2003–04 Carlisle United F.C. season

Carlisle United F.C.
2003-04 season
Chairman	Andrew Jenkins
Manager	Paul Simpson
Division Three	23rd
FA Cup	First Round
League Cup	First Round
Football League Trophy	Quarter-Finalists
	← 2004–05 →

For its 2003–04 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in the English Football League Division Three. Carlisle United achieved a record of 12-9-15, the second-worst record in the third division. The club's 23rd place finish in the division led to them being relegated to the Football Conference National for the 2004–05 season.

The team was managed by player-manager Paul Simpson, in his first year with the club.

Results & fixtures[]

English Third Division[]

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
1	9 August	York City	H	1–2
2	16 August	Yeovil Town	A	0–3
3	23 August	Bristol Rovers	H	0–2
4	25 August	Boston United	A	0–1
5	30 August	Cambridge United	H	0–0
6	6 September	Darlington	A	0–2
7	13 September	Rochdale	H	3–2
8	16 September	Northampton Town	A	0–2
9	20 September	Southend United	A	2–2
10	27 September	Swansea City	H	1–2
11	30 September	Leyton Orient	H	0–1
12	4 October	Kidderminster Harriers	A	1–2
13	12 October	Hull City	A	1–2
14	18 October	Macclesfield Town	H	0–1
15	21 October	Scunthorpe United	H	1–4
16	25 October	Huddersfield Town	A	1–2
17	1 November	Lincoln City	A	0–2
18	15 November	Mansfield Town	H	0–2
19	22 November	Cheltenham Town	A	1–2
20	29 November	Doncaster Rovers	H	0–1
21	13 December	Oxford United	A	1–2
22	20 December	Torquay United	H	2–0
23	26 December	Bury	A	3–1
24	28 December	Darlington	H	1–1
25	3 January	Boston United	H	2–1
26	10 January	York City	A	0–2
27	17 January	Yeovil Town	H	2–0
28	24 January	Bristol Rovers	A	0–1
29	7 February	Bury	H	2–1
30	14 February	Hull City	H	1–1
31	17 February	Cambridge United	A	2–2
32	21 February	Macclesfield Town	A	1–1
33	6 March	Torquay United	A	1–4
34	9 March	Huddersfield Town	H	1–0
35	13 March	Oxford United	H	2–0
36	16 March	Northampton Town	H	1–1
37	20 March	Rochdale	A	0–2
38	23 March	Scunthorpe United	A	3–2
39	27 March	Southend United	H	1–2
40	3 April	Swansea City	A	2–1
41	10 April	Kidderminster Harriers	H	1–0
42	12 April	Leyton Orient	A	1–1
43	17 April	Lincoln City	H	0–2
44	24 April	Mansfield Town	A	3–2
45	1 May	Cheltenham Town	H	1–1
46	8 May	Doncaster Rovers	A	0–1

English League Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance	Report
1	12 August	Walsall	A	1–2

FA Cup[]

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance	Report
1	8 November	Oldham Athletic	A	0–3

Football League Trophy[]

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Attendance
1	14 October	Rochdale	H	2–0	1,828
2	3 November	Huddersfield Town	H	2–0	1,346
QF	9 December	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–3	2,869

References[]

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