1955–56 Carlisle United F.C. season
# 1955–56 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 1955–56 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Third Division North.

## Results & fixtures

### Football League Third Division North

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 20 August | Chesterfield | H | 1–1 |
| 2 | 22 August | Halifax Town | A | 2–2 |
| 3 | 27 August | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 |
| 4 | 30 August | Halifax Town | H | 2–2 |
| 5 | 3 September | Southport | H | 4–0 |
| 6 | 6 September | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 |
| 7 | 10 September | Gateshead | A | 3–2 |
| 8 | 13 September | Grimsby Town | H | 0–2 |
| 9 | 17 September | Darlington | H | 2–0 |
| 10 | 24 September | Accrington Stanley | A | 0–1 |
| 11 | 28 September | Chester | A | 3–3 |
| 12 | 1 October | Barrow | H | 2–0 |
| 13 | 8 October | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | 0–4 |
| 14 | 15 October | Wrexham | H | 0–1 |
| 15 | 22 October | Workington | A | 0–4 |
| 16 | 29 October | York City | H | 3–1 |
| 17 | 5 November | Derby County | A | 0–3 |
| 18 | 12 November | Crewe Alexandra | H | 4–1 |
| 19 | 26 November | Stockport County | H | 4–1 |
| 20 | 3 December | Mansfield Town | A | 1–0 |
| 21 | 17 December | Chesterfield | A | 1–2 |
| 22 | 24 December | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–3 |
| 23 | 26 December | Rochdale | A | 2–5 |
| 24 | 27 December | Rochdale | H | 1–2 |
| 25 | 31 December | Southport | A | 0–3 |
| 26 | 2 January | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 4–1 |
| 27 | 14 January | Gateshead | H | 2–1 |
| 28 | 21 January | Darlington | A | 5–3 |
| 29 | 28 January | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–1 |
| 30 | 4 February | Accrington Stanley | H | 0–4 |
| 31 | 11 February | Barrow | A | 0–0 |
| 32 | 18 February | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | 1–2 |
| 33 | 25 February | Wrexham | A | 2–5 |
| 34 | 3 March | Workington | H | 2–4 |
| 35 | 10 March | York City | A | 1–3 |
| 36 | 17 March | Hartlepools United | H | 0–3 |
| 37 | 24 March | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–3 |
| 38 | 30 March | Bradford City | H | 0–0 |
| 39 | 31 March | Derby County | H | 0–3 |
| 40 | 2 April | Bradford City | A | 0–0 |
| 41 | 7 April | Stockport County | A | 1–8 |
| 42 | 12 April | Mansfield Town | H | 5–2 |
| 43 | 21 April | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–2 |
| 44 | 24 April | Chester | H | 4–1 |
| 45 | 28 April | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 1–2 |
| 46 | 30 April | Hartlepools United | A | 0–3 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 19 November | Darlington | A | 0–0 |
| R1 R | 22 November | Darlington | H | 0–0 |
| R1 2R | 28 November | Darlington | A | 1–3 |
