	2 September	Huddersfield Town	H	2–0
R3	24 September	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1
R4	14 October	Chelsea	H	1–0
QF	29 October	Oxford United	A	0–0
QF R	4 November	Oxford United	H	1–0
SF L1	19 November	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0
SF L2	3 December	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–4

FA Cup

See main article: 1969–70 FA Cup.

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	3 January	Nottingham Forest	A	0–0
R3 R	6 January	Nottingham Forest	H	2–1
R4	24 January	Aldershot	H	2–2
R4 R	28 January	Aldershot	A	4–1
R5	7 February	Middlesbrough	H	1–2

References

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