- Results & fixtures Football League Second Division Football League Cup FA Cup Full Members' Cup
- References
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Carlisle United F.C.
| season = 1985-86
| manager = Bob Stokoe
| chairman =
| league = Division Two
| cup1 = FA Cup
| cup2 = League Cup
| cup3 = Full Members Cup
| league result = 20th
| cup1 result = Fourth Round
| cup2 result = First Round
| cup3 result = First Round
| league topscorer =
| season topscorer =
| highest attendance=
| lowest attendance =
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| prevseason = 1984–85
| nextseason = 1986–87
}}For the 1985–86 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Two. Results & fixturesFootball League Second Division{{main|1985–86 Football League Second Division}} Match
Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance | | 1 | 17 August | Bradford City | H | 1–2 | | | 2 | 24 August | Portsmouth | A | 0–4 | | | 3 | 27 August | Crystal Palace | H | 2–2 | | | 4 | 31 August | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | | | 5 | 7 September | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | | | 6 | 13 September | Grimsby Town | A | 0–1 | | | 7 | 17 September | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–1 | | | 8 | 21 September | Hull City | A | 0–4 | | | 9 | 28 September | Shrewsbury Town | H | 0–2 | | | 10 | 5 October | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–6 | | | 11 | 12 October | Norwich City | H | 0–4 | | | 12 | 19 October | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | | | 13 | 22 October | Millwall | A | 1–3 | | | 14 | 26 October | Huddersfield Town | A | 3–3 | | | 15 | 3 November | Wimbledon | A | 1–4 | | | 16 | 9 November | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | | | 17 | 23 November | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | | | 18 | 30 November | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–3 | | | 19 | 7 December | Millwall | H | 1–0 | | | 20 | 13 December | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | | | 21 | 22 December | Portsmouth | H | 0–1 | | | 22 | 26 December | Middlesbrough | H | 1–0 | | | 23 | 1 January | Sheffield United | A | 0–1 | | | 24 | 11 January | Grimsby Town | H | 1–2 | | | 25 | 18 January | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–1 | | | 26 | 1 February | Crystal Palace | A | 1–1 | | | 27 | 8 February | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | | | 28 | 1 March | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–0 | | | 29 | 11 March | Hull City | H | 2–1 | | | 30 | 15 March | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | | | 31 | 18 March | Huddersfield Town | H | 2–0 | | | 32 | 22 March | Barnsley | A | 2–1 | | | 33 | 29 March | Sheffield United | H | 1–0 | | | 34 | 31 March | Middlesbrough | H | 3–1 | | | 35 | 6 April | Wimbledon | H | 2–3 | | | 36 | 8 April | Fulham | A | 1–0 | | | 37 | 12 April | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | | | 38 | 19 April | Fulham | H | 2–1 | | | 39 | 26 April | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | | | 40 | 29 April | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 2–0 | | | 41 | 3 May | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–3 | | | 42 | 5 May | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–2 | |
Football League Cup{{main|1985–86 Football League Cup}}| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance | | R1 L1 | 20 August | Crewe Alexandra | A | 3–3 | | | R1 L2 | 3 September | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–4 | | |
FA Cup{{main|1985–86 FA Cup}}| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance | | R3 | 13 January | Queen's Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | | | R4 | 25 January | Peterborough United | A | 0–1 | |
Full Members' Cup{{main|1985–86 Full Members' Cup}}| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Carlisle United Scorer(s) | Attendance | | R1 | 8 October | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | |
References- [https://www.11v11.com/teams/carlisle-united/tab/matches/season/1986/ 11v11]
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