1984–85 Carlisle United F.C. season
# 1984–85 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 1984–85 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Two.

## Results & fixtures

### Football League Second Division

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

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 L1 | 25 September | Fulham | A | 0–2 | | |
| R2 L2 | 9 October | Fulham | H | 1–2 | | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 5 January | Dagenham | H | 1–0 | | |
| R4 | 26 January | Leicester City | A | 0–1 | | |
