1970–71 Carlisle United F.C. season explained

Results & fixtures

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

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
R2	9 September	Manchester City	H	2–1
R3	6 October	Oxford United	H	3–1
R4	28 October	Aston Villa	A	0–1

See main article: 1970–71 FA Cup.

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	11 January	Southend United	A	3–0
R4	23 January	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–3