# 2005–06 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 2005–06 season, Carlisle United Football Club competed in Football League Two.

## Results and fixtures
### English League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Carlisle United (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 86 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Northampton Town (P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 83 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 3 | Leyton Orient (P) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 81 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 78 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |

#### Matches

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| 1 | 6 August | Wycombe Wanderers | A | 1–1 |
| 2 | 9 August | Peterborough United | H | 1–0 |
| 3 | 13 August | Barnet | H | 1–3 |
| 4 | 20 August | Wrexham | A | 1–0 |
| 5 | 27 August | Northampton Town | H | 0–1 |
| 6 | 29 August | Lincoln City | A | 0–0 |
| 7 | 2 September | Bury | A | 1–0 |
| 8 | 10 September | Macclesfield Town | H | 2–0 |
| 9 | 17 September | Cheltenham Town | A | 3–2 |
| 10 | 24 September | Leyton Orient | H | 2–3 |
| 11 | 27 September | Chester City | A | 0–2 |
| 12 | 1 October | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–3 |
| 13 | 7 October | Oxford United | A | 0–1 |
| 14 | 15 October | Mansfield Town | H | 1–0 |
| 15 | 22 October | Notts County | A | 0–0 |
| 16 | 29 October | Stockport County | H | 6–0 |
| 17 | 12 November | Torquay United | A | 4–3 |
| 18 | 19 November | Oxford United | H | 2–1 |
| 19 | 26 November | Wycombe Wanderers | H | 0–1 |
| 20 | 6 December | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 4–0 |
| 21 | 10 December | Peterborough United | A | 1–1 |
| 22 | 17 December | Wrexham | H | 2–1 |
| 23 | 26 December | Darlington | H | 1–1 |
| 24 | 31 December | Brentford | H | 2–1 |
| 25 | 2 January | Grimsby Town | A | 2–1 |
| 26 | 7 January | Bury | H | 4–0 |
| 27 | 14 January | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–2 |
| 28 | 18 January | Boston United | A | 5–0 |
| 29 | 21 January | Cheltenham Town | H | 1–1 |
| 30 | 29 January | Macclesfield Town | A | 0–3 |
| 31 | 4 February | Chester City | H | 5–0 |
| 32 | 11 February | Leyton Orient | A | 0–0 |
| 33 | 14 February | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2–2 |
| 34 | 18 February | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 5–0 |
| 35 | 25 February | Barnet | A | 2–1 |
| 36 | 10 March | Northampton Town | A | 3–0 |
| 37 | 18 March | Darlington | A | 5–0 |
| 38 | 25 March | Boston United | H | 4–2 |
| 39 | 28 March | Lincoln City | H | 1–0 |
| 40 | 8 April | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 |
| 41 | 15 April | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–1 |
| 42 | 17 April | Notts County | H | 2–1 |
| 43 | 22 April | Mansfield Town | A | 1–1 |
| 44 | 29 April | Torquay United | H | 1–2 |
| 45 | 2 May | Rochdale | A | 2–0 |
| 46 | 6 May | Stockport County | A | 0–0 |

### English League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | 23 August | Burnley | A | 1–2 | | | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | 5 November | Cheltenham Town | A | 0–1 | | | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Attendance |
| 1 | 18 October | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–1 (Carlisle won 6–5 on penalties) | 2,226 |
| 2 | 22 November | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 2,987 |
| QF | 20 December | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–1 (Carlisle won 11–10 on penalties) | 3,054 |
| SF | 24 January | Kidderminster Harriers | H | 1–0 | 4,432 |
| NS F L1 | 21 February | Macclesfield Town | H | 2–1 | 5,706 |
| NS F L2 | 7 March | Macclesfield Town | A | 2–3 | 3,598 |
| F | 2 April | Swansea City | N | 1–2 | 42,028 |