title: 1971–72 Carlisle United F.C. season
text: # 1971–72 Carlisle United F.C. season
  
  For the 1971–72 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Two.
  
  ## Results & fixtures
  
  ### Football League Second Division
  
  | Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 14 August | Preston North End | H | 0–0 |
  | 2 | 21 August | Birmingham City | A | 2–3 |
  | 3 | 28 August | Swindon Town | H | 0–0 |
  | 4 | 1 September | Sunderland | A | 3–0 |
  | 5 | 4 September | Norwich City | A | 0–1 |
  | 6 | 11 September | Watford | H | 2–0 |
  | 7 | 18 September | Leyton Orient | A | 1–2 |
  | 8 | 25 September | Hull City | H | 2–1 |
  | 9 | 28 September | Charlton Athletic | H | 5–2 |
  | 10 | 2 October | Millwall | A | 1–2 |
  | 11 | 9 October | Burnley | H | 0–3 |
  | 12 | 16 October | Preston North End | A | 0–3 |
  | 13 | 20 October | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 |
  | 14 | 23 October | Luton Town | A | 2–0 |
  | 15 | 30 October | Oxford United | H | 2–1 |
  | 16 | 6 November | Blackpool | A | 0–2 |
  | 17 | 13 November | Portsmouth | H | 1–0 |
  | 18 | 19 November | Bristol City | A | 4–1 |
  | 19 | 27 November | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 |
  | 20 | 4 December | Fulham | A | 1–0 |
  | 21 | 11 December | Queen's Park Rangers | H | 1–4 |
  | 22 | 18 December | Norwich City | H | 3–0 |
  | 23 | 27 December | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 |
  | 24 | 1 January | Orient | H | 2–0 |
  | 25 | 8 January | Swindon Town | A | 0–0 |
  | 26 | 22 January | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–1 |
  | 27 | 29 January | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–2 |
  | 28 | 12 February | Luton Town | H | 0–0 |
  | 29 | 19 February | Oxford United | A | 1–3 |
  | 30 | 26 February | Blackpool | H | 2–0 |
  | 31 | 4 March | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 |
  | 32 | 11 March | Burnley | A | 1–3 |
  | 33 | 14 March | Middlesbrough | H | 3–0 |
  | 34 | 21 March | Birmingham City | H | 2–2 |
  | 35 | 25 March | Watford | A | 2–1 |
  | 36 | 3 April | Hull City | A | 0–2 |
  | 37 | 4 April | Millwall | H | 3–3 |
  | 38 | 8 April | Bristol City | H | 2–0 |
  | 39 | 15 April | Cardiff City | A | 1–3 |
  | 40 | 22 April | Fulham | H | 3–1 |
  | 41 | 25 April | Sunderland | H | 1–2 |
  | 42 | 29 April | Queen's Park Rangers | A | 0–3 |
  
  ### Football League Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R2 | 7 September | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 5–0 | | |
  | R3 | 6 October | Norwich City | A | 1–4 | | |
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R3 | 15 January | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–2 | | 33,702 |
  | R3 R | 18 January | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–3 | | 21,560 |
  
  ### Watney Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 31 July | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3–1 | | |
  | SF | 4 August | Colchester United | A | 0–2 | | |
  
  ### Anglo-Italian Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | GS | 1 June | Roma | A | 3–2 |
  | GS | 4 June | Catanzaro | A | 1–0 |
  | GS | 7 June | Roma | H | 3–3 |
  | GS | 10 June | Catanzaro | H | 4–1 |
  