1985–86 Carlisle United F.C. season

Results & fixtures

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Sunderland	42	13	11	18	47	61	−14	50
19	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	13	17	53	62	−9	49
20	Carlisle United (R)	42	13	7	22	47	71	−24	46	Relegation to the Third Division
21	Middlesbrough (R)	42	12	9	21	44	53	−9	45
22	Fulham (R)	42	10	6	26	45	69	−24	36

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
1	17 August	Bradford City	H	1–2
2	24 August	Portsmouth	A	0–4
3	27 August	Crystal Palace	H	2–2
4	31 August	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–2
5	7 September	Barnsley	H	1–1
6	13 September	Grimsby Town	A	0–1
7	17 September	Oldham Athletic	H	3–1
8	21 September	Hull City	A	0–4
9	28 September	Shrewsbury Town	H	0–2
10	5 October	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	1–6
11	12 October	Norwich City	H	0–4
12	19 October	Sunderland	H	1–2
13	22 October	Millwall	A	1–3
14	26 October	Huddersfield Town	A	3–3
15	3 November	Wimbledon	A	1–4
16	9 November	Stoke City	H	3–0
17	23 November	Leeds United	H	1–2
18	30 November	Charlton Athletic	A	0–3
19	7 December	Millwall	H	1–0
20	13 December	Bradford City	A	0–1
21	22 December	Portsmouth	H	0–1
22	26 December	Middlesbrough	H	1–0
23	1 January	Sheffield United	A	0–1
24	11 January	Grimsby Town	H	1–2
25	18 January	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1
26	1 February	Crystal Palace	A	1–1
27	8 February	Sunderland	A	2–2
28	1 March	Shrewsbury Town	A	0–0
29	11 March	Hull City	H	2–1
30	15 March	Norwich City	A	1–2
31	18 March	Huddersfield Town	H	2–0
32	22 March	Barnsley	A	2–1
33	29 March	Sheffield United	H	1–0
34	31 March	Middlesbrough	A	3–1
35	6 April	Wimbledon	H	2–3
36	8 April	Fulham	A	1–0
37	12 April	Stoke City	A	0–0
38	19 April	Fulham	H	2–1
39	26 April	Leeds United	A	0–2
40	29 April	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–0
41	3 May	Charlton Athletic	H	2–3
42	5 May	Oldham Athletic	A	1–2

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1 L1	20 August	Crewe Alexandra	A	3–3
R1 L2	3 September	Crewe Alexandra	H	3–4

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	13 January	Queen's Park Rangers	H	1–0
R4	25 January	Peterborough United	A	0–1

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R1	8 October	Middlesbrough	A	0–2