Carlisle United 1974–75 football season
Season summary [ ]
Carlisle were relegated at the end of their first (and, as of 2019, only) season in English football's top flight. Carlisle started the season well beating Chelsea 2 - 0 at Stamford Bridge. After 3 games they were top of the league for the only time in their history.
Results & fixtures [ ]
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Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Carlisle United Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
17 August
Chelsea
A
2–0
Bill Green, Les O'Neil
2
20 August
Middlesbrough
A
2–0
3
24 August
Tottenham Hotspur
H
1–0
Chris Balderstone (pen)
4
27 August
Middlesbrough
H
0–1
5
31 August
Leicester City
A
1–1
Hugh McIlmoyle
6
7 September
Stoke City
H
0–2
7
14 September
Newcastle United
A
0–1
8
21 September
Birmingham City
H
1–0
9
24 September
Manchester City
H
0–0
10
28 September
Luton Town
A
1–3
11
5 October
Liverpool
H
0–1
12
12 October
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
0–2
13
16 October
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–1
14
19 October
Derby County
H
3–0
15
26 October
Coventry City
A
1–2
16
2 November
Sheffield United
A
1–2
17
9 November
West Ham United
H
0–1
18
16 November
Queen's Park Rangers
A
1–2
19
23 November
Leeds United
H
1–2
20
30 November
Ipswich Town
A
1–3
21
7 December
Arsenal
H
2–1
22
14 December
Chelsea
H
1–2
23
21 December
Everton
A
3–2
Joe Laidlaw (2), Les O'Neil
24
26 December
Newcastle United
H
1–2
25
28 December
Burnley
A
1–2
26
11 January
Arsenal
A
1–2
27
18 January
Ipswich Town
H
2–1
28
1 February
West Ham United
A
0–2
29
8 February
Sheffield United
H
0–1
30
22 February
Queen's Park Rangers
H
1–2
31
25 February
Leeds United
A
1–3
32
1 March
Leicester City
H
0–1
33
15 March
Luton Town
H
1–2
34
19 March
Manchester City
A
2–1
Joe Laidlaw (2)
35
22 March
Stoke City
A
2–5
36
25 March
Birmingham City
A
0–2
37
29 March
Everton
H
3–0
38
1 April
Burnley
H
4–2
39
5 April
Coventry City
H
0–0
40
12 April
Liverpool
A
0–2
41
19 April
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
1–0
42
26 April
Derby County
A
0–0
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FA Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Carlisle United Scorer(s)
Attendance
R3
4 January
Preston North End
A
1–0
R4
25 January
West Bromwich Albion
H
3–2
R5
15 February
Mansfield Town
A
1–0
R6
8 March
Fulham
H
0–1
21,570
Texaco Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Carlisle United Scorer(s)
Attendance
GS
3 August
Middlesbrough
A
1–0
GS
6 August
Newcastle United
H
2–2
GS
10 August
Sunderland
H
0–0
Kit [ ]
Carlisle's kit was manufactured by Admiral.
First-team squad [ ]
Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–9
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions