1974–75 Carlisle United F.C. season

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Carlisle United 1974–75 football season

Carlisle United

1974–75 season

Manager

22nd (relegated)

Group stage

Home colours

← 1973–74 1975–76 →

Season summary

Carlisle were relegated at the end of their first (and, as of 2022, only) season in English football's top flight. Carlisle started the season well beating Chelsea 2 - 0 at Stamford Bridge. After 3 games they were top of the league for the only time in their history.

Results & fixtures

Football League First Division

Main article: 1974–75 Football League First Division

Match Day	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)
1	17 August	Chelsea	A	2–0	Bill Green, Les O'Neil
2	20 August	Middlesbrough	A	2–0
3	24 August	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	Chris Balderstone (pen)
4	27 August	Middlesbrough	H	0–1
5	31 August	Leicester City	A	1–1	Hugh McIlmoyle
6	7 September	Stoke City	H	0–2
7	14 September	Newcastle United	A	0–1
8	21 September	Birmingham City	H	1–0
9	24 September	Manchester City	H	0–0
10	28 September	Luton Town	A	1–3
11	5 October	Liverpool	H	0–1
12	12 October	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2
13	16 October	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1
14	19 October	Derby County	H	3–0
15	26 October	Coventry City	A	1–2
16	2 November	Sheffield United	A	1–2
17	9 November	West Ham United	H	0–1
18	16 November	Queen's Park Rangers	A	1–2
19	23 November	Leeds United	H	1–2
20	30 November	Ipswich Town	A	1–3
21	7 December	Arsenal	H	2–1
22	14 December	Chelsea	H	1–2
23	21 December	Everton	A	3–2	Joe Laidlaw (2), Les O'Neil
24	26 December	Newcastle United	H	1–2
25	28 December	Burnley	A	1–2
26	11 January	Arsenal	A	1–2
27	18 January	Ipswich Town	H	2–1
28	1 February	West Ham United	A	0–2
29	8 February	Sheffield United	H	0–1
30	22 February	Queen's Park Rangers	H	1–2
31	25 February	Leeds United	A	1–3
32	1 March	Leicester City	H	0–1
33	15 March	Luton Town	H	1–2
34	19 March	Manchester City	A	2–1	Joe Laidlaw (2)
35	22 March	Stoke City	A	2–5
36	25 March	Birmingham City	A	0–2
37	29 March	Everton	H	3–0
38	1 April	Burnley	H	4–2
39	5 April	Coventry City	H	0–0
40	12 April	Liverpool	A	0–2
41	19 April	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0
42	26 April	Derby County	A	0–0

Football League Cup

Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Carlisle United Scorer(s)	Attendance
R2	11 September	Bradford City	A	1–0
R3	9 October	Colchester United	A	0–2

FA Cup

Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Attendance
R3	4 January	Preston North End	A	1–0
R4	25 January	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–2
R5	15 February	Mansfield Town	A	1–0
R6	8 March	Fulham	H	0–1	21,570

Texaco Cup

Main article: 1974–75 Texaco Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score
GS	3 August	Middlesbrough	A	1–0
GS	6 August	Newcastle United	H	2–2
GS	10 August	Sunderland	H	0–0

Kit

Carlisle's kit was manufactured by Admiral.

First-team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Alan Ross
—	DF	ENG	Bill Green
—	DF	ENG	Bobby Parker
—	DF	SCO	John Gorman
—	MF	ENG	Chris Balderstone
—	MF	ENG	Joe Laidlaw


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Les O'Neill
—	MF	ENG	Ray Train
—	FW	ENG	Frank Clarke
—	FW	ENG	Bobby Owen
—	FW	SCO	Hughie McIlmoyle
—			Dennis Martin

References

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v t e Carlisle United Football Club
General	History Seasons Players Managers Honours All articles Matches
Ground	Brunton Park
Matches	Football League Trophy Finals 1995 1997 2003 2006 2010 2011 2005 Conference National play-off final 2023 EFL League Two play-off final

v t e Carlisle United F.C. seasons
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1974–75 in English football

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Levels 5–6	Isthmian League (One, Two) Northern Premier League (level 5 only) Southern League (Premier, One North, One South)
Levels 7–9	Athenian League (One, Two) Cheshire County League (level 7 only) Eastern Counties League (level 7 only) Essex Senior League (level 7 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 7 only) Lancashire Combination (level 7 only) Midland Football Combination (level 7 only) Midland League (level 7 only) Northern League (level 7 only) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (level 7 only) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One, Two) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 7 only) Western League (level 7 only) Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Birmingham City Burnley Carlisle United Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Aston Villa Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Fulham Hull City Manchester United Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Oxford United Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Sunderland West Bromwich Albion York City
Third Division	Aldershot Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Colchester United Crystal Palace Gillingham Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hereford United Huddersfield Town Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Preston North End Southend United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford Wrexham
Fourth Division	Barnsley Bradford City Brentford Cambridge United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Hartlepool United Lincoln City Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Reading Rochdale Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Workington

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