1997–98 Carlisle United F.C. season explained

Club:	Carlisle United F.C.
Season:	1997–98
Manager:	Michael Knighton Dave Wilkes (caretaker manager)
League:	Division Two
Cup1:	FA Cup
League Result:	23rd (relegated)
Cup1 Result:	First round
Cup2 Result:	Second round
Cup3 Result:	Quarter-final
Average Attendance:	5,440
Prevseason:	1996–97
Nextseason:	1998–99

For the 1997–98 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Two.

Results & fixtures

Football League Second Division

Matches

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance	Report
1	9 August	Southend United	A	1–1		4,507
2	16 August	Watford	H	0–2		7,395
3	23 August	Bristol Rovers	A	1–3		6,044
4	30 August	Northampton Town	H	0–2		6,307
5	2 September	Wigan Athletic	H	1–0		5,352
6	7 September	Blackpool	A	1–2		7,259
7	13 September	Wycombe Wanderers	A	4–1		6,018
8	20 September	Plymouth Argyle	H	2–2		5,667
9	27 September	Gillingham	H	2–1		5,063
10	4 October	Walsall	A	1–3		3,957
11	11 October	Burnley	A	1–3		10,687
12	17 October	Preston North End	H	0–2		6,541
13	21 October	Luton Town	H	0–1		4,341
14	25 October	York City	A	3–4		3,700
15	1 November	Wrexham	H	2–2		4,464
16	4 November	Brentford	A	1–0		3,424
17	8 November	Millwall	A	1–1		6,959
18	18 November	Chesterfield	H	0–2		3,591
19	22 November	Bournemouth	A	2–3		3,709
20	29 November	Bristol City	H	0–3		5,044
21	2 December	Oldham Athletic	A	1–3		4,449
22	13 December	Fulham	H	2–0		4,574
23	20 December	Grimsby Town	H	0–1		6,222
24	26 December	Blackpool	H	1–1		8,010
25	28 December	Wigan Athletic	A	2–0		4,511
26	10 January	Southend United	H	5–0		5,389
27	17 January	Northampton Town	A	1–2		6,327
28	24 January	Bristol Rovers	H	3–1		5,725
29	31 January	Wycombe Wanderers	H	0–0		6,220
30	7 February	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–2		4,540
31	14 February	Walsall	H	1–1		4,530
32	21 February	Gillingham	A	0–1		6,270
33	24 February	Preston North End	A	3–0		8,985
34	28 February	Burnley	H	2–1		7,192
35	3 March	Millwall	H	1–0		5,217
36	7 March	Wrexham	A	2–2		4,242
37	14 March	Brentford	H	1–2		6,021
38	17 March	Watford	A	1–2		7,274
39	21 March	Chesterfield	A	1–2		3,967
40	28 March	Bournemouth	H	0–1		4,951
41	4 April	Bristol City	A	0–1		12,578
42	11 April	Oldham Athletic	H	3–1		4,594
43	13 April	Fulham	A	0–5		9,243
44	21 April	Grimsby Town	H	0–1		3,956
45	25 April	York City	H	1–2		3,897
46	2 May	Luton Town	A	2–3		6,729

Football League Cup

See main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup.

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance	Report
R1 L1	11 August	Chester City	A	2–1		5,116
R1 L2	18 August	Chester City	H	3–0		2,106
R2 L1	17 September	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–3		19,255
R2 L2	30 September	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–2		13,571

FA Cup

See main article: 1997–98 FA Cup.

Football League Trophy

See main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy.

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance	Report
R1	9 December	Oldham Athletic	H	1–0 (aet)		1,518
R2	6 January	Rochdale	H	6–1		2,350
QF	3 February	Burnley	A	1–4		4,573

References

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