# 1974–75 Carlisle United F.C. season
## Season summary

Carlisle were relegated at the end of their first (and, as of 2025, only) season in English football's top flight. Carlisle started the season well beating Chelsea 2 - 0 at Stamford Bridge. After 3 games they were top of the league for the only time in their history.

## Results & fixtures
### Football League First Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) |
| 1 | 17 August | Chelsea | A | 2–0 | Bill Green, Les O'Neil |
| 2 | 20 August | Middlesbrough | A | 2–0 | |
| 3 | 24 August | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | Chris Balderstone (pen) |
| 4 | 27 August | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | |
| 5 | 31 August | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | Hugh McIlmoyle |
| 6 | 7 September | Stoke City | H | 0–2 | |
| 7 | 14 September | Newcastle United | A | 0–1 | |
| 8 | 21 September | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 | |
| 9 | 24 September | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | |
| 10 | 28 September | Luton Town | A | 1–3 | |
| 11 | 5 October | Liverpool | H | 0–1 | |
| 12 | 12 October | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | |
| 13 | 16 October | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | |
| 14 | 19 October | Derby County | H | 3–0 | |
| 15 | 26 October | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | |
| 16 | 2 November | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | |
| 17 | 9 November | West Ham United | H | 0–1 | |
| 18 | 16 November | Queen's Park Rangers | A | 1–2 | |
| 19 | 23 November | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | |
| 20 | 30 November | Ipswich Town | A | 1–3 | |
| 21 | 7 December | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | |
| 22 | 14 December | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | |
| 23 | 21 December | Everton | A | 3–2 | Joe Laidlaw (2), Les O'Neil |
| 24 | 26 December | Newcastle United | H | 1–2 | |
| 25 | 28 December | Burnley | A | 1–2 | |
| 26 | 11 January | Arsenal | A | 1–2 | |
| 27 | 18 January | Ipswich Town | H | 2–1 | |
| 28 | 1 February | West Ham United | A | 0–2 | |
| 29 | 8 February | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | |
| 30 | 22 February | Queen's Park Rangers | H | 1–2 | |
| 31 | 25 February | Leeds United | A | 1–3 | |
| 32 | 1 March | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | |
| 33 | 15 March | Luton Town | H | 1–2 | |
| 34 | 19 March | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | Joe Laidlaw (2) |
| 35 | 22 March | Stoke City | A | 2–5 | |
| 36 | 25 March | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | |
| 37 | 29 March | Everton | H | 3–0 | |
| 38 | 1 April | Burnley | H | 4–2 | |
| 39 | 5 April | Coventry City | H | 0–0 | |
| 40 | 12 April | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | |
| 41 | 19 April | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | |
| 42 | 26 April | Derby County | A | 0–0 | |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 11 September | Bradford City | A | 1–0 | | |
| R3 | 9 October | Colchester United | A | 0–2 | | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 4 January | Preston North End | A | 1–0 | | |
| R4 | 25 January | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–2 | | |
| R5 | 15 February | Mansfield Town | A | 1–0 | Bobby Owen | |
| R6 | 8 March | Fulham | H | 0–1 | | 21,570 |

### Texaco Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| GS | 3 August | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 |
| GS | 6 August | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 |
| GS | 10 August | Sunderland | H | 0–0 |

## Kit

Carlisle's kit was manufactured by Admiral.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Alan Ross |
| — | DF | ENG | Bill Green |
| — | DF | ENG | Bobby Parker |
| — | DF | SCO | John Gorman |
| — | MF | ENG | Chris Balderstone |
| — | MF | ENG | Joe Laidlaw |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Les O'Neill |
| — | MF | ENG | Ray Train |
| — | FW | ENG | Frank Clarke |
| — | FW | ENG | Bobby Owen |
| — | FW | SCO | Hughie McIlmoyle |
| — | | | Dennis Martin |