1971–72 Carlisle United F.C. season

Results & fixtures

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
8	Bristol City	42	18	10	14	61	49	1.245	46
9	Middlesbrough	42	19	8	15	50	48	1.042	46
10	Carlisle United	42	17	9	16	61	57	1.070	43
11	Swindon Town	42	15	12	15	47	47	1.000	42
12	Hull City	42	14	10	18	49	53	0.925	38

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

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
1	14 August	Preston North End	H	0–0
2	21 August	Birmingham City	A	2–3
3	28 August	Swindon Town	H	0–0
4	1 September	Sunderland	A	3–0
5	4 September	Norwich City	A	0–1
6	11 September	Watford	H	2–0
7	18 September	Leyton Orient	A	1–2
8	25 September	Hull City	H	2–1
9	28 September	Charlton Athletic	H	5–2
10	2 October	Millwall	A	1–2
11	9 October	Burnley	H	0–3
12	16 October	Preston North End	A	0–3
13	20 October	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–2
14	23 October	Luton Town	A	2–0
15	30 October	Oxford United	H	2–1
16	6 November	Blackpool	A	0–2
17	13 November	Portsmouth	H	1–0
18	19 November	Bristol City	A	4–1
19	27 November	Cardiff City	H	2–1
20	4 December	Fulham	A	1–0
21	11 December	Queen's Park Rangers	H	1–4
22	18 December	Norwich City	H	3–0
23	27 December	Middlesbrough	A	2–2
24	1 January	Orient	H	2–0
25	8 January	Swindon Town	A	0–0
26	22 January	Charlton Athletic	A	1–1
27	29 January	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2–2
28	12 February	Luton Town	H	0–0
29	19 February	Oxford United	A	1–3
30	26 February	Blackpool	H	2–0
31	4 March	Portsmouth	A	0–1
32	11 March	Burnley	A	1–3
33	14 March	Middlesbrough	H	3–0
34	21 March	Birmingham City	H	2–2
35	25 March	Watford	A	2–1
36	3 April	Hull City	A	0–2
37	4 April	Millwall	H	3–3
38	8 April	Bristol City	H	2–0
39	15 April	Cardiff City	A	1–3
40	22 April	Fulham	H	3–1
41	25 April	Sunderland	H	1–2
42	29 April	Queen's Park Rangers	A	0–3