title: 1979–80 Carlisle United F.C. season
text: # 1979–80 Carlisle United F.C. season
  
  For the 1979–80 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 | 18 August | Southend United | A | 0–1 |
  | 2 | 21 August | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 |
  | 3 | 25 August | Bury | H | 1–0 |
  | 4 | 1 September | Millwall | A | 0–1 |
  | 5 | 8 September | Gillingham | H | 1–2 |
  | 6 | 15 September | Reading | A | 0–2 |
  | 7 | 18 September | Rotherham United | H | 3–1 |
  | 8 | 22 September | Exeter City | A | 2–1 |
  | 9 | 29 September | Chester | H | 2–2 |
  | 10 | 2 October | Rotherham United | A | 1–4 |
  | 11 | 6 October | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 |
  | 12 | 10 October | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–1 |
  | 13 | 13 October | Hull City | A | 0–2 |
  | 14 | 20 October | Barnsley | H | 3–1 |
  | 15 | 23 October | Mansfield Town | H | 1–1 |
  | 16 | 27 October | Oxford United | A | 0–1 |
  | 17 | 3 November | Southend United | H | 4–0 |
  | 18 | 6 November | Mansfield Town | A | 1–2 |
  | 19 | 10 November | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–4 |
  | 20 | 17 November | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 |
  | 21 | 1 December | Brentford | H | 3–1 |
  | 22 | 7 December | Colchester United | A | 1–1 |
  | 23 | 21 December | Grimsby Town | H | 0–2 |
  | 24 | 26 December | Chesterfield | A | 2–3 |
  | 25 | 12 January | Millwall | H | 4–0 |
  | 26 | 19 January | Gillingham | A | 1–1 |
  | 27 | 9 February | Exeter City | H | 4–1 |
  | 28 | 20 February | Chester | A | 0–1 |
  | 29 | 23 February | Hull City | H | 3–2 |
  | 30 | 26 February | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 |
  | 31 | 1 March | Barnsley | A | 1–1 |
  | 32 | 4 March | Bury | A | 2–0 |
  | 33 | 8 March | Oxford United | H | 2–2 |
  | 34 | 11 March | Swindon Town | A | 0–0 |
  | 35 | 14 March | Wimbledon | A | 0–0 |
  | 36 | 18 March | Blackpool | H | 2–0 |
  | 37 | 22 March | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–1 |
  | 38 | 29 March | Sheffield United | A | 2–0 |
  | 39 | 4 April | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 |
  | 40 | 5 April | Chesterfield | H | 0–2 |
  | 41 | 7 April | Blackpool | A | 1–2 |
  | 42 | 12 April | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 |
  | 43 | 15 April | Reading | H | 3–3 |
  | 44 | 19 April | Brentford | A | 3–0 |
  | 45 | 26 April | Colchester United | H | 2–0 |
  | 46 | 3 May | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–0 |
  
  ### Football League Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 L1 | 11 August | Wrexham | A | 1–1 | | |
  | R1 L2 | 12 August | Wrexham | H | 1–2 | | |
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 24 November | Hull City | H | 3–3 |
  | R1 R | 28 November | Hull City | A | 2–0 |
  | R2 | 15 December | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–0 |
  | R3 | 5 January | Bradford City | H | 3–2 |
  | R4 | 26 January | Wrexham | H | 0–0 |
  | R4 R | 29 January | Wrexham | A | 1–3 |
  