title: 1981–82 Carlisle United F.C. season
text: # 1981–82 Carlisle United F.C. season
  
  For the 1981–82 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Three.
  
  ## Results & fixtures
  
  ### Football League Third Division
  
  | Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 29 August | Bristol City | H | 2–2 |
  | 2 | 5 September | Exeter City | A | 1–2 |
  | 3 | 12 September | Southend United | H | 3–2 |
  | 4 | 19 September | Lincoln City | A | 0–0 |
  | 5 | 22 September | Chesterfield | A | 0–1 |
  | 6 | 26 September | Oxford United | H | 2–1 |
  | 7 | 29 September | Burnley | H | 1–0 |
  | 8 | 3 October | Brentford | A | 2–1 |
  | 9 | 10 October | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 |
  | 10 | 17 October | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–1 |
  | 11 | 20 October | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 |
  | 12 | 24 October | Walsall | H | 2–1 |
  | 13 | 31 October | Newport County | A | 0–2 |
  | 14 | 3 November | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–0 |
  | 15 | 7 November | Fulham | H | 1–2 |
  | 16 | 14 November | Portsmouth | A | 2–1 |
  | 17 | 28 November | Gillingham | H | 2–0 |
  | 18 | 5 December | Millwall | A | 2–1 |
  | 19 | 19 December | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 |
  | 20 | 30 January | Lincoln City | H | 1–0 |
  | 21 | 2 February | Preston North End | H | 1–0 |
  | 22 | 6 February | Southend United | A | 1–1 |
  | 23 | 9 February | Chesterfield | H | 3–0 |
  | 24 | 13 February | Brentford | H | 1–0 |
  | 25 | 20 February | Oxford United | A | 1–2 |
  | 26 | 27 February | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 |
  | 27 | 6 March | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 |
  | 28 | 9 March | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–2 |
  | 29 | 13 March | Walsall | A | 1–1 |
  | 30 | 16 March | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 |
  | 31 | 20 March | Newport County | H | 2–2 |
  | 32 | 23 March | Reading | H | 2–1 |
  | 33 | 27 March | Fulham | A | 1–4 |
  | 34 | 3 April | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 |
  | 35 | 6 April | Bristol City | A | 1–1 |
  | 36 | 10 April | Preston North End | A | 1–0 |
  | 37 | 13 April | Chester | H | 3–0 |
  | 38 | 17 April | Millwall | H | 2–1 |
  | 39 | 20 April | Exeter City | H | 3–2 |
  | 40 | 24 April | Gillingham | A | 0–0 |
  | 41 | 1 May | Wimbledon | H | 2–1 |
  | 42 | 4 May | Burnley | A | 0–1 |
  | 43 | 8 May | Reading | A | 2–2 |
  | 44 | 11 May | Wimbledon | A | 1–3 |
  | 45 | 15 May | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–2 |
  | 46 | 19 May | Chester | A | 1–0 |
  
  ### Football League Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 L1 | 1 September | Bury | A | 3–3 |
  | R1 L2 | 15 September | Bury | H | 2–1 (aet) |
  | R2 L1 | 6 October | Bristol City | H | 0–0 |
  | R2 L2 | 27 October | Bristol City | A | 1–2 |
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 21 November | Darlington | A | 2–2 |
  | R1 R | 24 November | Darlington | H | 3–1 |
  | R2 | 9 January | Bishop Auckland | H | 1–0 |
  | R3 | 23 January | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–3 |
  
  ### Football League Group Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | GS | 15 August | Burnley | A | 2–4 |
  | GS | 18 August | Blackpool | H | 1–0 |
  | GS | 22 August | Preston North End | H | 3–0 |
  