title: 1989–90 Carlisle United F.C. season
text: # 1989–90 Carlisle United F.C. season
  
  For the 1989–90 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Four.
  
  ## Results & fixtures
  
  ### Football League Fourth Division
  
  | Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 19 August | Hereford United | A | 2–2 |
  | 2 | 26 August | Chesterfield | H | 4–3 |
  | 3 | 2 September | Exeter City | A | 0–0 |
  | 4 | 9 September | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 |
  | 5 | 15 September | Halifax Town | A | 1–1 |
  | 6 | 23 September | Gillingham | H | 3–0 |
  | 7 | 26 September | Cambridge United | A | 2–1 |
  | 8 | 30 September | Colchester United | H | 1–0 |
  | 9 | 7 October | Wrexham | H | 1–1 |
  | 10 | 14 October | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 |
  | 11 | 17 October | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–1 |
  | 12 | 21 October | Scarborough | A | 1–2 |
  | 13 | 28 October | Hartlepool United | H | 1–0 |
  | 18 | 31 October | Aldershot | A | 0–1 |
  | 14 | 4 November | Maidstone United | H | 3–2 |
  | 15 | 11 November | Torquay United | A | 2–1 |
  | 16 | 25 November | Rochdale | A | 2–1 |
  | 17 | 2 December | Peterborough United | H | 0–0 |
  | 19 | 17 December | Stockport County | H | 3–1 |
  | 20 | 26 December | Burnley | A | 1–2 |
  | 21 | 30 December | Lincoln City | A | 3–1 |
  | 22 | 1 January | York City | H | 2–1 |
  | 23 | 6 January | Southend United | H | 3–0 |
  | 24 | 13 January | Chesterfield | A | 0–3 |
  | 25 | 20 January | Hereford United | H | 2–1 |
  | 26 | 27 January | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 |
  | 27 | 10 February | Halifax Town | H | 1–1 |
  | 28 | 13 February | Exeter City | H | 1–0 |
  | 29 | 17 February | Peterborough United | A | 0–3 |
  | 30 | 24 February | Rochdale | H | 0–1 |
  | 31 | 27 February | Gillingham | A | 1–2 |
  | 32 | 3 March | Southend United | A | 0–2 |
  | 33 | 6 March | Colchester United | A | 0–4 |
  | 34 | 17 March | Wrexham | A | 0–1 |
  | 35 | 20 March | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–0 |
  | 36 | 24 March | Scunthorpe United | A | 3–2 |
  | 37 | 31 March | Scarborough | H | 3–1 |
  | 38 | 4 April | Cambridge United | H | 3–1 |
  | 39 | 7 April | Hartlepool United | A | 0–1 |
  | 40 | 10 April | Aldershot | H | 1–3 |
  | 41 | 14 April | York City | A | 1–0 |
  | 42 | 16 April | Burnley | H | 1–1 |
  | 43 | 20 April | Stockport County | A | 1–3 |
  | 44 | 24 April | Lincoln City | H | 1–2 |
  | 45 | 28 April | Torquay United | H | 2–0 |
  | 46 | 5 May | Maidstone United | A | 2–5 |
  
  ### Football League Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 L1 | 22 August | Halifax Town | A | 1–3 | | |
  | R1 L2 | 29 August | Halifax Town | H | 1–0 | | |
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | R1 | 18 November | Wrexham | H | 3–0 | | |
  | R2 | 9 December | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–2 | | |
  
  ### Football League Trophy
  
  | Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | GS | 29 November | Scarborough | A | 1–0 |
  | GS | 2 December | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–1 |
  | QF | 9 January | Stockport County | H | 1–2 (aet) |
  