1952–53 Carlisle United F.C. season
# 1952–53 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 1952–53 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 | 23 August | Gateshead | A | 0–2 |
| 2 | 27 August | Accrington Stanley | A | 0–1 |
| 3 | 30 August | Hartlepools United | H | 4–1 |
| 4 | 4 September | Accrington Stanley | H | 4–4 |
| 5 | 6 September | Workington | A | 1–1 |
| 6 | 11 September | Darlington | H | 4–2 |
| 7 | 13 September | Southport | A | 0–2 |
| 8 | 17 September | Darlington | A | 0–0 |
| 9 | 20 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–2 |
| 10 | 25 September | Grimsby Town | H | 3–0 |
| 11 | 27 September | Port Vale | A | 0–0 |
| 12 | 29 September | Stockport County | A | 0–3 |
| 13 | 4 October | Chester | H | 1–1 |
| 14 | 11 October | Halifax Town | H | 1–2 |
| 15 | 18 October | Mansfield Town | A | 1–2 |
| 16 | 25 October | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–0 |
| 17 | 1 November | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 2–2 |
| 18 | 8 November | Wrexham | H | 2–0 |
| 19 | 15 November | Barrow | A | 0–0 |
| 20 | 29 November | York City | A | 0–1 |
| 21 | 6 December | Workington | H | 3–1 |
| 22 | 13 December | Chesterfield | A | 2–4 |
| 23 | 20 December | Gateshead | H | 2–2 |
| 24 | 25 December | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H | 8–0 |
| 25 | 27 December | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | 2–1 |
| 26 | 1 January | Stockport County | H | 2–1 |
| 27 | 3 January | Hartlepools United | A | 0–1 |
| 28 | 10 January | Rochdale | H | 5–0 |
| 29 | 24 January | Southport | H | 2–0 |
| 30 | 31 January | Rochdale | A | 2–1 |
| 31 | 7 February | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–2 |
| 32 | 14 February | Port Vale | H | 2–0 |
| 33 | 21 February | Chester | A | 2–1 |
| 34 | 28 February | Halifax Town | A | 1–2 |
| 35 | 7 March | Mansfield Town | H | 1–0 |
| 36 | 12 March | Tranmere Rovers | H | 4–0 |
| 37 | 14 March | Oldham Athletic | A | 4–2 |
| 38 | 21 March | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 1–3 |
| 39 | 28 March | Wrexham | A | 0–3 |
| 40 | 3 April | Bradford City | H | 4–4 |
| 41 | 4 April | Barrow | H | 0–0 |
| 42 | 7 April | Bradford City | A | 2–7 |
| 43 | 11 April | Grimsby Town | A | 3–2 |
| 44 | 18 April | York City | H | 1–1 |
| 45 | 25 April | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–4 |
| 46 | 30 April | Chesterfield | H | 3–0 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 22 November | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A | 0–1 | | |
