1976–77 Carlisle United F.C. season
# 1976–77 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 1976–77 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 | 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 |

### Football League Cup

| 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 |

### FA Cup

| 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 | | |
