1965–66 Carlisle United F.C. season
# 1965–66 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 1965–66 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 | 21 August | Norwich City | H | 4–1 |
| 2 | 25 August | Southampton | A | 0–1 |
| 3 | 28 August | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–3 |
| 4 | 31 August | Southampton | H | 1–0 |
| 5 | 3 September | Rotherham United | H | 1–0 |
| 6 | 7 September | Derby County | H | 2–1 |
| 7 | 11 September | Manchester City | A | 1–2 |
| 8 | 15 September | Derby County | A | 1–3 |
| 9 | 17 September | Bristol City | H | 5–0 |
| 10 | 25 September | Coventry City | A | 2–3 |
| 11 | 2 October | Preston North End | H | 0–2 |
| 12 | 9 October | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–3 |
| 13 | 16 October | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–3 |
| 14 | 23 October | Portsmouth | A | 1–4 |
| 15 | 30 October | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–1 |
| 16 | 6 November | Ipswich Town | A | 0–1 |
| 17 | 13 November | Birmingham City | H | 1–0 |
| 18 | 20 November | Leyton Orient | A | 1–2 |
| 19 | 4 December | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–2 |
| 20 | 11 December | Crystal Palace | H | 3–1 |
| 21 | 27 December | Bury | H | 4–1 |
| 22 | 1 January | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–1 |
| 23 | 8 January | Birmingham City | A | 1–2 |
| 24 | 15 January | Portsmouth | H | 2–1 |
| 25 | 29 January | Norwich City | A | 0–2 |
| 26 | 5 February | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 |
| 27 | 26 February | Manchester City | H | 1–2 |
| 28 | 8 March | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 |
| 29 | 12 March | Bristol City | A | 0–2 |
| 30 | 14 March | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–0 |
| 31 | 18 March | Coventry City | H | 2–2 |
| 32 | 2 April | Ipswich Town | H | 3–1 |
| 33 | 8 April | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 |
| 34 | 12 April | Cardiff City | H | 2–0 |
| 35 | 15 April | Leyton Orient | H | 1–0 |
| 36 | 23 April | Middlesbrough | A | 2–0 |
| 37 | 25 April | Preston North End | A | 1–2 |
| 38 | 30 April | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–0 |
| 39 | 4 May | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–4 |
| 40 | 7 May | Crystal Palace | A | 0–2 |
| 41 | 10 May | Bury | A | 1–2 |
| 42 | 12 May | Rotherham United | A | 3–3 |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R2 | 21 September | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–4 | | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 22 January | Crystal Palace | H | 3–0 |
| R4 | 12 February | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–0 |
| R4 R | 15 February | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–1 |
| R4 2R | 21 February | Shrewsbury Town | N | 3–4 |
