1976–77 Carlisle United F.C. season

Results & fixtures

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Cardiff City	42	12	10	20	56	67	−11	34	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
19	Orient	42	9	16	17	37	55	−18	34
20	Carlisle United (R)	42	11	12	19	49	75	−26	34	Relegation to the Third Division
21	Plymouth Argyle (R)	42	8	16	18	46	65	−19	32
22	Hereford United (R)	42	8	15	19	57	78	−21	31

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
1	21 August	Southampton	A	2–1
2	28 August	Chelsea	A	1–2
3	4 September	Hull City	H	1–1
4	11 September	Sheffield United	A	0–3
5	14 September	Hereford United	H	2–2
6	18 September	Burnley	H	2–1
7	25 September	Nottingham Forest	A	1–5
8	2 October	Charlton Athletic	H	4–2
9	12 October	Blackpool	H	1–1
10	16 October	Luton Town	H	1–1
11	23 October	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–4
12	30 October	Notts County	A	1–2
13	6 November	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–1
14	13 November	Oldham Athletic	A	1–4
15	16 November	Fulham	A	0–2
16	20 November	Millwall	H	0–1
17	27 November	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–0
18	4 December	Orient	H	1–0
19	11 December	Bristol Rovers	A	1–2
20	18 December	Cardiff City	H	4–3
21	27 December	Blackpool	A	0–0
22	29 December	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–1
23	3 January	Notts County	H	0–2
24	22 January	Southampton	H	0–6
25	5 February	Chelsea	H	0–1
26	12 February	Hull City	A	1–3
27	19 February	Sheffield United	H	4–1
28	26 February	Burnley	A	1–3
29	5 March	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1
30	11 March	Charlton Athletic	A	0–1
31	19 March	Fulham	H	1–2
32	22 March	Bolton Wanderers	A	4–3
33	26 March	Luton Town	A	0–5
34	6 April	Blackburn Rovers	A	3–1
35	12 April	Oldham Athletic	H	1–1
36	16 April	Millwall	A	1–1
37	19 April	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–1
38	23 April	Plymouth Argyle	H	3–1
39	30 April	Orient	A	0–0
40	4 May	Hereford United	A	0–0
41	7 May	Bristol Rovers	H	2–3
42	14 May	Cardiff City	A	1–1

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
R1 L1	14 August	Southport	A	2–1
R1 L2	17 August	Southport	H	0–1
R1 R	24 August	Southport	A	3–2
R2	31 August	Arsenal	A	2–3

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R3	8 January	Matlock Town	H	5–1
R4	29 January	Liverpool	A	0–3