For the 1974–75 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division One for the first (and, as of 2025, only) time.
Season summary Carlisle topped the league after winning their first three matches but ended the season bottom of Division One, although they dropped only one point to eventual champions Derby County and beat title-chasing Everton home and away. They also reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time before losing at home to eventual runners-up Fulham
League table
Results
First Division
Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Carlisle United Scorer(s) Attendance117 August 1974ChelseaA2–0 Green, O'Neill31,268220 August 1974MiddlesbroughA2–0O'Neill (2)28,719324 August 1974Tottenham HotspurH1–0 Balderstone (pen)18,426427 August 1974MiddlesbroughH0–1 18,473531 August 1974Leicester CityA1–1McIlmoyle20,65867 September 1974Stoke CityH0–214,507714 September 1974Newcastle UnitedA0–137,075821 September 1974Birmingham CityH1–0O'Neill12,691924 September 1974Manchester CityH0–017,9001028 September 1974Luton TownA1–3Laidlaw12,987115 October 1974LiverpoolH0–120,8441212 October 1974Wolverhampton WanderersA0–218,9181316 October 1974Tottenham HotspurA1–1Owen12,8231419 October 1974Derby CountyH3–0Train, Martin, F. Clarke13,3531526 October 1974Coventry CityA1–2F. Clarke17,070162 November 1974Sheffield UnitedA1–2McIlmoyle17,679179 November 1974West Ham UnitedH0–114,1411816 November 1974Queen's Park RangersA1–2 Parker (pen)15,7001923 November 1974Leeds UnitedH1–2Martin19,9752030 November 1974Ipswich TownA1–3O'Neill20,122217 December 1974ArsenalH2–1Prudham, Martin12,9262214 December 1974ChelseaH1–2Martin12,8542321 December 1974EvertonA3–2Laidlaw (2), O'Neill33,4892426 December 1974Newcastle UnitedH1–2Owen25,0002528 December 1974BurnleyA1–2Martin19,3822611 January 1975ArsenalA1–2O'Neill21,5382718 January 1975Ipswich TownH2–1F. Clarke, Laidlaw13,054281 February 1975West Ham UnitedA0–226,805298 February 1975Sheffield UnitedH0–112,0233022 February 1975Queen's Park RangersH1–2Owen13,1763125 February 1975Leeds UnitedA1–3Laidlaw32,346321 March 1975Leicester CityH0–112,6763315 March 1975Luton TownH1–2Laidlaw8,3393419 March 1975Manchester CityA2–1Laidlaw (2)24,0473522 March 1975Stoke CityA2–5Laidlaw, Carr20,5453625 March 1975Birmingham CityA0–233,7613729 March 1975EvertonH3–0Laidlaw (pen), Martin, F. Clarke16,049381 April 1975BurnleyH4–2O'Neill, Laidlaw (2; 1 pen), Train12,793395 April 1975Coventry CityH0–010,8574012 April 1975LiverpoolA0–246,0734119 April 1975Wolverhampton WanderersH1–0Martin9,7074226 April 1975Derby CountyA0–038,000
Texaco Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Carlisle United Scorer(s) AttendanceGS3 August 1974MiddlesbroughA1–0Martin10,692GS6 August 1974Newcastle UnitedH2–2Barry, Laidlaw13,560GS10 August 1974SunderlandH0–012,718
Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Carlisle United Scorer(s) AttendanceR211 September 1974Bradford CityA1–0O'Neill6,969R39 October 1974Colchester UnitedA0–27,842
FA Cup
Round Date Opponent H/A Score Carlisle United Scorer(s) AttendanceR34 January 1975Preston North EndA1–0Laidlaw18,682R425 January 1975West Bromwich AlbionH3–2F. Clarke, Laidlaw, Owen14,843R515 February 1975Mansfield TownA1–0Owen18,293R68 March 1975FulhamH0–121,570
Kit Carlisle's kit was manufactured by Admiral.
Squad
References
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