# 1981–82 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 1981–82 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Three.

## Results & fixtures
### Football League Third Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 80 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 80 | Promoted |
| 3 | Fulham | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 78 | Promoted |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 77 | |
| 5 | Oxford United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 71 | |

#### Matches

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| 1 | 29 August | Bristol City | H | 2–2 |
| 2 | 5 September | Exeter City | A | 1–2 |
| 3 | 12 September | Southend United | H | 3–2 |
| 4 | 19 September | Lincoln City | A | 0–0 |
| 5 | 22 September | Chesterfield | A | 0–1 |
| 6 | 26 September | Oxford United | H | 2–1 |
| 7 | 29 September | Burnley | H | 1–0 |
| 8 | 3 October | Brentford | A | 2–1 |
| 9 | 10 October | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 |
| 10 | 17 October | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–1 |
| 11 | 20 October | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 |
| 12 | 24 October | Walsall | H | 2–1 |
| 13 | 31 October | Newport County | A | 0–2 |
| 14 | 3 November | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–0 |
| 15 | 7 November | Fulham | H | 1–2 |
| 16 | 14 November | Portsmouth | A | 2–1 |
| 17 | 28 November | Gillingham | H | 2–0 |
| 18 | 5 December | Millwall | A | 2–1 |
| 19 | 19 December | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–0 |
| 20 | 30 January | Lincoln City | H | 1–0 |
| 21 | 2 February | Preston North End | H | 1–0 |
| 22 | 6 February | Southend United | A | 1–1 |
| 23 | 9 February | Chesterfield | H | 3–0 |
| 24 | 13 February | Brentford | H | 1–0 |
| 25 | 20 February | Oxford United | A | 1–2 |
| 26 | 27 February | Swindon Town | H | 1–1 |
| 27 | 6 March | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 |
| 28 | 9 March | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–2 |
| 29 | 13 March | Walsall | A | 1–1 |
| 30 | 16 March | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 |
| 31 | 20 March | Newport County | H | 2–2 |
| 32 | 23 March | Reading | H | 2–1 |
| 33 | 27 March | Fulham | A | 1–4 |
| 34 | 3 April | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 |
| 35 | 6 April | Bristol City | A | 1–1 |
| 36 | 10 April | Preston North End | A | 1–0 |
| 37 | 13 April | Chester | H | 3–0 |
| 38 | 17 April | Millwall | H | 2–1 |
| 39 | 20 April | Exeter City | H | 3–2 |
| 40 | 24 April | Gillingham | A | 0–0 |
| 41 | 1 May | Wimbledon | H | 2–1 |
| 42 | 4 May | Burnley | A | 0–1 |
| 43 | 8 May | Reading | A | 2–2 |
| 44 | 11 May | Wimbledon | A | 1–3 |
| 45 | 15 May | Bristol Rovers | H | 1–2 |
| 46 | 19 May | Chester | A | 1–0 |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| R1 L1 | 1 September | Bury | A | 3–3 |
| R1 L2 | 15 September | Bury | H | 2–1 (aet) |
| R2 L1 | 6 October | Bristol City | H | 0–0 |
| R2 L2 | 27 October | Bristol City | A | 1–2 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| R1 | 21 November | Darlington | A | 2–2 |
| R1 R | 24 November | Darlington | H | 3–1 |
| R2 | 9 January | Bishop Auckland | H | 1–0 |
| R3 | 23 January | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–3 |

### Football League Group Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| GS | 15 August | Burnley | A | 2–4 |
| GS | 18 August | Blackpool | H | 1–0 |
| GS | 22 August | Preston North End | H | 3–0 |