1978–79 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 1978–79 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Three.

Carlisle United F.C.

1978–79 season
Manager	Bobby Moncur
Stadium	Brunton Park
Division Three	6th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round

Results & fixtures

Football League Third Division

Main article: 1978–79 Football League Third Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Gillingham	46	21	17	8	65	42	+23	59
5	Swindon Town	46	25	7	14	74	52	+22	57
6	Carlisle United	46	15	22	9	53	42	+11	52
7	Colchester United	46	17	17	12	60	55	+5	51
8	Hull City	46	19	11	16	66	61	+5	49

Source: rsssf.com

Matches

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
1	19 August	Hull City	A	1–1
2	22 August	Chesterfield	H	1–1
3	26 August	Walsall	H	1–0
4	2 September	Blackpool	A	1–3
5	8 September	Colchester United	H	4–0
6	12 September	Peterborough United	A	0–0
7	16 September	Lincoln City	A	1–1
8	23 September	Southend United	H	0–0
9	25 September	Swansea City	H	2–0
10	30 September	Mansfield Town	A	0–1
11	7 October	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–1
12	14 October	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–0
13	17 October	Watford	A	1–2
14	21 October	Rotherham United	H	1–1
15	28 October	Swindon Town	H	2–0
16	4 November	Oxford United	A	0–0
17	11 November	Blackpool	H	1–1
18	18 November	Walsall	A	2–1
19	2 December	Gillingham	A	0–0
20	9 December	Exeter City	H	1–1
21	26 December	Chester	A	2–1
22	30 December	Brentford	A	0–0
23	20 January	Lincoln City	H	2–0
24	2 February	Swansea City	A	0–0
25	10 February	Mansfield Town	H	1–0
26	13 February	Bury	H	1–2
27	17 February	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–2
28	24 February	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–0
29	3 March	Rotherham United	A	3–1
30	6 March	Tranmere Rovers	H	2–0
31	10 March	Swindon Town	A	0–0
32	12 March	Southend United	A	1–1
33	17 March	Shrewsbury Town	H	1–1
34	20 March	Peterborough United	H	4–1
35	24 March	Chesterfield	A	3–2
36	27 March	Hull City	H	2–2
37	31 March	Oxford United	A	1–5
38	2 April	Colchester United	A	1–2
39	7 April	Gillingham	H	1–0
40	13 April	Bury	A	2–2
41	14 April	Chester	H	1–1
42	16 April	Tranmere Rovers	A	1–1
43	21 April	Brentford	H	1–0
44	24 April	Watford	H	1–0
45	28 April	Exeter City	A	2–3
46	5 May	Oxford United	H	0–1

Football League Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1 L1	12 August	Blackpool	H	2–2
R1 L2	16 August	Blackpool	A	1–2

FA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	25 November	Halifax Town	H	1–0
R2	16 December	Hull City	H	3–0
R3	10 January	Ipswich Town	A	2–3

References

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