1989–90 Carlisle United F.C. season
# 1989–90 Carlisle United F.C. season

For the 1989–90 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Four.

## Results & fixtures

### Football League Fourth Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 19 August | Hereford United | A | 2–2 |
| 2 | 26 August | Chesterfield | H | 4–3 |
| 3 | 2 September | Exeter City | A | 0–0 |
| 4 | 9 September | Grimsby Town | H | 1–1 |
| 5 | 15 September | Halifax Town | A | 1–1 |
| 6 | 23 September | Gillingham | H | 3–0 |
| 7 | 26 September | Cambridge United | A | 2–1 |
| 8 | 30 September | Colchester United | H | 1–0 |
| 9 | 7 October | Wrexham | H | 1–1 |
| 10 | 14 October | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 |
| 11 | 17 October | Scunthorpe United | H | 0–1 |
| 12 | 21 October | Scarborough | A | 1–2 |
| 13 | 28 October | Hartlepool United | H | 1–0 |
| 18 | 31 October | Aldershot | A | 0–1 |
| 14 | 4 November | Maidstone United | H | 3–2 |
| 15 | 11 November | Torquay United | A | 2–1 |
| 16 | 25 November | Rochdale | A | 2–1 |
| 17 | 2 December | Peterborough United | H | 0–0 |
| 19 | 17 December | Stockport County | H | 3–1 |
| 20 | 26 December | Burnley | A | 1–2 |
| 21 | 30 December | Lincoln City | A | 3–1 |
| 22 | 1 January | York City | H | 2–1 |
| 23 | 6 January | Southend United | H | 3–0 |
| 24 | 13 January | Chesterfield | A | 0–3 |
| 25 | 20 January | Hereford United | H | 2–1 |
| 26 | 27 January | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 |
| 27 | 10 February | Halifax Town | H | 1–1 |
| 28 | 13 February | Exeter City | H | 1–0 |
| 29 | 17 February | Peterborough United | A | 0–3 |
| 30 | 24 February | Rochdale | H | 0–1 |
| 31 | 27 February | Gillingham | A | 1–2 |
| 32 | 3 March | Southend United | A | 0–2 |
| 33 | 6 March | Colchester United | A | 0–4 |
| 34 | 17 March | Wrexham | A | 0–1 |
| 35 | 20 March | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–0 |
| 36 | 24 March | Scunthorpe United | A | 3–2 |
| 37 | 31 March | Scarborough | H | 3–1 |
| 38 | 4 April | Cambridge United | H | 3–1 |
| 39 | 7 April | Hartlepool United | A | 0–1 |
| 40 | 10 April | Aldershot | H | 1–3 |
| 41 | 14 April | York City | A | 1–0 |
| 42 | 16 April | Burnley | H | 1–1 |
| 43 | 20 April | Stockport County | A | 1–3 |
| 44 | 24 April | Lincoln City | H | 1–2 |
| 45 | 28 April | Torquay United | H | 2–0 |
| 46 | 5 May | Maidstone United | A | 2–5 |

### Football League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 L1 | 22 August | Halifax Town | A | 1–3 | | |
| R1 L2 | 29 August | Halifax Town | H | 1–0 | | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 18 November | Wrexham | H | 3–0 | | |
| R2 | 9 December | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–2 | | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GS | 29 November | Scarborough | A | 1–0 |
| GS | 2 December | Scunthorpe United | H | 1–1 |
| QF | 9 January | Stockport County | H | 1–2 (aet) |
